Some on the Right may admire Putin – but Tory members are not among them, our survey suggests

We wanted to discover if a substantial underbelly of Tory member opinion believes that Russia isn’t a threat to our security. There isn’t one.

It’s time the pollsters stopped prompting UKIP as a major party

The former ‘People’s Army’ is struggling to survive, and even what’s left of its poll support could be an overstatement.

Iain Dale: Yes, we’re British. We’re also European.

Plus: Johnson’s EU speech. Turnbull’s sex ban. Horror in America. Change in South Africa. And: order your popcorn for this weekend’s UKIP conference.

Daniel Hannan: Johnson – a Tigger among Eeyores – is right to restate the positive, uplifting vision of Brexit

Many voters – Leave and Remain – appreciate his spirit of boldness, and want to move on from past divisions, not reopen them. There are opportunities to be grasped.

UKIP loses Towler, the man who made Farage famous

The lights really are going out all over what’s left of the ‘People’s Army’ – the departure of their communications director leaves them without a single national press officer.

UKIP’s leadership troubles are Farage’s lasting legacy to his Party

To be a tall poppy in UKIP was for many years a dangerous thing – unless your name was Nigel. He left them without a developing new generation.

Daniel Hannan: No matter how much Tusk might wish it, there will be no second referendum, and no cancellation of Brexit

A bit of romantic rhetoric from Brussels cannot change the fact that their only offers – before and after we voted Leave – have been provocatively unacceptable.

Sir Nigel Farage, prince of self-indulgence, would like your attention

The man who rose to prominence through a ruthless pursuit of what worked has now descended into just saying whatever makes him feel important.

Daniel Hannan: Leave.EU and Arron Banks – the Brexiteers that the Remain campaign loved

And here’s the thing: Banks knew it. Farage knew it. But they didn’t care. Their primary objective was to be seen to lead the campaign, not to win it.

A truly historic moment. Today we start the process of leaving the EU.

It’s a day to think of the people who dreamed of it and the people who dreaded it alike. And to embrace the renewal of our democracy.

UKIP is fading because Brexit no longer needs a special party

Contrast with the fate of the Lib Dems: on the right our party system has done its job, but on the left it’s struggling.

UKIP rebuffs Banks’s demand to take over

The multi-millionaire has been suspended from the party after criticising Nuttall’s leadership.

Arise, Sir Nigel of ConservativeHome

Resolving the row between Carswell and Farage is beyond our powers, but we must do what we can to help.