Henry Hill: Scores of Tory MPs and peers urge May to protect Ulster veterans

Also: Scottish Conservatives keep up the pressure over fishing and the backstop; Plaid set out new front bench; and Bradley empowers Northern Irish civil service.

The 14 Conservatives who voted against the ERG’s Customs Bill amendment on tariffs

Frank Field, Kate Hoey, Graham Stringer and Kelvin Hopkins voted with the Government.

Henry Hill: Bradley criticised for ‘legal assault’ on ex-servicemen and dithering on MLA pay cuts

Also: Three Plaid AMs call for leadership challenge against Wood; Foster breaks new ground at LGBT event; and Sargeant inquiry may not report until Jones steps down.

Yesterday’s 1922 Committee meeting: “It was like a meeting of the Russian Parliament.”

We now wait to see whether the Remainer rebels will hold their fire until after the June council, and wait for the Customs and Trade Bills.

Richard Benyon: Water privatisation has been a triumph, and we need to say so

If we can win the argument for well-regulated, competitive provision of essential services in this sector, we can win it elsewhere.

Zac Goldsmith and Oliver Letwin: Gove has the right plan to protect the environment

Brexit offers green opportunities, but it will also open a governance gap that must be filled.

Academisation – Morgan’s greatest test to date

Managing the controversial White Paper through into action is a formidable task for the woman who is mulling a future crack at the leadership.

Stanley Johnson: Making the environmentalist case for remaining in the EU

Our new campaign group will argue that Brexit would risk a return to Britain being called ‘the Dirty Man of Europe’.

Results of the first tranche of Select Committee elections

Some backbenchers are unhappy that people who already have a job as a PPS have been allowed to stand.

Robert Oxley: Sorry, Mr Benyon, but Freedom of Information is an essential tool to save taxpayers’ money

The GMB may use FoI, but it’s a far stronger tool for those who want lower taxes.

Heresy of the week: Sometimes we really do need to trust the experts

In times of crisis, people yearn for clear and simple solutions – and there’s a certain kind of shallow, cynical politician all too willing to indulge the public mood.

What might the reshuffle look like?

Watch out for Sajid Javid, Esther McVey, Liz Truss, Nicky Morgan and Karen Bradley.

Defra Minister Richard Benyon secures “major step forward” in Common Fisheries Policy reform

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Richard Benyon MP: While some flood defences have failed, 26,000 homes have been protected by recently built flood defence schemes

Full post-reshuffle list of Ministers

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