6.15pm WATCH: William Hague: The EU "is part of, but far from all of, the solution to the fundamental challenges we face"
4.45pm LeftWatch: 'Majorities of Labour voters hold extremist right-wing views on Europe and immigration'
4pm Christian Guy on Comment: David Cameron's speech yesterday may be the crucial step to making the justice system fit for purpose
3pm Iain Anderson on Comment: Will Britain vote for enhanced co-operation on a Financial Transaction Tax?
2pm Charlotte Leslie MP on Comment: We could save £1billion and 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide by ending the dual-seat arrangement of the EU
1pm Local government: Greenwich Council takes money from schools to pay for union officials
12.45pm ToryDiary: There is no "u-turn" on a badger cull – Owen Paterson is doing the right thing and temporarily postponing it
ToryDiary: Unwillingly and unhappily, Cameron is being slowly hauled towards a referendum on EU exit
Also on ToryDiary: No sign that Labour is extending its opinion poll lead BUT the Cameron-Miliband gap is closing
Lord Ashcroft on Comment: Labour now 22% ahead in Corby by-election
MPsETC: Lib Dem collapse in Corby should worry every Tory facing a second-placed Labour candidate
Also on Comment - Amber Rudd MP: We should look at the Danish model of childcare for a higher quality system providing quality jobs
Local government: The local authorities with the worst GCSE results
The Deep End: Long-term prosperity depends on family values
Child benefit cuts "heading for chaos": Reforms are so complicated even the taxman can't explain them
"George Osborne’s scheme to cut child benefit risks descending into chaos because the taxman is struggling to explain the complicated reforms to parents. … Letters have been scheduled to be sent since the start of the autumn. Accountants warn of chaos because the taxman has left it far too late to implement the scheme in time for the planned January 7 launch." – Daily Mail
Hague to tell Germany to give Britain powers back, or risk EU collapse
"[Hague] will fire the warning shot as Britain and Germany continue to clash over the size of the future EU budget. He will tell [a German think-tank]: ‘This Coalition Government is committed to Britain playing a leading role in the EU. But I must also be frank. Public disillusionment with the EU in Britain is the deepest it has ever been. People feel that in too many ways the EU is something that is done to them, not something over which they have a say.’" – Daily Mail
> Today on ToryDiary: Unwillingly and unhappily, Cameron is being slowly hauled towards a referendum on EU exit
Labour set to win Corby by-election after 13-point swing to the party
"Labour has moved into an unassailable lead in next month’s Corby… by-election, according to a poll. Research by former Tory deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft puts Ed Miliband’s party on 54 per cent to the Tories’ 34 per cent, a 13-point swing since the general election. The findings confirm Tory fears that the decision by MP Louise Mensch to stand down from Parliament – citing pressures on her family – has handed Labour an easy by-election win." Daily Mail
> Coverage today:
Patrick Wintour: Daily crises hint at deeper flaws inside David Cameron's machine
"One gently described the structure as "very flat", code for meaning that a lot of people can go to the same meeting. Another said: "It is an interesting question who people report to and who they answer to." This thesis suggests there is a three-dimensional structural problem – within the Conservative party itself, between coalition parties, and between the political class and the civil service – that leads to so many mistakes." – Patrick Wintour for the Guardian
> Today on ToryDiary: No sign that Labour is extending its opinion poll lead BUT the Cameron-Miliband gap is closing
> From yesterday:
Chris Grayling promises to end "soft option" sentences
"Community sentences will include compulsory “punishments” forcing offenders to pay fines, clear litter, or keep to a curfew, ministers will announce. Criminals who avoid jail face being tracked by satellite 24 hours a day and banned from some areas or activities such as drinking alcohol. For the first time, magistrates will be able to consider criminals’ possessions, such as cars and homes, when deciding on a fine." – Daily Telegraph
> From yesterday:
Paul Goodman: Why Tories are tipping Theresa May for the very top
"The Home Office is the department from hell. Any day can bring with it another perverse judicial ruling, Border Force scandal or protesting mass of policemen. But the Home Secretary has fought back, deporting Abu Hamza against European Court of Human Rights resistance, braving the booing ranks of the Police Federation conference and denouncing court rulings over the registration of sex offenders. To date, she has survived, even flourished." – Paul Goodman for the Daily Telegraph
Cameron urges major firms to fix cheap loans for suppliers
"David Cameron will today urge Britain’s biggest companies to act as surrogate banks to smaller suppliers. The Prime Minister hopes the move will help maintain economic momentum as Britain emerges from a double-dip recession. He will ask large firms to use their strong credit ratings to help struggling smaller companies gain access to cheap credit." – Daily Mail
Coalition accused of abandoning MP recall plans
"The Coalition has been accused of abandoning plans to allow constituents to “recall” corrupt MPs and force byelections. Ministers have told a Commons committee they need more time to develop plans to allow voters to sack MPs who break the law or Commons rules. … Under last year’s proposals, a recall petition would be triggered by a vote in the House of Commons or by an MP being sentenced to prison for 12 months or less." – Daily Telegraph
Lords defeat Pickles’s plan for "poll tax"
"One of the biggest rebellions yet by Liberal Democrat peers helped to beat Eric Pickles’s plans to reduce the budget used to spare poorer families from council tax. He also intends to make local councils responsible for administering the reduced budget next year." – Times (£)
Badger cull to be delayed as Tories take another U-turn
"The environment secretary, Owen Paterson, will announce on Tuesday that the government is delaying its plan to cull thousands of badgers, probably until next year at the earliest, amid growing concern about the cost and effectiveness of the controversial scheme. Paterson has been forced to return from an official trip abroad to oversee the U-turn, which represents another setback for the government."- Guardian
Hugo Rifkind: We must be mad to object to the Chancellor travelling first-class - Times (£)
Sarah Newton MP diagnosed with brittle bone disease
"A rising star of the Conservative Party has spoken of her shock at being diagnosed with osteoporosis after falling outside the Houses of Parliament and breaking her hip. Sarah Newton, who was made deputy chairman of the party last month, said she was ‘shaken beyond belief’ at learning she had developed – at 51 – what she had always thought of as an ‘old woman’s disease’." – Daily Mail
Bercow attacks Cameron for failing to give details of secret emails between himself and Rebekah Brooks – Independent
Linda Riordan promises to pay back profit on flat sale after renting to fellow Labour MP – Daily Telegraph
MPs to question BBC Director-General on Jimmy Savile
"The BBC's Norman Smith said Mr Entwistle's appearance could be "absolutely critical" for the BBC. The BBC's chief political correspondent said: "If things go badly for the BBC… there is going to be huge, huge pressure on the government to set up some sort of inquiry." Mr Entwistle is due to appear before the Commons culture, media and sport select committee at 10:30 BST." – BBC
> From yesterday - WATCH: John Whittingdale MP: The allegation that a Newsnight investigation into Jimmy Savile was dropped is "hugely damaging"
UK public favours wind turbines over shale gas wells, poll finds – Guardian
Aged over 50? The economic downturn probably cost you £60,000 – Daily Mail
A murder by a criminal on bail is committed every ten days - Daily Mail
And finally… 1: I'm sorry, Sir! 30 years on, Gove apologises to French teacher for his "clever-dick" questions - Daily Mail
And finally… 2: David Cameron in jail
"David Cameron got a glimpse of life behind bars yesterday — as he launched a crackdown on knife crime and cushy community sentences. The PM met inmates and visited a charity-run drug rehabilitation group in Wormwood Scrubs’ C-Wing." – The Sun
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