Howard Flight: Some guiding principles for Javid as he designs his tax policy

Keep them low where possible; find the optimal point on the Laffer Curve; avoid taxes which are expensive to collect; and undo the harm of Stamp Duty and Inheritance Tax.

Iain Dale: This Cabinet is the most right-of-centre in modern times. And there’s nothing wrong with that.

Plus: should Patel have come? Should Mordaunt have gone? And: my predictions. What I got right and wrong.

Henry Hill: What Johnson’s reshuffle means for Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland

His appointments to the Territorial Offices are a mixed bag: Cairns is a welcome retention, Jack a bold but possibly risky change, and Smith another letdown for Ulster.

James Frayne: The new Prime Minister won’t triumph on Leave votes alone. Here’s how he can win some Remain supporters over.

The NHS, the environment, childcare: the creative energies of Team Johnson must be poured into new policies for these.

Henry Newman: There is a path for the new Prime Minister that leads to Brexit. But it’s very narrow – and must be taken at once.

There are four possible approaches he could take on Brexit. Not all of them lead to success.

Chloe Westley: Public sector pay – and why centralised bargaining must end

On the whole, pay rises should go to those on the frontline, or be used for recruitment and retention, or be based on performance.

Nick Hargrave: How Downing Street should adapt to the new premiership – if either is to work at all

Governing is harder than campaigning – and doing so with next to no majority in an emerging constitutional crisis is another order altogether.

Iain Dale: If the front-runner doesn’t win big in this leadership contest, his room for manoeuvre will be further restricted.

Plus: A packed London hustings and impressive Conservative members. And: Johnson’s reshuffle – what happens to Hunt?

Henry Hill: Hunt and Johnson declare Backstop ‘dead’ and promise to protect Ulster veterans

Also: Bebb to stand down as MP over Tory policy on Brexit; Bradley criticised for rushing ill-drafted Northern Irish legislation.

From Reggie to Dessie: The colleagues are desperate to impress Johnson, B. But he doesn’t know who most of them are.

So I took myself off to Lords with Crispin Blunt, Lord Haselhurst, and Tracey Crouch for some serious cricket.

Garvan Walshe: By picking von der Leyen, the EU has ensured that Remain would lose a second referendum

The ‘remain and reform’ mantra was implausible to begin with, but the choice of new EU Commission President fatally undermines it.

Robert Halfon: Skills, social justice, standards, and support for teachers. A four-part manifesto for the new Prime Minister.

By extending the ladder of opportunity to those who currently lack it, e can ensure the next generation climbs it.

Andy Street: What’s needed to make the West Midlands the world centre for electric cars

This hugely important industry is undergoing rapid change. For the region that created the golden age of motoring, that’s an opportunity.

Nicky Morgan: Our report on Alternative Arrangements holds the key to leaving the EU at last – and avoiding a general election

Those preparing to block No Deal should add our final report, to be released this week, to their summer reading list.

Iain Dale: It’s shocking to see some Conservative MPs doing the Left’s work by slagging off the front-runner.

The Left, parts of the media and the EU will seek to get him out. The Right must unite, rally round him – and circle the wagons.