The Conservative infiltration debate is all the wrong way round

The Party’s main problem isn’t having too many applicant members – it’s having too few present ones.

Priti Patel: We must chuck Chequers, or disillusioned voters will reject mainstream politics

Failing to take back control would be to ignore the largest democratic vote in British history. The consequences would be dire.

George Eustice: I’m a former UKIP candidate. I backed fundamental renegotiation. But I support the Chequers proposals. Here’s why.

Have no doubt about it: we’re leaving. But if we want to put the country back together, we must now keep some perspective.

James Frayne: As the Guardian pushes for the Left, will the Mail do the same for the Right?

The former’s readership has risen. The latter’s leadership is changing. What will this and other changes mean for our political culture?

Mass infiltration by UKIP activists? That’s not what Conservative MPs are telling us.

That it suits both former purple donors and ultra-committed Remainers to claim otherwise doesn’t make it true.

Like the Scots, the Welsh Conservatives face a once-in-a-generation strategic opportunity

Tacking towards the devocrat consensus and positioning for a pact with Plaid seems to be the preferred option, but it looks like a tactical cul-de-sac.

Henry Hill: Scottish Tories on the offensive as SNP come under pressure on education

Also: Home Office plans for stop-and-search on Ulster border spark criticism; debate stirs on abolishing the Welsh Assembly; and DUP slammed for ignoring Westminster.

Iain Dale: Anti-semitism – and how Corbyn is vanishing into the deep pit he has dug for himself

Plus: Mugabe wrecked Zimbabwe. Tommy Robinson – and how Batten is wrecking UKIP. Can Farage save it?

Nicky Morgan: This long, hot summer of political discontent

Seven points to reflect on during the coming weeks, including this: the centre ground of British politics is vacant.

Nick Hargrave: The economic consequences of No Deal might only be temporary. But the political ones would dwarf Black Wednesday.

Even the near threat of such an outcome could outscale 16th September 1992 many times over in terms of setting political perceptions.

Nicky Morgan: Once again, we split over Europe. Once again, we undermine our leader. We Conservatives are set to repeat the same failed cycle. Will we never learn?

We are re-proving that ‘we learn from history that we do not learn from history’.

May’s Brexit plan raises UKIP from the dead

And, late in the day, the Prime Minister bows to our advice, and rushes on to Marr, today, to make the case for her new proposals.

Nick Hargrave: A Conservative split is inevitable – the question is how to manage and minimise it

The tension can be seen in the way the Prime Minister’s sensible effort at Chequers clashes with the deeply-seated values of many in the Party’s grassroots.

Steven Woolfe: To win the working class northern vote, the Conservative Party must change its attitude and tone

The issue lies in the Party’s image and how it communicates with voters, not the actual message.

Storm in a vodka glass

If overcome by the belief that Putin bought the referendum, our advice is to lie down in a dark room until the feeling goes away.