6.30pm ToryDiary: Tories must deliver at least "tiny" elected element to Lords or lose boundary changes, Cameron tells 1922 meeting
4.30pm ToryDiary: Social Care White Paper published – rebuffing localism and dodging the cap
3.30pm WATCH: Andrew Lansley: We need to establish a consensus about how elderly care is going to be funded
3pm Neil Carmichael MP on Comment: School governors must be well managed, or key education reforms may not achieve full potential
1.15pm WATCH: Anne Marie Morris MP's frenetic fight to be heard at PMQs
1.15pm ToryDiary: PMQs: Miliband enjoys good performance against an easy target
11.15am WATCH: Nick Clegg: For the first time ever MPs voted in favour of an elected Lords by a huge majority
9.45am MPsETC: 80 Tory backbenchers voted for Lords reform last night. 110 did not.
ToryDiary: Can the Coalition be rebooted?
Columnist Jill Kirby: It's time for the Government to admit that Sure Start has been an expensive failure
Julia Manning on Comment: Pills and power: why access to contraception isn’t enough
MPsETC:
Nick King on Local Government: I won't accept the policing status quo
The Deep End: Elinor Ostrom – everything an economist should be
WATCH: Conor Burns MP: "I couldn't look myself in the eye if I voted for this Bill at Second Reading"
91 Tory rebels on Lords reform - David Cameron suffers his biggest Commons rebellion
"At the end of a two day debate, 91 of his own MPs voted against the second reading of the Lords Reform Bill, comfortably outstripping the only other major rebellion… when 81 Conservatives defied the Government over Europe. … The Lords Reform Bill Bill was approved by 462 votes to 124, a majority of 338. MPs from all three major parties voted in favour. But the rebels included at least two ministerial aides: Conor Burns and Angie Bray. Mr Burns resigned before the vote and Ms Bray was sacked." – Daily Telegraph
Senior Lib Dems plan revenge on boundaries legislation
"How the Lib Dems will react if, as expected, their Lords reform dream finally dies in the autumn is not yet clear. More excitable members of the party talk darkly about walking out of the Coalition. While this is not a serious prospect, it seems likely Mr Clegg will be unable to stop his MPs and peers taking revenge on the Tories by blocking proposed changes to constituency boundaries." – Daily Mail
Cameron has firms words with rebel leader Jesse Norman
"Rebel sources said that an angry prime minister confronted Jesse Norman just outside the House of Commons division lobbies as it became clear that scores of Tory MPs would defy a three line whip. … One rebel source said of Cameron, who raised his voice in front of other Tories: "The behaviour of the prime minister was disgraceful. There were a number of colleagues around Jesse. The prime minister expressed his displeasure which really shocked colleagues. All Jesse has done is be a Conservative."" - Guardian
Comment:
> Yesterday:
Lansley unveils new care loans scheme to allow the elderly to keep their homes
> Yesterday on ToryDiary: Nick Boles is right to put universal benefits on notice
Ministers under fire as they confirm plans to axe 1,400 jobs for the disabled by closing factories - Daily Mail
Damian Green plans fast-track airport queues for western tourists
"Fast-track lanes for visitors from wealthy westernised countries are to be set up at Heathrow to reduce queues at Britain's biggest airport, the Immigration Minister said yesterday. … "If it works, there will be a group of people who will have better experiences at Heathrow. That's beneficial in itself…." Mr Green said." – Independent
Ministers ground aviation expansion plans until autumn
"Ministers are to delay further the search for more airport capacity in the South East despite their insistence that improving international air links is vital to Britain’s economic growth. Justine Greening, the Transport Secretary, will confound expectations by saying that the Government will delay until later this year a consultation on how to maintain a global hub." – The Times (£)
Andrew Mitchell pledges to spend £1.4bn on contraceptives for third world
"In a bid to help 24 million girls and women in the world's poorest countries, British aid will be doubled for eight years, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell will announce later. Aid for family planning will increase from £90 million each year to £180 million – more than £1.4 billion over eight years. The Department for International Development (DFID) said the increase in aid will save a woman's life every two hours." – Daily Telegraph
> From yesterday - Stephen Crabb MP on Comment: A growing number of Conservatives are dedicated to development work in Sierra Leone – a true reflection of Conservative values
Ministers' plans to tax five-a-side teams cause row with the Sports Minister
"Moves to levy VAT on five-a-side football teams playing on artificial pitches have provoked an angry row within the Government, a leaked letter obtained by The Independent has disclosed. Hugh Robertson, the Sports Minister, has protested to colleagues that the levy could hit efforts to use the London Olympics to inspire more people to take regular physical exercise." – Independent
Diamond accused of misleading MPs ‘calculatedly and deliberately’ – The Times (£)
> From yesterday:
Coulson's last job at Downing St was to line up his replacement - Independent
Hollande hits out at PM's call for French firms to come to UK during first Downing Street summit
"Mr Hollande… pointedly added: ‘The top rate in Britain is 45 per cent, in France it is 41 per cent. That does not induce British people to move to France – except for holiday homes.’ Mr Hollande could also not resist taking a dig at the banking scandal which has engulfed Barclays. He said: ‘There’s been indeed a few revelations in Britain which means we have to be wary in our respective countries and repressive even in some cases when faced with some behaviours from the banks.’" – Daily Mail
Mats Persson: Britain should pick-and-mix over Europe instead of apeing Norway
"To avoid the pitfalls of the Norwegian model, Britain must not only maintain access to the internal market for goods and services, but also a vote on making the rules, and therefore remain an EU member. But it could take a pick and mix approach in other areas, including retaining its opt-in arrangement on EU policing laws, while participating in a better-targeted EU budget and some environmental measures." – Mats Persson for the Daily Telegraph
> From yesterday - Andrea Leadsom MP, Chris Heaton-Harris MP and George Eustice MP on Comment: Regional policy, employment law, energy policy…We want a fundamental renegotiation of the UK's relationship with the EU
In Frances O'Grady, the TUC brothers have a sister to reckon with – Dan Hodges for the Daily Telegraph
Poverty target will not be met by 2020, says Milburn – BBC
Flood protection to cost UK at least £860m by 2015, ministers warned – Guardian
Britain and Germany are most likely to be legislative enemies in Brussels - EU Observer
Egypt court overturns President Mursi parliament order – BBC