Darren Grimes: Johnson must face down the teaching unions with Thatcher-like resolve

The Prime Minister will be rejected by the aspirational working class that voted for him in large numbers if he cannot win this battle.

Clearing up litter is integral to regaining our civic pride

What does it say for our patriotic endeavour that so many of our fellow citizens are literally rubbishing our country?

James Frayne: Ten errors that Conservatives must avoid making about the new working class voters who backed them last month

Listening to conversations in Westminster in recent days, I fear a number of misconceptions will drive bad decision-making.

Sunder Katwala: The Conservatives, ethnic minority voters, and the election. Next to no progress.

Not being white remains the number one demographic predictor of not voting Tory.

The local elections revisited: An analysis of results in the South East

It is easy to conclude that the Conservatives were the biggest losers. The question of who won is more complicated.

Daniel Hannan: May must stand down as Party leader before the European elections

Staying on would be a tragedy for the Conservative Party, which could very well cease to be viable as a party of government.

State land banking: The Ministry of Defence owns 553,000 acres

That is bigger than the size of Surrey. The MOD also holds “rights” to another half a million acres.

Next year, council tax increases of up to six per cent will be allowed without a referendum

This weakening of local accountability makes it all the more important for Conservatives to offer voters a clear alternative.

If more Cabinet members had won their seats from Labour, perhaps it would leak just a little bit less

Maybe it was ever thus, at least in modern times, but Tory-held suburban seats outside the South-East are under-represented at the top table.

Andrew Kennedy: County or city-wide Association groupings with experienced agents in charge. My plan to salvage the voluntary party.

The Party has collectively failed to modernise its campaigning, with the result that we saw on June 8. This needs radical reform if it is not to collapse completely.

Hodge’s finger tip control

Council leaders will draw a moral from those mis-sent text messages: that if Ministers are put under enough pressure, they will cough up the loot.

The coming local elections. Watch for a satisfied May, a beleaguered Corbyn…and a smug Farron

They take place three months from tomorrow – as will Birmingham’s mayoral election and that Surrey council tax referendum.

Vivienne Michael: Surrey residents are unlikely to vote for a 15 per cent Council Tax rise

Two-tier arrangements confuse the public – radical reform is the answer to the financial pressures.

David Hodge: We have to set a budget that will protect vital services for Surrey residents

We have no alternative to seeking a 15 per cent Council Tax rise.

Tony Devenish: There are alternatives for Surrey to a Council Tax hike

Has the Council really done all it can in ‘sweating’ its large property assets ?