Have Scottish Tory splitters found the blueprint for a lasting Conservative/DUP alliance?

Strengthening Ulster’s bonds with the mainland starts with ending the de facto exile of its unionist politics – if Johnson and Foster have the imagination and will to see it done.

Henry Hill: What Johnson’s reshuffle means for Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland

His appointments to the Territorial Offices are a mixed bag: Cairns is a welcome retention, Jack a bold but possibly risky change, and Smith another letdown for Ulster.

Henry Hill: Hunt and Johnson declare Backstop ‘dead’ and promise to protect Ulster veterans

Also: Bebb to stand down as MP over Tory policy on Brexit; Bradley criticised for rushing ill-drafted Northern Irish legislation.

Henry Hill: Hunt pulls Foreign Office support to Sturgeon’s separatist excursions

Also: MPs criticise Foreign Secretary over Ulster veterans; Johnson makes Thomson his Scottish campaign chief; and fierce competition to lead the NIO.

Henry Hill: Mordaunt signals support for extending legal protection to Ulster veterans

Also: Davidson urges Tories to work harder for Euros; Bradley branded ‘unfit to govern’ by abuse victims; SNP turmoil deepens; and more!

Henry Hill: Davidson demands May’s successor rules out another Scottish independence referendum

Also: Ministry of Defence and Northern Irish Office clash over protecting ex-servicemen and police; and another bad week for Scottish Labour.

Eddie Hughes: A better way forward on abortion law for Northern Ireland

My minority report, unlike the majority one of the Women’s and Equality Committee, respects the province’s devolution settlement.

Has May just delivered the coup de grâce to any imminent hope of reviving Stormont?

If she insists on a functioning Assembly before a no-deal Brexit, why on earth would Sinn Fein oblige her?

Brexit, the backstop, Anglo-Irish relations – and learning from Burke

We need a new strategic partnership with Ireland. At the moment, that end seems endlessly remote.

Hammond, Penrose, and Kwarteng join the Government as May circles the wagons

The Prime Minister has eschewed the chance to bind waverers with patronage in favour of promoting able loyalists who won’t make trouble.

Henry Hill: Scores of Tory MPs and peers urge May to protect Ulster veterans

Also: Scottish Conservatives keep up the pressure over fishing and the backstop; Plaid set out new front bench; and Bradley empowers Northern Irish civil service.

Use of the Caine

The significance of the Northern Ireland SpAd’s tweet lies less in its content than its author – and that it has been issued at all.

Henry Hill: Senior Scottish Tories ‘plotting to block Johnson’s bid for Downing Street’

Also: Bradley retains May’s confidence as she takes belated action on MLA salaries; Plaid’s new, right-wing leader offers prospect of Tory pact; and more.

When the Conservative-DUP pact is renegotiated, both parties must be bold

The Brexit negotiations ought to have highlighted to both sides how the Union is best served by a strong cross-water alliance.

Henry Hill: The courts have called time on Bradley’s passive policy towards Ulster

Also: Welsh Tory leadership hopefuls would put pacts with other parties to the membership; unionists turn on Robinson over united Ireland comments; and more.