Henry Hill: Caught between her activists and the voters, Sturgeon plays for time on independence

Also: Will Lyra McKee’s murder in Londonderry be enough to re-start the political process in Northern Ireland? It doesn’t seem likely.

Garvan Walshe: Erdogan’s reaction to election defeat – get the people to vote again

Turkey’s strongman is far from all-powerful, and he is risking an almighty backlash.

Robert Halfon: Stop calling Corbyn a Marxist

Instead, the Party must demonstrate how the Labour leader as Prime Minister would raise living costs and damage public service.

Andy Street: Here in the West Midlands, we’re on the verge of reopening railways that have been closed since Beeching

In Birmingham, rail has recently become the leading mode for commuting – overtaking the car. This makes it the only city outside London where this is true.

Nicky Morgan: Why the Northern Ireland backstop need not be permanent – and leave no hard border when it ends

The EU has already opened the door to starting discussions about such alternative arrangements the minute that the Withdrawal Agreement is approved.

Iain Dale: Why shouldn’t the Conservatives welcome back the Kippers?

Plus: Farage and my evenings. Edinburgh and my show. Notre Dame, fire, Macron – and recovery? And: Javid’s emotional intelligence.

Henry Hill: Hunt urges May to repair relations with DUP as leadership hopefuls woo Ulster allies

Also: Dugdale wins lawsuit against cybernat blogger; devolution row as English hospitals shut out Welsh patients over funding; and a week in SNP bad news.

Rachel Wolf: Brexit agonies? Twitter pile-ons? Fanatical protesters? Put them in perspective. For all our troubles, we’re happier than ever.

Occasionally, though, we need to recognise warning signs – and they is in those areas where politicians’ control and the peoples’ attitudes truly overlap.

Daniel Hannan: Brexit. Vote Conservative in the European elections to help us deliver it – and finish the job.

I have spent 30 years working to restore our national independence. I’m not prepared to drop out now, not when we are so close to success.

Onward, Hancock – and the delusion of leadership candidates retreating to their comfort zone

It is mistaken to believe that the British people are collectively optimistic, happy-go-lucky, and modernity-obsessed – and on the same wavelength as those that are.

Henry Newman: No free movement. No second referendum. Brexit gained. What would happen were the Prime Minister’s deal passed.

Now, the best option for the Prime Minister is to try to work with Labour. Unless, of course, her backbench critics rethink.

Chloe Westley: It’s the end of the line for HS2, or should be

The majority of Brits drive to work in a car or a van, but journalists and politicians get the train to work. I think that’s reflected in political discourse.

Iain Dale: Why I believe that the October deadline leaves no time for a second referendum

Plus: I’m still backing Brexit. The Independent Group’s Tory targets. And: it’s a disgrace that public money is being spent on the European elections.

Henry Hill: Support for independence slumps in latest Scottish polling

Also: Dublin urged to ‘come clean’ over support for IRA during the Troubles; Welsh tax powers come into force; and Salmond inquiry tells Sturgeon not to destroy evidence.

Garvan Walshe: How Netanyahu, the great survivor, can scrape four more years in power

It would be a hazardous balancing act, but he has a slight edge over his opponents.