The coronavirus outbreak has caused a lull in the protests, giving Hong Kong and China a vital chance at peace talks, write Benedict Rogers and Johnny Patterson

Anna Soubry: ‘A general election will solve nothing’ John Mann: ‘It will get rid of you’

'The BBC has dropped the pretence and is openly campaigning to unseat an elected prime minister.' ✍️Lloyd Evans

Last week, Isabel Oakeshott defended Angela Rayner. Now, she says, she knows the truth - and feels duped. ✍️ Isabel Oakeshott

In September Philip Hammond said the Tory party is no longer ‘tolerant’ and has been infected with ‘ideological puritanism'. He now works for the Saudi regime, reports @MrSteerpike 

The UK will not request an extension to the Brexit transition period, reports James Forsyth

While the government is pressed on an exit strategy almost daily in the press conferences, staff have been told that polling suggests the public are frustrated with “repetitive gotcha” political questions at the briefings, writes Katy Balls

Nicola Sturgeon’s independence paper is a charade. ✍️ Kevin Hague

If Boris Johnson cannot function without Cummings he is not qualified to be prime minister. The price of defending Cummings is admitting Johnson’s inadequacy, says Alex Massie