6pm John Baron on Comment, the only Conservative MP to oppose the Afghan campaign from the very beginning, calls for direct, immediate and unconditional talks with the Taliban: The politicians risk failing our soldiers in Afghanistan
6pm WATCH: Colombia holds its Barack Obama look-a-like competition
3.30pm ToryDiary: For Team Cameron, Cameron is the message
1.30pm George Trefgarne on Comment: How did a Conservative Chancellor deliver 7% growth after the 1930s Depression?
12.30pm ToryDiary: What should Osborne do with 50p? What should happen to NHS Bill? Is gay marriage a vote loser?
10am ToryDiary: Is this the most anti-Christian Government in British history?
ToryDiary: Osborne defines the purpose of the Government: The 7am worker
Columnist Nadine Dorries MP: Cutting taxes for the low-paid will do most to stimulate the economy
Max Wind-Cowie on Comment: Those in favour of gay marriage should show tolerance towards those opposed
MPsETC: Tory MP Claire Perry reportedly told Douglas Carswell to "f*** off and join UKIP"
Local government: Why is graffiti more likely to occur on modernist/brutalist rather than traditionalist buildings?
Osborne is to suspend Sunday trading laws for Olympics… and possibly permanently
"The Chancellor’s speech on Wednesday will outline moves to lift restrictions on Sunday opening hours for two months this summer, with plans for a permanent relaxation if the policy is considered a success. The Budget is also expected to signal the end of the 50p income tax rate and unveil a clutch of other business-friendly moves, including new loans for young entrepreneurs and a further cut in corporation tax." – The Sunday Telegraph
The Sun: "Experts predict stores in London's West End would attract an extra 100,000 customers. And it will spark a shopping bonanza across the country, generating millions of pounds in extra business."
If Osborne gets it right this Wednesday's Budget could be Osborne's "finest hour" -Matthew d'Ancona in The Sunday Telegraph
70% of Liberal Democrat supporters want 50p rate to stay – Sky
"Clegg's problem is that, after being seen as selling out his party's core policies on student fees, Europe and the NHS reforms, his credibility as the guarantor of an alternative, distinctive liberalism is shot" – John Rentoul in the Independent on Sunday
The Sunday Telegraph suggests Osborne much more enthusiastic about cutting 50p than Cameron and Cameron more enthusiastic about marriage tax break.
This one-trick coalition is too cautious to do anything but cut – Heather Stewart in The Observer
Other Budget speculation…
What is Labour’s economic policy?
"It is difficult to tell. Notionally the party accepts the need for deficit reduction, but most of what spokesmen say sounds like a plea for more spending. The signals are continually confusing." – Iain Martin in The Sunday Telegraph
> A ComRes poll overnight (PDF) found that just 15% (-6 since November) of voters trust Ed Balls and Ed Miliband to take the right decisions on the economy. 59% (+9) do not. That contrasts with a 29%/49% split for Cameron and Osborne.
Justine Greening ready to give green light to 80mph motorway limit – The Sun
Andrew Lansley and Ken Clarke set for chop in Cameron's first reshuffle
The Sunday Telegraph also suggests Nicky Morgan, Harriett Baldwin and Anna Soubry are likely candidates for promotion.
Doctors bid to unseat 50 Conservative and Liberal Democrat MPs in revenge over NHS bill – Independent on Sunday
70 of the great-and-good write to Cameron, urging defence of countryside from developers – Sunday Telegraph
Philip Hammond to reverse Liam Fox's decision on aircraft fighters – Independent on Sunday
Ruth Davidson will lead Conservative Friends of the Union (CFU) and make defeating independence her "absolute priority" – Scotland on Sunday
Tory MPs urge Cameron to choose traditionalist as next Archbishop of Canterbury – Observer
Three thoughtful pieces from Tory backbenchers in the Sunday press…
If Scotland can choose its future, so must England – John Redwood
The rivalry between the PM and his would-be successor is so intense that Boris Johnson seems more like leader of the opposition than a colleague – Andrew Gimson in The Sunday Times (£)
Scotland Yard confirms it is investigating a break-in at the Labour leader's offices at the Houses of Parliament
"Police were called to Mr Miliband's Westminster base on Friday evening after a member of staff reported that a door had been forced at the suite of offices in Norman Shaw North building… The incident has raised "deep concerns" within the party that the office had been deliberately targeted by someone looking for internal papers – on the eve of one of the most important weeks in the parliamentary calendar." – Independent on Sunday
"The raid follows a spate of robberies and high-profile security blunders at the Commons. Last year there were 40 incidents of theft, including 25 laptops, two desktops, an iPad and three mobile phones" – Sunday Express
The Sun's headline: Ed Miliband's HQ burgled… no policies found
Adverts for cheeseburgers should join sex, violence and bad language and be banned from TV before 9pm, according to the Scottish government – Scotland on Sunday
And finally… The ping-pong table presented to the US President by David Cameron was actually made in China
"The Prime Minister handed over the top-of-the-range £600 table amid great fanfare during his visit to Washington last week. It was customised with bats painted in the UK and US flags and bears the Dunlop stamp." – Sunday Mirror
Americans' entrepreneurial spirit, not Barack Obama, is powering the US recovery – Janet Daley in The Sunday Telegraph
> Yesterday's ToryDiary offered four reflections on Cameron's Washington trip: "David Cameron will probably get away with his gushing words about Barack Obama because it's looking less and less likely that Obama will lose the White House."
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