Peel increased the burden of taxation on the rich – perhaps Sunak and Johnson will too

Dale’s new volume of brief lives of all 55 Prime Ministers since 1721 brings only some of them to life.

Normal relations between the Conservative leader and Conservative MPs are breaking down

Johnson’s troops are issuing declarations of intent in public. His success will depend on his ability to learn from mistakes.

Gary Sambrook: The Government is delivering on its promises to reform Britain’s broken immigration system

People were tired of MPs talking tough, and delivering little change. But all that has changed with the Home Secretary’s new measures.

This hatchet man in a hurry casts no new light on Johnson, except to show him as a vulnerable child

An excellent book about the Prime Minister has just been published. Unfortunately it is in German.

Ian Howells: Hybrids are the key to delivering the Government’s climate transport goals in the UK

The UK can and should achieve its ambitious emissions reductions targets. But it will only get there by making the most of all energy sources and technologies.

WATCH: Jenrick claims that “getting young people back to university was the right decision”

The PM decided to prioritise education and employment, and that was the best choice, he says.

Paul Bristow: The biggest challenge for our NHS may still lie ahead, but it’s also an opportunity

A national effort led by the Government is required to clear the backlog of operations and treatments. We can do this.

Simon Fell: We can revitalise the North after Covid-19

We should be aggressively backing UK manufacturing, science and green tech as a key plank of our recovery.

Andy Street: NHS staff have invoked the Blitz spirit during these times. They must be rewarded for their gallantry.

As Lord Ashcroft wrote recently for ConservativeHome, the George Cross would be the best way to honour our heroes.

Prime Ministers and their health

History shows that they can usually weather health crises, and we hope and trust we shall soon see this one restored to his normal vigour.

WATCH: Sunak declares that “we will do whatever it takes.” The Government’s Coronavirus press conference.

“We must act like any war time government, and do whatever it takes to support our economy.”

Profile: Rishi Sunak, rising star of the Johnson project

He is tipped by some as a future Prime Minister, but is more plausibly seen as a future Chancellor.

May deserves better than this dull, lazy, superficial account of her prime ministership

Seldon’s latest book, composed in only six months, will at best be a quarry on which future historians can draw.

Welsh secretary resigns in row over aide’s role in rape trial

The Secretary of State for Wales, Alun Cairns, has today resigned after claims he knew about his former aide’s alleged role in “sabotaging” a rape trial.

Andy Street: Let business beat politics – and let’s build the nation’s first Gigafactory in the West Midlands

We can avoid the mistakes of the past by locating a new factory for electric car batteries in the regional home of vehicle manufacturing.