Profile: Sajid Javid, a man who as party leader could transform how people see the Tories

Ever since his days as a Thatcherite firebrand at Exeter University, this Tory of Asian descent has believed in a tough, meritocratic conservatism.

From Reggie to Dessie: “Lynton had a seizure on hearing the news, and spent 24 hours in one of those restraining units”

The aftershock of Cameron’s bombshell. Plus: Two Bobs and the slivovitz. John Hayes in a Wheelie Bin. And: Richard III – Vaz’s part in his downfall.

Boris Johnson: the front-runner in ConHome’s future leader poll of Party members

If the contest takes place soon, it is set to be an Andy Warhol Leadership Election – in which some of the potential contenders will be famous for 15 minutes.

Boris still heads our future leader poll. But watch the progress of Fox.

Theresa’s May’s total falls for the third month running, and Sajid Javid is third.

Osborne returns to the top of our Cabinet league table

The Chancellor displaces IDS, who had occupied the top-spot for the previous three months.

Boris back on top in our Party members future leadership survey

Liam Fox is up to fourth.

Johnson and Javid. Two prospective leadership candidates. And two interviews.

The Culture Secretary and the Mayor illustrate the contours of two parallel, yet contrasting, leadership offers.

James Brandon: Our false narrative on Islamist terror helps nobody

Pretending that recent events have nothing to do with Islam is fooling no-one, and driving scared people into the arms of extremists.

On Islamist extremism, Javid’s moderation trumps Farage’s stridency

On this and much else, the son of a bus driver from Pakistan is more likely to deliver than the former stockbroker from Sevenoaks.

Javid: “I read the courtroom scene from ‘The Fountainhead’ to my future wife!”

The Culture Secretary was speaking at the launch of my new film society.

LabServative! That Blue-Red Coalition. Cabinet list in full.

Includes five jobshare posts, and returns to the front bench for Ken Clarke, Liam Fox, Tom Watson…and Emily Thornberry.

Theresa May’s address to the Police Federation is our readers’ Speech of the Year

The Home Secretary’s broadside made her the clear winner among party members.

Which Cabinet Ministers now want Britain to leave the EU?

We have named four – IDS, Grayling, Gove and Hammond. The Times cites Letwin. Javid has said that he’s not afraid of Britain leaving.

Sajid Javid is our readers’ Conservative to Watch in 2015

Boris Johnson is the runner-up.

George Osborne is our readers’ Conservative Minister of the Year

The Home Secretary is second, and Gove wins plaudits among the write-ins.