The many plates that Nicky Morgan must spin

The Education Secretary had a tough act to follow and a sometimes troublesome department – and she isn’t helped by meddling from Downing Street.

Over half of Party members want Britain to leave the EU

Which suggests that a big slice of them will campaign on the opposite side to Cameron in an In/Out referendum – even in the wake of a renegotiation.

From Reggie to Dessie: The latest leadership candidate – Elizabeth Truss – braves the Pale, Male & Stale

Plus: John Randall’s Serbian restaurant. Soames goes AWOL. Cash goes ballistic. And: Did Letwin and Redwood write the briefs for Page 3?

Has Osborne decided to back Boris? (QTWTAIN Alert.)

It means: Question To Which The Answer Is No. (Copyright: John Rentoul of the Independent on Sunday.)

Cameron’s House needs a Welcome Mat

The Conservative campaign needs some warmth, uplift and outreach. That means focus on what helped Thatcher and Macmillan to win elections – housing.

LabServative! That Blue-Red Coalition. Cabinet list in full.

Includes five jobshare posts, and returns to the front bench for Ken Clarke, Liam Fox, Tom Watson…and Emily Thornberry.

The Scottish referendum is our political event and scrap of the year

The close-run fight for the future of our country comfortably wins both polls by clear majorities, trumping defections to UKIP and showdowns with Europe.

George Osborne is our readers’ Conservative Minister of the Year

The Home Secretary is second, and Gove wins plaudits among the write-ins.

In the wake over the row over her SpAds, Theresa May once again tops our future leader poll

Sajid Javid is now third.

Two SpAds, Cameron, May, bad blood – and the short-termism of CCHQ

At the heart of the row over two of the Home Secretary’s SpAds is the view at the very top of the Party that the next election is all that matters.

From Reggie to Dessie: Revealed – the cast list for the Commons Christmas panto

Aladdin: Gloria de Piero. Widow Twanky: Chris Bryant. Abananzer: Peter Mandelson. Genie of the Lamp, Michael Gove. Princess Lotus Blossom: Gavin Williamson…

IDS remains at the top of our Cabinet league table

But the biggest rise, this month, was achieved by Sajid Javid. The Culture Secretary is now in fifth place.

Damian Green MP: Why it’s time to create new grammar schools

They are the logical next step in the increased variety of secondary schooling which is now on offer because of Michael Gove’s reforms.

In the wake of a day of leadership contest rumours, Theresa May extends her lead in our future party leader poll

Boris is second, Osborne third, and Paterson comes up on the rails to fourth.

Men v May

Why do Boris, Osborne and Gove all converge to agree: Anyone But Theresa? Are sex and sensibility the explanation?