10.30pm WATCH: Cameron tells Commons that a very big part of his life involves "giving pleasure to Mrs [Peter] Bone"
10.15pm WATCH: David Cameron and Ed Miliband pay tribute to Christopher Shale
5.15pm Local government: Before London councils cut services they should consider collecting some of the £500 million of unpaid council taxes
3pm George Eustice MP on Comment: It should become a key objective of British foreign policy to break the power of centralised European institutions like the European Court of Justice
2.45pm Local government: Livingstone's pitch for second preferences from Lib Dem "venal sub-species"
2pm Simon Reevell MP on Comment: High Speed Rail is about demonstrating that the whole UK is open for business
12.45pm WATCH: David Cameron announces £1.4billion trade deal with China
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11am Mark Field MP on Comment: Making the case for overseas aid
10.30am WATCH: Liam Fox: "We have the political and moral resolve to continue to protect the population of Libya"
ToryDiary: What is Eric Pickles's plan to counter extremism? Thirty questions arising from the Prevent Review
ToryDiary: Britain's growing commitment to the Greek bailout
Matthew Hancock MP on Comment: Labour's Ed Balls still thinks you can borrow your way out of debt
ThinkTankCentral: Max Wind-Cowie of Demos: British Muslims are being misrepresented by a leadership that is more extreme and less tolerant than the vast majority of their number
Local Government:
David Cameron's friend Christopher Shale dies at Glastonbury after Downing Street call
"Initially it was reported that the chairman of the West Oxfordshire Conservative Association had killed himself after the festival organiser, Michael Eavis, told journalists that it was a “suicide situation”. But friends and police sources rejected the suggestion, saying that he had a “massive heart attack”. Somerset Police have confirmed that the death is not being treated as suspicious. Last night, Mr Cameron said he was “devastated” by the death of Mr Shale, who was the Conservative Party chairman in the Prime Minister’s constituency." - Daily Telegraph
> Yesterday's Gazette: David Cameron statement on death of West Oxfordshire Conservative Chairman Christopher Shale
Liam Fox will announce the creation of a new joint command for the Army, Navy and RAF
"The report by the Defence Reform Unit, a body of experts from private industry and senior, internal officials, will also propose putting Dr Fox at the head of the MoD’s most senior decision-making panel. In a humiliating loss of power, the heads of the three Services as well as the second highest officer in the Armed Forces will lose their places on the Defence Board." - The Times (£)
Michael Gove's call for parents to break strike provokes union fury
"Teaching unions reacted with anger after the education secretary accused them of risking their members' professional reputations by taking "militant" strike action and suggested that parents could volunteer to break the strike and keep schools open on Thursday." - The Guardian
"Leaders of teachers' unions stuck defiantly to their strike call yesterday despite intense pressure from the Government to call off an action that will close 40 per cent of the country's schools on Thursday and disrupt others. The Government's anxiety to see the action called off betrays uncertainty over who will get the blame as the public is inconvenienced by industrial action, either because they cannot send their children to school, or because of the closure of government offices hit by a civil servants' strike." – The Independent
> Yesterday on ToryDiary: Michael Gove warns teachers they risk weakening their reputation by going on strike next week
Plan to let criminals dodge jail for two years angers Tory MPs
"Criminals given suspended jail sentences will escape prison for up to two years as part of new ‘soft’ criminal justice plans. (…) However, as a result of the new revelations some MPs are thought to be considering rebelling against the Government. There is also opposition to plans to reduce the use of remand for those charged with crimes for which they are unlikely to receive a jail term. Tory MP Philip Davies said: ‘Ken Clarke is championing it as a “tough on crime” Bill when the detail shows it is not.’" – Daily Mail
David Cameron to meet China's Wen Jiabao for business summit
"David Cameron and the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will meet for an Anglo-Chinese summit at Downing Street designed to seal £1bn worth of bilateral contracts, including a raft of deals aimed at greening the industrial revolution transforming the Chinese economy at an unprecedented rate." – The Guardian
"But concerns about human rights in China will inevitably come up too, with Britain stressing that respect for human rights under the rule of law is an essential pre-requisite for China's long-term prosperity and stability." – BBC
Rebel Tory threatened with a 'good hiding' in new bullying row – Daily Mail
Coalition and political news in Brief:
Lord Ashdown: The Lords mustn’t be an ex-MPs’ retirement home
"Last week Labour old warhorses in the Lords ignored their manifesto commitment to an elected chamber and again joined backwoodsmen of the Tory right to block radical change. There is a chance for a great reform here. In the end, it may all depend on whether Labour in the Commons is prepared to put its money where its manifesto was. If it doesn’t, then we may lose another chance for change. Then we will know, once again, that Labour just cannot be trusted with reform." – Lord Ashdown, in the Times (£)
Strikes would be a mistake, insists Ed Miliband – but his shadow cabinet doesn't agree
"In an interview in the Guardian on Saturday, Miliband said he thought it would be a mistake for the unions to strike this week and his aides insist that remains his position. However, two shadow cabinet members close to Miliband – Peter Hain, the shadow Welsh secretary, and Sadiq Khan, the shadow justice secretary – stopped short of Miliband's warning and instead urged both sides to avoid a strike." – The Guardian
> Yesterday on LeftWatch: Peter Hain refuses to condemn strike action
Hain: Miliband 'getting into his stride' as leader
"Ed Miliband is "getting into his stride" after nearly nine months in his job and should not be underestimated, one of his leading allies said yesterday. The remarks by Peter Hain, who was a prominent supporter of Ed Miliband in last year's election campaign, coincided with a drive by the Labour leader to overhaul his party to turn it into a sharper campaigning organisation." – The Independent
> Yesterday on LeftWatch: Blair continues to voice his concerns about Ed Miliband's leadership
And finally… the Chinese PM goes to see Shakespeare on his UK visit
"Wen Jiabao's three-day official visit to Britain began yesterday with a trip to Stratford-upon-Avon to pay homage to William Shakespeare. The Chinese premier, who is reportedly a big fan of the playwright, toured the house where Shakespeare was born and joked about Hamlet, said those present." - The Independent