Pressure rises on Ministers to publish assessments of the impact of lockdowns, restrictions – and Covid itself

We urged the Government last week to do so. Others are also on the case – and the Daily Mail this morning publishes its own findings.

The new testing plan that Johnson believes will help him control the virus – and win back the support of Conservative MPs

Downing Street itself has been driving the moonshot, working with scientists, laboratories, companies and deliverers: a new operational system, in short.

Three actions that Ministers must take if we’re to live without fear. Or else they and we will be lost.

If the public conversation about lives and livelihoods doesn’t change, we risk being trapped in semi-lockdown semi-permanently.

David Gauke: Covid-19. Conservative MPs should fear for their seats if they push for a Sweden-style policy – just as deaths are rising

If it it takes hold, people will not want to go to pubs, cinemas, shops or offices, so economic normality will be impossible anyway.

The most powerful player in Parliament on Coronavirus isn’t Brady, or even Johnson – but Starmer

Growing anti-lockdown sentiment among northern Labour mayors and councils offer him new opportunities – and dangers.

A Conservative leader can afford to take on his left or his right – but not the 1922 Committee’s Executive

The Brady amendment is part of the developing story of a clash between leaders and backbenchers over Party management, culture and MPs’ status.

The Conservatives should watch for a rival to their right

That was the norm of the past ten years, in the form of Farage’s parties. There’s no reason to assume that a new challenger won’t emerge.

Iain Dale: We all want our city and town centres to return to normal. But that isn’t possible at present, so we must get used to it.

Plus: Johnson’s future. When I went to a party with a shotgun and live cartridges. And: am I Diane Abbott’s maternal grandmother?

Dying by numbers

If we follow Spain and France, and test and trace doesn’t improve, the mood on the Tory backbenches is likely to shift towards a Sweden-style solution.

Covid. Mass lockdowns v a Swedish option is a flawed choice. But if Ministers can’t make mass testing work, it’s the one we’ll have.

More tests, quick tracing, quarantine and mini-shutdowns if necessary (not the closure of whole cities and metropolitan areas) are the best-in-class solution.

If Conservative MPs are so restive now, how will they react if Labour sustains a poll lead?

Despite the horrorshow commentary in the Tory press about the Government, the Conservatives cling to their poll lead – just.

David Gauke: May should lead the Commons struggle against her successor’s plan to break international law if necessary

As her Lord Chancellor, I would have resigned if she had brought forward such proposals (which she wouldn’t have done anyway).

Securing the Majority? 1) Equalising boundaries

After the election, we suggested five ways of securing the Party’s electoral position. Eight months on, how is the Government doing?

Why injustices to school students haven’t sparked a revolt by Tory backbenchers. So far.

Many will now be asking whether Williamson is in a position to lead the crucial return to school in only a few weeks time.

A year of Johnson as Prime Minister. As with Thatcher and Blair, his enemies can’t get the measure of him.

We’ve learned nothing at all about his outlook but quite a lot about his capacities during the last tumultuous twelve months.