For Johnson and the Conservatives, the power of patriotism is a plus

As with Brexit, the fundamentals of the Tory position are much stronger than they may seem to be.

Narinder Singh: Race-shaming. The baiting by the Left of Mirza, Javid and Patel – simply for daring to be Conservatives.

Some seem to believes that they have a right to own the support of ethnic minority voters. Which they don’t.

Are the Police and Crime Commissioners doomed to fail?

The National Police Chiefs’ Council must be scrapped for proper accountability to have a chance. Greater local accountability is needed.

The Moggcast: “Clearly one of the things the police are meant to do is to protect property”

Our interviewee on “very clear-sighted Home Secretary” and why he was right to end virtual Parliament. Plus: What does he think about illegal raves?

Maurisa Coleman: Why I, as a black Briton, am appalled by the Left’s gesture politics

We need to be proactive, and champion those universal values that we all share. And BAME conservatives need to be articulating and leading it.

Rishi Goenka: The Left cannot ignore, and will not silence, Tories like me

Having been born in Calcutta, I have seen first hand the economic and human cost of the disaster that is socialism.

The Government has held 86 Coronavirus press conferences. How many has Coffey fronted? None. Why?

If the Prime Minister doesn’t have confidence in his most senior Ministers, it’s impossible to see how anyone else can.

Konstantin Kisin’s Twitter thread on how woke culture risks a far right backlash

“From here, I’m afraid, the journey is all too obvious. The only way to prevent this is to reverse the re-racialisation of our society.”

John Redwood: Cabinet ratings have taken a tumble. My analysis of what’s behind the figures.

A recent ConservativeHome survey demonstrated a sharp decline in ratings for Tory politicians. How can they stop these becoming permanent?

Daniel Hannan: One man driving to Durham imperils the nation’s health. But lots of protesters in London don’t. Have we all gone mad?

Sitting in a park is selfish, but organising a mass demonstration in a park is wonderful, and schools should still stay closed. Seriously?

What Sunak said about racism and riots. And what he didn’t say.

It’s striking that three Tory ethnic minority Ministers – first Badenoch; then Patel, and now Sunak – have sounded clearer-headed than some of their colleagues.

Johnson falls 20 points to his lowest-ever Prime Ministerial score in our latest Cabinet League Table

Overall ratings are down but the Chancellor sidesteps this trend and posts another stellar score.

On the 14-day quarantine, the Government has got it right

The priority must be to get rid of the virus – anything to jeopardise that could push travel even further way.

Cummings 1) At a stroke, the row has weakened the authority of the lockdown

If so much, as Ministers suggest, depends on common sense, nuance, context and common sense, people will draw the inevitable conclusion.

WATCH: Patel announces that from June 8 arrivals in Britain must self-isolate for 14 days

The new measures will apply to residents and foreign nationals, with exemptions for limited categories of people, including arrivals from Ireland.