8pm WATCH: Mo Farah does the "Mobot" on the steps of No.10
8pm Spencer Pitfield on Comment: The Conservative Policy Forum is helping to get ordinary members' views into the next manifesto
6.45pm WATCH: David Cameron says that only two words are needed to sum up the Games: "Britain delivered"
5.45pm ToryDiary: David Cameron tries to strike Olympic gold before heading off on holiday
2pm WATCH: A sports funding double-bill
12.15pm ToryDiary: The remarkable resilience of Andrew Lansley
ToryDiary: Boris's appeal stretches beyond London and the core Tory vote
Tobias Ellwood MP on Comment: We should recognise the unsung heroes of the Games with Olympics Community Service medals
Local Government: Councils pouring millions into coffers of Chartered Institute of Housing
Boris calls on the government to implement supply-side reforms — and more
From the Sunday Telegraph's interview with Boris Johnson, a full shopping list of policy requests:
But Boris also slaps down the idea that he might replace David Cameron as party leader: "No serious student of politics could possible think that would happen."
As the papers feature a couple of Boris-themed polls
> Yesterday:
The Olympic Games draw to a close — and David Cameron wants them to shape our future
"The Prime Minister will declare: ‘As this extraordinary festival comes to an end, there can be no doubt: we not only delivered, we shone. Take all this – the attitude, the confidence – and you see what Britain is today. Sure of who we are and proud of who we are. … In short: not a country whose time has been, but whose time has come. Together, we in this country are going to make sure these aren’t just the Games that made history – but that help shape our future.’" – Mail on Sunday
Five more points from the Mail on Sunday's interview with Mr Cameron:
He has also written an article on the Olympic legacy for the Sunday Times (£).
Comment:
Mr Cameron to appoint Seb Coe as his "Olympics legacy ambassador"
"Lord Coe will lead a new Olympics legacy unit in the Cabinet Office, next door to No 10. Mr Cameron will also vow to give elite athletes more than £500 million over the next four years. He has waived usual Whitehall spending curbs to extend their existing £40 million-a-year Treasury handout – currently limited to 2014 – to 2016. They will also continue to receive £87 million a year of National Lottery money." – Mail on Sunday
In other Olympics news:
And a selection of Olympics comment:
> From yesterday, by Jeremy Hunt MP: London 2012 has been a magnificent success
George Osborne's parents are stuggling to sell their home, but have already bought another on the same road – Sunday Times (£)
Reshuffle rumours: Baroness Warsi to be replaced by either Chris Grayling or Michael Fallon
"Sources said expected to decision to move Lady Warsi away from the chairman’s job had little or nothing to do with the inquiries into her conduct, and were driven more strongly by Mr Cameron’s drive to boost the Right and have a chairman based in the Commons." – Sunday Telegraph
The Scottish Conservatives' "Friends of the Union" campaign has already amassed 10,000 supporters and a £100,000 war chest – Sunday Times (£)
Government planning three days of rememberance to mark the centenary of World War One
"But rather than dictating how the nation should mark the centenary of the 'war to end all wars', which claimed more than 16million lives, local projects will be at the heart of the plans. The details were revealed by Tory MP Andrew Murrison, the PM’s special representative on the commemorations. … He said: 'The beauty of what is emerging in Britain is that it is rising up from the grass roots.'" – Sun on Sunday
The President of the Royal College of Surgeons backs the government's plans to reconfigure emergency care – Mail on Sunday
Britain's millionaires are losing faith in the Coaltion, but they still have much less faith in Ed Miliband – Mail on Sunday
Vince Cable poised to cause trouble over Sunday trading rules
"‘Yes it looks bad right now,’ says a source close to the PM. ‘But Dave thinks he can turn it around. Reshuffle before party conference, promote some heroes of the Right, push ahead with solid stuff like deregulation and the mood could change pretty quickly.’ … Clearly, however, it is not going to be that simple. Mr Cable’s objection to reform of Sunday trading throws a serious spanner into the works." – Melissa Kite, Mail on Sunday
Lib Dem activists want Coalition split
"Constituency parties are preparing critical motions to put before the Lib Dem conference next month demanding an uncompromising response to the political chicanery that killed off [Lords reform] … At least three local parties are expected to call for a complete split from the Tories, while several more will demand that Mr Clegg take a tougher line in defence of Lib Dem policies, a senior party source said." – Independent on Sunday
> Yesterday's ToryDiary: The Tory leadership needs to accept that boundary reform is dead and become much bolder as a result
Ed Miliband: "The Olympics and its legacy should be put beyond party politics"
"We need a 10-year plan, across politics and sport, to ensure that school sport is protected and community participation enhanced. … There must also be another sort of legacy from these Games, less tangible but no less important. It is about our national story." – Ed Miliband, Sunday Telegraph
A disgraced MEP is facing jail over cash-for-amendments – Sunday Times (£)
Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney's running mate — the newspapers respond
> Yesterday on International: Mitt Romney's big throw of the dice, as he picks bold reformer Paul Ryan as his running mate
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