Conservatives It only gets worse for Rishi Sunak The Prime Minister has never been more unpopular among Tory members and voters. What now? By Rachel Cunliffe
Comment Rishi Sunak should stop trying to appease the Tory right Conservative MPs make impossible demands and then complain when those demands are unmet. By David Gauke
The case for an Atlantic Union In a world of great-power rivalry, Europe and America need each other. By Michael Lind
Paul Lynch: “Nothing kills a book quicker than a writer with a message” The Booker Prize-winning author on political fiction, the refugee crisis and the “unmistakable” timeliness of his dystopian novel Prophet Song. а> By Pippa Bailey
Housing Exclusive: Half of councillors say social housing has not been upgraded since 2010 Sarah Dawood
Regional Development Council bankruptcy tracker: authorities under increasing financial strain Megan Kenyon and Harry Clarke-Ezzidio
Westminster Reimagined Is British democracy under threat? With Armando Iannucci | Westminster Reimagined
The Weekend Report What are private schools really selling? They no longer have a stranglehold on Oxbridge and would lose tax breaks under Labour. Can elite education survive? By Melissa Denes