The Politics of And. Growing the Majority. 1) Muslims

Johnson will be able to call on the advice and views of the Party’s own Muslim MPs, who now include Saqib Bhatti and Imran Ahmad-Khan.

Which MP is backing which candidate. Our named estimates. Johnson 131, Hunt 48, Gove 36, Javid 22

Here’s our best stab at who is voting for whom, and this list will be updated each morning, as the contest continues.

Chris White: A guide to today’s indicative votes – and their significance, as the legislature seizes power from the executive

This week has seen Parliament grab control, and this has serious implications for the practices of responsible government.

The 75 Conservative MPs who opposed the Prime Minister’s deal

Mostly ERG-aligned Leavers – but roughly ten former Remainers, a core of whom now back a second referendum.

The 22 Conservative MPs who voted against the Cooper amendment

We understand that 88 other Tory backbenchers didn’t vote on it, including Boris Johnson, Dominic Raab and Jacob Rees-Mogg.

Ed Barker: Don’t glamourise these killers by calling them terrorists. Treat them like the criminals they are.

People that stab policeman and run over innocent civilians are murderous thugs – and that’s the end of it.

The majority of ethnic minority Conservative MPs are backing Leave

Meanwhile, Leave campaigners are pitching targeted messages to voters from a non-EU background.

Dr Martin Parsons: Will the persecution of Christians continue to spread in 2014?

The growing enforcement of sharia is the principal cause of persecution of Christian minorities in Islamic countries.

Only one supportive Conservative question for Philip Hammond yesterday (and that from one of his recent Ministerial colleagues)

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter Even the most cursory glance at today's ConHome newslinks demonstrates that Philip Hammond had… Read more »

Children exposed to domestic violence need to receive targeted Government support, says Tim Loughton

By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter Yesterday in the House of Commons, Parilamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education Tim Loughton spoke… Read more »

Tory MPs raise their grievances, hopes and caution with Justine Greening over HS2

By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter After Justine Greening's announcement giving the go-ahead for a high speed rail network, High Speed… Read more »

Liam Fox’s Commons Baha Mousa statement in full

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter Here is the Defence Secretary's statement, and below are questions from Conservative MPs with… Read more »

An absence of backbench grovelling to “liberal, practical Conservative” Cameron over Libya

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter Grovelling? Yes, let's face it: it happens.  But not yesterday when the Prime Minister… Read more »

Majority of the 50 most “cost-efficient” MPs are Conservatives

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter The company Key Business Insight's "Commons Performance Cockpit" ranks MPs by their total cost… Read more »

Rehman Chisti and Fiona Bruce raise the persecution of Christians abroad

by Paul Goodman I'm fascinated by dogs that don't bark in the Chamber – in other words, subjects that aren't… Read more »