Bim Afolami: The Government’s Net Gain initiative will be transformative – but its implementation must be sped up

By all indications, we are about to voluntarily delay this policy, which risks the destruction of 19,288 ha of habitat.

David Gauke: Demographic changes in the Blue Wall will work against the Conservatives – they must pay close attention

The pandemic is only likely to accelerate the process of these places becoming more graduate-heavy and small L liberal.

David Gauke: These results show the Conservatives set for success in the 2020s – unless their opponents can adapt

In England, the Tories have monopolised support on the Right, while the Left vote is split between Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Greens.

Iain Dale: People will die as a result of the EU’s Covid games. But don’t expect the media to criticise Saint Macron.

The British government has been commendably muted on the behaviour of von der Leyen and other politicians.

Alec Cadzow: Global Britain must be prepared to intervene in the Middle East

The region has been conspicuously absent from our foreign policy discourse, largely attributable to mistrust on intervention caused by the Iraq war.

Andrew Gimson’s Commons sketch: Johnson beams like a schoolboy who has got his hands on an enormous cake

Like his most witty and nimble predecessor, Disraeli, Johnson finds that a majority is always better than the best repartee.

Dean Godson: It’s easier for the right to move left on economics than for the left to move right on culture. That’s a plus for Johnson.

The sixth piece in a ConHome series this week on the Prime Minister’s Reset Moment – and what should follow from it.

James Frayne: Do voters care about breaking international law, and if so, how much?

An important point to consider is whether or not respect for the way all law works has declined.

Stephen Booth: Why Stilton matters to the Japanese trade deal – and how talks can bring the UK closer to the CPTPP

Trade negotiations and agreements are inherently political.

Eric Kaufmann: A chilling effect is taking place at British universities. An Academic Freedom Bill can change that.

There is a mistaken view that threats to freedom stem from the state, but peer pressure can equally result in “despotism of custom”.

Emma Revell: Young people socialising made Sturgeon “want to cry”. If only she got as upset over their debt burden.

During the EU referendum, many politicians claimed to be concerned about younger generations’ futures. But they’ve been mysteriously quiet recently.

David Callaghan: Whatever happened to the Liberal Democrats?

Exactly a decade after forming a government with the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats are languishing on the political fringes – where did it all go wrong?

Rupert Myers: Remainers might wish otherwise, but there is simply no mandate for a second referendum

And even if one were to take place, there’s every reason to believe it would deepen, not resolve, the sense of crisis and acrimony.

WATCH: Lib Dems could be “political home for pro-European liberal Conservatives”, says Davey

One of the two candidates in their leadership race speaks as Brexiteers attempt to launch another round of deselections.

WATCH: Gyimah – He would vote remain but ‘if I was Prime Minister, I wouldn’t actively campaign’ for it

He was asked how he would vote in a second, three-question referendum on Brexit.