8.15pm WATCH: David Cameron: The ECHR "should not undermine its own reputation by going over national decisions where it doesn't need to"
6.30pm ToryDiary: David Cameron tells the European Court of Human Rights to return to its founding principles
5pm PMQs, growth figures, and speeches by David Cameron and Boris Johnson lead our teatime newslinks
4pm ToryDiary: Boris Johnson's re-election budget presents his manifesto for transport, housing and crime
3pm Andrew Boff on Comment: The ECHR – putting the figures in context
2pm WATCH: Ed Miliband: "Growth has been flat-lining in our economy since well before the €urozone crisis"
1.30pm ThinkTankCentral: Think tanks give continued support for deficit reduction, but urge more short-term growth measures
12.45pm ToryDiary: PMQs: Miliband attacks weak growth figures, but Conservatives fight back on benefits cap
11.45am ConHomeUSA: Obama targets America's wealth creators in Left-leaning State of the Union
11.30am Amber Rudd MP on Comment: Day two of the Council of Europe's meeting
11am ToryDiary: George Osborne would still get wet in a thunderstorm with an umbrella… but I'd prefer he had one
10.45am WATCH: Philip Hammond: "Nobody likes to make redundancies, nobody likes to have to shrink the Armed Forces"
10.30am Nadhim Zahawi MP on Comment: Ed Balls' economic plans are not supported by the IMF
ToryDiary: We mustn't sleepwalk into war with Iran
Columnist Jill Kirby: The Government should now capitalise on its popularity and set out the principles which underpin the welfare cap
John Glen MP on Comment: Compulsory redundancies for military personnel but voluntary redundancy for civilian personnel. Further reform of the MOD is urgently required
Maria Miller MP on Comment: Our child maintenance reforms will help parents take control of their lives
MPsETC: 84% of reporters and guests on Radio 4's Today programme are men. Nadine Dorries is on the warpath.
International: Oops! Australian Labor MP caught red-handed plagiarising Hollywood
Bob Neill MP on Local government: Councils should offer real help now to families’ cost of living
Also on Local government: Elections for city mayors planned for November 15th
WATCH: Alex Salmond: "I think we could win the argument and win the referendum"
David Cameron calls for reform of the European Court of Human Rights
"David Cameron is to warn that the European court of human rights is in danger of turning into a "small claims court" that fails to deal with serious violations of human rights, unless it embarks on reforms. Amid anger in Britain at last week's decision of the court to block the deportation of the Islamist cleric Abu Qatada to Jordan, the prime minister will on Wednesday accuse the court of undermining its reputation by unnecessarily overturning judgments reached in credible national courts." – Guardian
£1,000,000,000,000 – British public sector debt hits a trillion for the first time - The Sun
> Yesterday on WATCH: Treasury minister David Gauke MP talks to BBC News after UK debt hits £1 trillion for first time ever
Cameron insists on limit to RBS bonus
"David Cameron has insisted that the chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland should receive a bonus of no more than £1m this year – half of last year’s award – as the UK prime minister attempts to tighten his clamp down on executive pay." – FT (£)
> Yesterday:
Commons Committee says it is shocking that military personnel are being subjected to compulsory redundancies while civil servants are not
"MPs have damned as "grotesque" the way members of the armed forces are being subjected to compulsory redundancy while no civil servants at the Ministry of Defence have been asked to leave against their will." - Guardian
Hague: Sanctions will 'push Iran towards talks' – Independent
Tory peer threatens to lead welfare revolt over Child Support Agency charging fees
"The revolt over the flagship welfare bill has spread to the Tory ranks … Lord Mackay of Clashfern, lord chancellor under Margaret Thatcher and John Major, said he would oppose "unfair" proposals to charge single parents who used the agency a fee of up to 12% of any maintenance collected." – Guardian
Mayoral elections for English cities brought forward to November
"Elections for up to eleven new mayors in Britain’s biggest cities are to be fast-tracked to mid-November in an attempt to boost economic growth and local democracy. Greg Clark, the Cities Minister, will reveal the new timetable today, which begins on May 3 when the eleven cities hold mandatory referendums, asking voters if they want directly elected mayors." - The Times (£)
Ben Gummer MP: Issuing voters annual accounts of where their taxes end up would strengthen democracy
"The solution is simple: a tax statement, delivered every year, to everyone who pays direct taxes—that is, income tax and national insurance. This statement should show the tax paid in the last year and comparable payment in the current year. Crucially, these figures should be broken down into the main items of government expenditure so that taxpayers can see what they have contributed. An accompanying website should provide a ready calculator so that people's indirect taxes can also be estimated and a grand total of tax-take explained." – Ben Gummer MP in the Wall Street Journal (£)
> Yesterday on MPsETC: Ben Gummer MP wants every taxpayer to receive personalised statement of how their hard-earned money has been spent
David Davies MP: Wales will follow Scotland out of the United Kingdom
"The United Kingdom is like the Titanic and it is now "just a question of how long it takes to sink", a senior Conservative MP claimed yesterday. … David Davies, chairman of the Welsh Affairs Committee, suggested Wales was likely to follow Scotland down the path to independence. The UK is "holed below the waterline", he said. "It's just a question of how long it takes to sink."" – Independent
Louise Mensch MP: Conservative feminists like me are having an impact across the political spectrum. No wonder we're winning with women voters – Guardian
Chris Skidmore MP: The NHS is facing an enormous funding crisis. To avert it, we must be more innovative in integrating our health and social services - Daily Telegraph
> Yesterday:
Lord Owen backs Labour in opposition to NHS reforms
"Lord Owen, who left Labour in 1982 and founded the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the precursor to the Liberal Democrats, also talks about an early fall of the Government in a leaked e-mail sent to Labour peers." – The Times (£)
Iain Martin: Austerity imperils Alex Salmond's independence referendum
"In a time of economic stability and prosperity perhaps they could be persuaded to grant Mr. Salmond his wish. But with Europe and the economy so troubled it is much less likely. Remaining part of a coherent state such as the U.K., with a common language, strong cultural bonds and a densely interwoven economy, will make sense to a great many Scots. Don't write off Britain just yet." – Iain Martin in the Wall Street Journal (£)
Daniel Finkelstein: Newt may not win, but he has winning ideas – The Times (£)
Foreign lorry drivers face charge of £10 a day to use roads – The Times (£)
And finally… Livid Mick Jagger snubs David Cameron after Tory "stitch-up"
"Sir Mick Jagger snubbed David Cameron last night after claiming he was a victim of Tory spin. The furious Stones legend, 68, ditched a planned meeting with the PM at a Tory business event, telling pals he felt “exploited”. Sir Mick was seething after learning how Downing Street had boasted of recruiting him to help promote Britain at the Great British Tea Party in the Swiss resort of Davos." – Daily Mirror
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