Sympathy for Hammond

In the wake of May’s remarks about “the good that government can do”, his presence at the Treasury helps to reassure business that Britain will remain an open economy.

Chris Bryce: Hammond has a chance to reset policy towards the smallest businesses

Too often, Osborne’s ‘tax avoidance’ measures hurt small enterprise.

Daniel Bentley: Is Javid really prepared to get enough homes built?

The May government has so far set its sights no higher than its predecessor. Its aim remains Cameron’s – to build a one million homes during this parliament.

Lewis Baston: Wilson. Attlee. Major. The costs, gains and consequences of devaluation

It has been where there is an air of panic and chaos, with a government forced to bow its knee to the markets, that there is real political damage.

Peter Marshall: Why Article 50 bars any attempted punishment of Britain for Brexit

It stipulates that a framework for our relationship with the EU – which must inevitably be positive – be finalised before negotiations on a detailed agreement begin.

Nick Boles: Immigration. Control and openness aren’t opposites – they go together

Only when the public feel that our borders are under control, by people accountable to the electorate, will we be able to win back their trust.

Hammond climbs, Rudd falls in our Cabinet League Table

The Chancellor’s position recovers despite his advocacy of the Single Market, whilst the Home Secretary falls from 11th to 23rd.

Andrew Gimson’s Conference Diary: For a wild moment I thought the Chancellor was going to praise King John

Hammond is no chilly technocrat – but a warm and genial technocrat.

Ten snapshots of the Conservative conference

To turn Lord Denning on his head, Brexit is like “an incoming tide flowing up the estuaries of England”.

WATCH: Highlights of Hammond’s conference speech

“Throughout the negotiating process, we are ready to take whatever steps are necessary to protect this economy from turbulence.”

Hammond’s “The diet starts tomorrow” message of yet further delay on deficit reduction

The Government finds Brexit offers an alibi for its own profligacy.

“People did not vote on June 23rd to become poorer or less secure.” Hammond’s Conference speech: full text

“As we negotiate our exit from the EU, this Government will fight for the best possible deal for British business and British workers.”

The real Brexit choice. Not Hard v Soft, but Open v Closed

There is a trade-off between the long-term interest of the economy and the short-term interest of many Leave voters.

Tony Hockley: It’s time for Hammond to stand up to this cynical campaign to more hospital spending

Taxpayer support must begin to reward those who change, not protect those who do not.

James Frayne: The speech that Hammond ought to deliver at the Conservative Party Conference

We need an economic speech for ordinary families.