Iain Dale: Something has changed this week. Since May announced talks with Corbyn. I can smell it.

Plus: What would it take to get the Cabinet leavers to resign? Clarke’s Maastricht Treaty Customs Union moment. And: in defence of Robbie Gibb.

Let’s turn Railways Day into Scrap HS2 Day

“How would you feel if we spent the money on local transport links in the Midlands and the north?’’ Gove asked Conservative MPs last year.

Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: What has Oltep done to offend May?

The Prime Minister’s failure to talk about the dependence of the NHS on the economy is bizarre.

Iain Dale: May has recovered her position

Plus: investment increasing, Heseltine declining. Listen to Farage – especially if you disagree with him. And: Activate sounds like dermatological face cream.

Can UnHerd gain Moo-mentum?

Tim Montgomerie’s new project is big, bold, and imaginative. But how will a journal that doesn’t do news get cut-through? And will it really do so?

James Frayne: Can one tell in advance if a Minister will be culled in a reshuffle?

There is a handful of Ministers who unfortunately display two or three of these signs. They know who they are – and so does Theresa May.

Hands off the Daily Mail

The campaign against the paper is not so much about a headline last week, but about shifting the balance of media power to the left.