Victory in Harrow demonstrates a willingness among British Indians to vote Conservative

The subject has not yet been sufficiently studied, but there is clearly an affinity between the Hindu ethic and the spirit of conservatism.

Our Cabinet League Table. Wallace top again, Patel up, Johnson down – and Sunak in the red

A pattern is beginning to form below the Defence Secretary, with Truss, Zahawi and Trevelyan coming in variously at second, third and fourth.

WATCH: Dowden declares that Johnson will lead the Conservatives into the next General Election

The Conservative Party Chairman adds that “frustrations” over parties “need to be balanced out with what has been achieved.”

Oliver Dowden: In the local elections, choose a better deal for your area – vote Conservative

Across the country, our local authorities deliver better outcomes without the inflated tax rates imposed by Labour, the Lib Dems, and the SNP.

Ben Roback: Gender, sexuality, trans – and where Florida and 10 Downing Street meet

The Conservatives can learn from the Republicans how to fight a culture war over LGBT topics, but also whether one should.

Our Cabinet League Table. Sunak plunges to third from bottom.

Meanwhile, Johnson is out of negative ratings for the first time in three months – and in comparative mid-table safety.

Badenoch, Visibly Conservative

The Government gains from her making a Tory case on disparities, which too few of her colleagues are willing to do.

Rhetoric from Ministers on a smaller state and curbing woke absurdities is welcome. When will policies match?

A review of the NHS Quango, Health Education England, which has a £4.3 billion annual budget, would be a good start.

Sarah Ingham: The BBC licence fee makes no sense in our digital age

Besides, many resent being legally coerced into funding a service whose worldview is completely at odds with their own.

Our Cabinet League Table. Truss’s year-long reign is ended as Wallace goes top.

Johnson is still in negative ratings, though less so, and Sunak’s score is at its lowest since he became Chancellor.

WATCH: ‘I’m not seeking to defend this, nor is the Prime Minister’ – Dowden on ‘Partygate’

The Party Chairman says the question now is moving beyond the specifics to tackle “broader cultural issues”.

Our Cabinet League Table: Johnson falls to his lowest ever negative rating.

And Ministers associated with support for Covid restrictions suffer noticeable falls in their scores.

Peter Franklin: I’m pro-mask, pro-vax and pro-lockdown (if necessary). But against compulsory vaccination. Here’s why.

I’m more relaxed about the frontiers of the state rolling forward than some. But all the way into my bloodstream? Not without my say so.

WATCH: The Budget 2021. Sunak in conversation with Dowden.

Yesterday the Chancellor answered questions from a live audience on the process of putting together his latest policies.

Sarah Ingham: Social inequality can’t be fixed by erasing Britain’s history

It is a litany of uncomfortable and inconvenient truths. Obsessing over these does little to spur progress.