WATCH: “Why should the North be treated any differently?” asks Greenhalgh

The Bolton Council leader says he knows virus rates in the North are high, but he calls for an exit package from restrictions.

Presenting ConservativeHome’s online Party Conference fringe events

We are bringing our ever-popular series of interviews and debates to your screen – and they’ll be open to everyone, including non-Party members, for free.

Paul Maynard: Here’s why I believe as an ex-Minister that a hard rain may indeed be coming for the civil service

The machinery of state has shown itself to lack the bandwidth and agility required to deliver complexity at pace.

Shabnam Nasimi: This diverse new Cabinet is a great achievement – let’s build on it

It sends a clear, positive signal to young people from migrant backgrounds, among whom our Party lags behind.

Johnson’s ministerial appointments

We’ll continue to update this as the Prime Minister fills out the lower ranks of his government.

Johnson’s reshuffle. Live blog. Day Three: Businessman appointed Party co-chair alongside Cleverly.

Lords positions start to be appointed, as Commons roles continue to be filled by the new Prime Minister.

Baker and Cummings, the rare honest men

The strategist who has entered Downing Street, and the Brexiteer ‘Spartan’ who has opted to stay on the backbenches, have history and some shared qualities.

Johnson’s reshuffle. Live blog. Day Two: Baker turns down DEXEU role. Johnson supporters on the up.

Tonight the Government news begins with the appointment of Ministers of State.

Nick Herbert: A ten point plan for the new government

A manifesto from Govern Up on how the Johnson administration can best get to grips with Whitehall – and deliver effectively.

WATCH: “I felt it was time I put my marker down” – James on why she resigned from the Government

She says that over the past few months she has become “increasingly uncomfortable” with the rhetoric surrounding Brexit.

Javid feels the benefit of his leadership bid in the final Cabinet League Table of the May years

Other candidates for the top job gain ground – but not all do so. Meanwhile, the Cabinet’s collective approval rating rises somewhat as May’s departure approaches.

May breaks the record for most unpopular Conservative minister ever in our Cabinet League Table.

The only worse scores we can find were awarded to Vince Cable and Chris Huhne at their lowest points in the Coalition.

Appointments 5) Quince rejoins the Government at Work & Pensions

He resigned in December over Brexit, but has now been promoted from PPS to Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State.

Recap 2) The forty members of the payroll the Prime Minister has lost since the 2017 election

Some have stepped down due to scandal or ill-health, but the overwhelming majority are down to policy disagreements with the Government.

Recap 1) Nineteen posts vacant as May struggles to staff her Government

It is a telling sign that several PPS positions – usually the first step on the ladder for ambitious MPs – have gone unfilled since November.