4.30pm MPsETC: Tory MPs debate assisted suicide
4pm Alex Morton of Policy Exchange on ThinkTankCentral: The National Planning Policy Framework changes nothing
2.30pm WATCH: David Cameron isn't great at badminton
1.15pm WATCH: “I love a hot pasty" says David Cameron as he tries to defuse pie tax row
12.30pm Alec Shelbrooke MP on Comment: Union members should opt in to the political fund on an annual basis
12.15pm ConHomeUSA: Speculation that ObamaCare will be declared unconstitutional
11am ToryDiary: Osborne has ordered the Treasury to do new work into the dynamic effects of tax cuts…
9.30am LeftWatch: Ed Miliband launches five point pledge card to help families pay their bills
ToryDiary: Which of the following factors are the biggest threat to Tory chances at the next election?
Columnist Jill Kirby: George Osborne's crazy cap on big donors to charities must be reversed
Greg Clark MP and John Howell MP on Comment: The Coalition's blueprint for sustainable development
Local government: Will elected Mayors be able to scrap council chief executives?
WATCH:
Downing Street says motorists should consider stockpiling petrol to dodge tanker drivers' strike – Telegraph
"With the AA warning against filling up tanks in case it caused a shortage, Labour accused Downing Street of stoking the risk of a mass rush to the pumps. ‘It’s the height of irresponsibility for Downing Street to give the impression that people should be panic-buying. They should be using all their efforts to get a settlement,’ a spokesman said. Labour leader Ed Miliband has so far refused to condemn the strike threat, with the Unite union behind the ballot being the party’s largest paymaster." – Daily Mail
Ken Clarke: Convicted criminals will face tougher community sentences which could include strict curfews, travel bans and ankle tags armed with “sat nav” – Telegraph
“My cheque book has been put away… there is no possibility of privacy” – The FT says Tory donors are unhappy at public gaze
Campaigners have welcomed the Government’s decision to "water down" planning reforms – Telegraph
At last the government has reined in the cowboy lobbyists and allowed urban renewal to trump rural development – Simon Jenkins in The Guardian
The Sun launches "Who VAT all the pies?" campaign saying "Hot takeaway food from bakery shops is a staple of ordinary Brits"
George Osborne has been mocked by MPs over his “pasty tax” after it emerged people could avoid paying VAT on hot baked goods if they wait for them to cool in the shop – Telegraph
"Under the rules released by the Treasury, a lukewarm pasty would not attract the sales tax in warm weather, because it would be the same temperature as the shop. But the same pasty could be hit with a VAT charge in winter when it would be warmer than the ‘ambient’ temperature." – Daily Mail
The Sun Says: "It's fun to imagine Mr Osborne as a modern Marie Antoinette. But there are serious parallels. She had no concept of starvation. Likewise the Chancellor and his rich Cabinet colleagues cannot begin to understand what it's like to be so hard-up that a sharp rise in the price of a pasty will hurt."
How bad has the last week been for the Conservatives?
George Osborne opens door to unfunded tax cuts by inviting Treasury to consider dynamic effects of tax cuts
"Sources say that lowering the top rate of income tax could, for example, boost VAT receipts by incentivising people to spend their additional disposable pay. This is not at present taken into account. A cut in corporation tax, they add, could attract more businesses to Britain. Introducing that information would make lower tax rates more appealing." – Times (£)
"An aide to Mr Osborne criticised the Office for Budget Responsibility for taking insufficient account of the effect of corporation tax cuts on attracting companies to locate in Britain" – FT (£)
In her Express column Ann Widdecombe backs George Osborne on Granny Tax: "I can see no good reason why a pensioner who yesterday was working and economically active should have his retirement income assessed more favourably for tax than anyone else."
David Cameron has "forgotten" about dementia patients in care homes because "not a single penny" of the extra money he has just pledged will help them – Telegraph
More than one-third of schools in the government’s academy converter programme have cited additional money as their primary reason for taking part – FT (£)
Citing US pre-9/11 experience, David Davis warns of dangers of secret courts plan – Daily Mail
Panel concludes that riots were fuelled by a lack of opportunities for young people, poor parenting and suspicion of the police – Guardian
Joint Committee on House of Lord Reform says Bishops should stay – BBC
London 2012's legacy plans praised by International Olympic Committee (IOC) – Evening Standard
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