9pm WATCH: Mark Pritchard warns that prioritising Lords reform will make Coalition look "out of touch"
7pm International: Prospect of President Hollande and collapse of Dutch government raise new questions about €urozone's future
6pm WATCH: Peter Oborne v Tim Montgomerie on Friday's BBC Newsnight
5pm WATCH: Nick Clegg says referendum on an elected Lords would cost too much money when all party manifestos supported it
4pm Majority Conservatism: Not Woodwind Conservatism. Not Brass Conservatism. But Full Orchestra Conservatism.
2.30pm WATCH: Nigel Farage tells Sky — You can't put a cigarette paper between the main parties on the big issues
1.30pm WATCH: Ken Clarke claims "remarkable" progress in speeding up ECHR procedures and ensuring trivial cases are dismissed
Paul Abbott on Comment: We need a referendum on Europe – not Lords reform
Local government: More evidence of voter fraud in east London
Also on Local government: Tory candidate for Salford Mayor Karen Garrido promises "year-on-year" Council Tax cuts
VIDEO: Osborne tells Channel 4's Faisal Islam that there's little backbench opposition to more IMF lending
Boris Johnson v David Cameron
"Boris Johnson has launched a scathing attack on the government’s record on immigration, calling on ministers to “get a grip”. The mayor of London is facing a financial crisis linked to the soaring number of foreigners setting up home in the capital. Last week he was forced to appeal to the Treasury for an extra £300m for education because primary schools were bursting at the seams. In an interview with The Sunday Times (£), he warned that the relentless influx of newcomers — many of them illegal — was putting a huge strain on public services, calling on David Cameron’s administration to “blooming well sort the problem out”.
Five Cabinet ministers v Lords reform
Michael Gove v Ken Clarke
"The spat happened at a tetchy Cabinet meeting last week after Kenneth Clarke, the Justice Secretary, said that Britain would not be able to get through all the changes to the court it had originally hoped, at a conference which ended in Brighton last Friday… As Mr Clarke addressed the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday before the conference, he was challenged by Michael Gove, the Education Secretary, who intervened to say that the compromise was not acceptable. He was immediately strongly backed up by Iain Duncan Smith, the Work and Pensions Secretary, and Eric Pickles, the Communities Secretary." – The Sunday Telegraph
Rupert Murdoch v The Coalition
"Murdoch senior took to Twitter to pour scorn on ministers' plans to lend more money to the International Monetary Fund. The 81-year-old tweeted: "Govt sending IMF another £10bn to the euro. Must be mad. Not even US or China chipping in. Same time taxing hot food." In another message, he wrote: "English spring countryside as beautiful as ever if and when sun appears! About to be wrecked by uneconomic ugly bird killing windmills. Mad." – Independent on Sunday | Press Association
Jamie Oliver v Michael Gove
"Jamie Oliver has made a blistering attack on Michael Gove over school food, claiming that some of the education secretary's flagship academies are lowering nutrition levels among pupils and profiteering from junk food vending machines because they have been allowed to ignore national standards." – Observer
Douglas Hurd v George Osborne
"Lord Hurd, who served in the governments of Baroness Thatcher and Sir John Major, has attacked the Chancellor’s plans to introduce VAT on church renovations." – The Sunday Telegraph
Peter Oborne v Theresa May
"Mrs May has not… displayed the cool, calm deliberation one would expect from a Home Secretary properly conscious of the gravity of her office. Lawyers for Qatada have asserted that he is liable to be tortured or, at the very least, convicted on the basis of evidence gathered under torture. This claim may be wrong, but it is a serious one. It was therefore disgraceful of Mrs May to exploit the prospect of Qatada’s imminent departure to his native Jordan as some kind of propaganda coup." – Peter Oborne in The Sunday Telegraph
Andrew Lansley backs lower pay for NHS staff in poorer areas – Observer
Martin Ivens: Focus on four things
"No 10 has expended its capital in recent months on a host of irrelevant interventions and dull speeches. A Populus opinion poll much studied by ministers suggests that voters expect a Tory-led government to cut the deficit, encourage growth, reform welfare and help families. The prime minister should be throwing his weight behind these priorities." – Martin Ivens in The Sunday Times (£)
Another Scottish donor's financial problems may squeeze Scottish Party – Sunday Herald
Convicted fraudster and former Lib Dem donor Michael Brown is being extradited to the UK from the Dominican Republic – BBC
Ed Miliband ready to make fresh appeal to the 31% of 2010's Lib Dem voters who are prepared to vote Labour – Independent on Sunday
Northern Ireland judicial establishment's case against Peter Hain's book could cost taxpayers £300,000 – Independent on Sunday
David Cameron leads tributes to Labour peer Lord Ashley, who has died aged 89
"BBC presenter Andrew Marr, who is married to the peer's columnist daughter Jackie Ashley, said he had also won major victories "for the victims of the drug Thalidomide, for victims of Army bullying, and for victims of domestic violence"." – BBC
Prime Minister's statement: "I was saddened to hear about the death of Lord Ashley, who made such a significant contribution to public life. He was a tireless campaigner for disabled people and had a huge impact, not just through his charity work and pushing for legislation in Parliament, but also in changing attitudes. It takes characters like Jack, with his extraordinary tenacity, to push for that kind of positive change. He will be sorely missed and my thoughts and prayers are with his family."
Yesterday's Week in Westminster programme featured a fascinating discussion, led by Peter Oborne, on the rise of protest parties with Nigel Farage, George Galloway and Caroline Lucas – BBC
The French economy is a poisoned chalice for whoever wins the presidency
"Financial markets have awaited today’s first round of the country’s presidential election with growing apprehension. A victory by the Socialist challenger François Hollande propelling him into the second round as clear favourite against the incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy has the potential to spark a major sell-off in both bond and equity markets. Hollande has pledged that he will renegotiate the fiscal stability pact reached with other Euro- zone leaders only after the most tortuous and protracted negotiations. Sarkozy has been battling to close the gap – but he, too, has hinted at modifications in the teeth of public hostility to “Merkeleconomics”." – Bill Jamieson in Scotland on Sunday
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