Amidst the wreckage this morning, there are a few points of light. But that cackling noise you hear from Kensington is George Osborne laughing his head off.
It is hard to appoint more women to Cabinet when there are few senior women to promote. We count only four at Minister of State level.
Patel got a lot done – in particular, improving international rules about emergency spending. Now her successor must work on an aid policy for Global Britain.
If the standard is as it now appears to be, May will have difficulty finding enough male Ministers to replace all those she will be required to sack.
Plus: What it was like being gay and a Tory – and being sexually assaulted in the “Brief Encounter” – during the vanished world of the 1990s.
If a Minister is guilty of bullying, harrassment or abuse, he should go. But behaviour that falls short of these should not require resignation.
The Shadow Home Secretary explores the causes of behaviour she has witnessed.
“All of us in this House should have due care and attention to the way in which we refer to other people.”
A new Supported Housing Allowance would reduce the risk to housing providers and their tenants, at no additional cost to the Exchequer.
On the usual form of general elections, it shouldn’t be there at all – and is more shaped by the Party’s leadership than any of its predecessors.
The Crown Prince has taken the lesson from neighbouring Arab states. Progress may be slow, but it cannot be reversed.
The Prime Minister has a long story of progressive toryism to tell. Moral authority must not be conceded to Labour.
The Prime Minister asked me to conduct a review of recruiting into the Armed Forces. My report is published this week.
Labour MP Sarah Champion is brave to speak out. Now research is needed to find out more by speaking to the victims.
Hopefully, these efforts will pay off next week when national leaders decide whether to open talks on trade and a transition period. It is time to get down to business.