Reconstructing May 1) She won’t win the battle for the future if Corbyn defines the battles of the past.

The Prime Minister has a long story of progressive toryism to tell. Moral authority must not be conceded to Labour.

Coming soon to a party near you: the Institute for Protection

Supporters of a new pro-free trade think-tank will be told that Tories are all behind them in principle. But…

Robert Halfon: It’s time to bring democracy to the Conservative Party

If new members realise that they have no real say in making their new party one that really works for everyone, they won’t remain members for long.

Helen Harrison: May’s Florence speech 2) It was bad – and activists must speak out against these feeble, careerist, pro-Remain ministers

Here’s the irony: if we bite our tongues and say nothing, and if Brexit is lost, we lose the next election anyway.

Twelve tests for the Pickles/Brady Conservative Party review

ConservativeHome’s proposals for Party reform, to avoid a repeat of the miserable snap election result.

Richard Ritchie: Was the election result really such a disaster for the Conservatives?

By 2022, Corbyn will no longer look ‘new’, and that he came close to winning in 2017 should mean that he will then be exposed to far greater scrutiny,

Barely a third of Conservative MPs were elected before Cameron’s leadership

Such a generational shift in peacetime is remarkable, and strengthens the case for a member of a recent intake to succeed the Prime Minister.

Nadhim Zahawi: Silence or sack these squabbling, leadership election-fixated, selfish Ministers

Anyone that is focusing on themselves, who seeks to divide Cabinet or who tries to distract attention from this key task is not worthy of a seat in government.

Matthew Offord: Enough sychophants. Enough time-servers. Enough of this CCHQ farce. Why I am standing for the Party Board.

Many of us were denied access to VoteSource, literature and printing resources – and we all had to wait for ever for CCHQ to ‘approve’ any and every statement printed.

Gary Streeter: A message to fellow Tory MPs. Let’s unite, stick together – and play this Parliament long

Here are four rules to guide us all through the next few years, including: don’t die unless you have a majority of over 25,000.

Mercer and Tugendhat show Parliament’s new generation is on the march

Over two-thirds of Tory MPs have joined the Commons since 2010. Now they are starting to flex their muscles.

Nicky Morgan: We need less focus on the Prime Minister and more on the whole Conservative team

The only way to put an end to something like the ‘school cuts’ campaign was to knock it back hard and repeatedly at the start before it gained traction.

Parliamentary Private Secretaries: full list

Seema Kennedy becomes the Prime Minister’s second PPS. Brexiteer Kwasi Kwarteng is PPS to Philip Hammond. And much, much more.

The leading Conservative pro-Brexit group joins the Government (or rather, its leading lights do)

Riddle-me-ree: are Brexiteers taking over the Ministerial ranks, or are the whips taking over the Brexiteers?

May’s Calendar Girl Queen’s Speech

A lot on Brexit; not much elsewhere. The lack of a majority leaves the Prime Minister exposed – whatever may happen with the DUP.