Henry Hill: Westminster legislating for Northern Ireland sets a useful precedent for the DUP

Also: A good week for devoscepticism as Hunt urges Johnson to rule out new powers for Holyrood; Lidington and Mundell issue warnings on the Union; and more.

Rachel Wolf: The Birmingham schools gay relationships row. Religious conservatives won’t like it, but government must take a stand.

You can’t ignore the existence of couples and families that you’ve actively supported in legislation.

Daniel Hannan: For Brexit to work, power must be stripped from the quangocrats – and returned to people we elect

Over the past three years, we have seen large chunks of our bureaucracy – civil servants, quangocrats and other officials – working to frustrate the referendum result.

James Frayne: What polling tells us about voter views of “sin taxes”

In the absence of counter-arguments, we can’t really be sure what the public thinks about state action on unhealthy lifestyles.

Henry Newman: Johnson must learn from Lincoln, and appoint a Team of Rivals

He will inherit a precarious Parliamentary position, and time for agreement is growing very short.

Nick Hargrave: What Prime Minister Johnson should do to keep moderate support – and build the best outcomes for Britain

Until the Party is prepared to have this debate with itself, then he will continue to be at the mercy of a Brexit tiger that he helped unleash.

Iain Dale: The hustings. From Manchester to Belfast – and on to Nottingham.

Plus: Johnson, not a populist. Hunt’s beside manner. Lewis and his highly professional CCHQ team. And: the courage of 16 year old Ajay.

Henry Hill: Johnson and Hunt woo DUP as leadership roadshow hits Belfast

Also: Next Prime Minister faces tricky questions on devolution, same-sex marriage, and abortion in Ulster; and May orders a review of devolution – will it do any good?

From Reggie to Rory Sahib: Greetings on your Grand Tour. Here, Boris and J.Hunt esquire are showering punters with taxpayers’ cash

There are all these ghastly photos of them hugging passers by and avoiding difficult questions.

Garvan Walshe: How Britain can fight for Hong Kongers’ rights

We should make it clear that further attempts to encroach on Hong Kong’s freedoms and rule of law would have consequences for China.

Robert Halfon: Old Etonian Johnson now drives a white van

Raising national insurance, fewer “sin taxes”, public sector pay rises, more schools spending – all are part of his programme.

Howard Flight: Why the time has come for drug legalisation

Confessions of use in their youth by politicians raises the case for controlled legalisation – at least of ‘soft’ substances, if not yet of hard ones.

Nicky Morgan: The danger of Putin and the danger of populism

Our future Conservative Party leadership needs to address quickly and effectively the problems which have led to the latter’s rise.

Iain Dale: If you’re coming to a hustings I’m chairing, draft an original question – and I’ll try to call you.

Plus: How I was booed in Birmingham. On to Nottingham…via Exeter. And: who would I vote for, if I had a vote?

Henry Hill: Hunt pulls Foreign Office support to Sturgeon’s separatist excursions

Also: MPs criticise Foreign Secretary over Ulster veterans; Johnson makes Thomson his Scottish campaign chief; and fierce competition to lead the NIO.