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Iain Dale: The hustings. From Manchester to Belfast – and on to Nottingham.

Plus: Johnson, not a populist. Hunt’s beside manner. Lewis and his highly professional CCHQ team. And: the courage of 16 year old Ajay.

Iain Dale: If you’re coming to a hustings I’m chairing, draft an original question – and I’ll try to call you.

Plus: How I was booed in Birmingham. On to Nottingham…via Exeter. And: who would I vote for, if I had a vote?

The local elections revisited: an analysis of results in the East Midlands

Labour had some startling setbacks – it was usually the independents who benefitted. Elsewhere we saw Conservative losses to the Lib Dems.

Local authorities are failing to shop around for energy suppliers

Town Halls are sticking with the “big six” – spurning the chance to save money or to switch to renewables. This even applies to councils that set up their own firms.

Anand Menon: May is arming her Party to challenge Labour in its heartlands

CCHQ is recruiting campaign managers to fight in areas Labour has long taken for granted.

David Kirkby: The National Living Wage could undermine the Northern Powerhouse – so let’s vary it by region

There are negative possibilities for the supply of jobs, positive ones for productivity – and a lot of variation across sections.

The Conservatives shouldn’t settle for coming third in Oldham

We can’t win a workable majority without breaking through in more seats in the urban and suburban North and Midlands.

Louise Burfitt-Dons: There was no sign of ‘One Nation’ in Labour’s election

Our party review should consider how to reach those voters let down by the Opposition’s divisive, identity-driven campaigns in places like Nottingham.