The question isn’t whether to end the lockdown. It’s when and how to do it. Can the Government rise to the challenge?

The Prime Minister’s hospitalisation accentuates the need for a new strategic structure to support a new strategic plan.

WATCH: “There’s nothing we can’t do as an independent nation that being part of that scheme would have allowed us to do”, says Gove

“I’ve talked to senior members of the NHS and they’ve reassured me…some of those ventilators from abroad are coming from EU countries.”

WATCH: Gove – “We hope we can reduce the rate of infection”

The Chancellor of the Duchy suggests that the peak of the crisis will come earlier if people keep observing social distancing.

WATCH: There’s “a new alliance to increase our testing capacity”. Gove stands in for the Prime Minister at today’s press conference.

“We’re expanding the number of beds, increasing the number of staff and also investing in life-saving equipment.”

The last thing we need in the fight against this virus is a Ministry of Supply

Johnson’s task is to hire the right people and back them as long as they are getting things done, no matter who they offend in the process.

Daily press conferences – and what should happen next

Needed during the coming weeks: a Government information campaign for older people, their families, employers and businesses.

Gove’s push for intellectual and regional diversity in public appointments

His recent announcement to the Commons suggests the Government may be making another effort to grasp a nettle which his predecessors have neglected.

Grassroots members stand by Patel in our latest Cabinet League Table

The overall numbers are down slightly after the allegations against the Home Secretary and the Government’s defeat over Heathrow.

WATCH: “We will not link access to our waters to access to EU markets”. Gove’s statement on the negotiations.

The Goverment will also “not accept nor agree to any obligations where our laws are aligned with the EU or the EU’s institutions” – including the Court of Justice.

Nadhim Zahawi: In defence of Cummings. He’s focused on delivering for those we serve. Isn’t that for the best?

We’ve been through all this before with the Gove education reforms – which he co-worked on and which have helped to improve lives.

“There are kids who can read and write today because of Nick Gibb”

Politicians get a kicking, sometimes deservedly, but if you want an example of committed public service, look no further, on this reshuffle day, than at this one.

Reshuffle 1) The lesson of this PJ Masks shakeup. For Johnson and Cummings, it is truly Do or Die.

We cheer the mission. But government needs more compromise, art, tact and accomodation than campaigning alone allows.

Johnson’s reshuffle. If he isn’t Thinking Big it should be Kept Small.

Let Sunak and Dowden join Jenrick at the top table. And that should be about it. If the Coronavirus takes off, Ministerial changes will be the least of our worries.

Iain Dale: My reshuffle predictions. The Prime Minister believes he has delivered for his supporters – and now owes them nothing.

Plus: A sofa, two dogs, no cup of tea – and my Brexit evening. And: the pre-eminence of Policy Exchange.

David Gauke: The drama of Brexit is not done yet

A WTO exit at the end of 2020 is not the probable outcome – but the risk does look under-priced.