4.15pm WATCH: Chuka Umunna MP: The idea that Beecroft "commands the support of the entire business community is simply wrong"
2.30pm Local government: Council by-election result from Thursday
Mark Reckless MP on Comment: Police and Crime Commissioners are one of the great reforms of this Conservative-led government
MPsETC: The famous Mrs Bone gets rejected as police commissioner candidate by Conservative HQ
Local government: Jon Snow attacks free schools and academies
WATCH: Ed Miliband makes surprise visit to troops in Afghanistan
Beleaguered Jeremy Hunt 'could quit' after Olympics, the Sunday Telegraph says
"Jeremy Hunt, the beleaguered culture secretary who will be questioned at the Leveson Inquiry this week, may step down voluntarily from his cabinet post after the Olympic Games, according to senior government sources. … it is clear for the first time this weekend that many of Mr Hunt’s colleagues do not believe he will remain in his post for long after the Olympic and Paralympic Games finish in early September." – Sunday Telegraph
Matthew d'Ancona: David Cameron can use his appearance at the Leveson Inquiry to revive his political fortunes
"Though the cross-examination will be limited to his Lordship’s remit – the “culture, practice and ethics of the press” – it will be seen, inescapably, as a much broader viva voce, a televised appraisal of the PM’s performance to date and fitness to carry on. Two years into his premiership, and in circumstances he could scarcely have foretold when the Coalition was formed, David Cameron will find himself in the dock." – Matthew d'Ancona for the Sunday Telegraph
Other Leveson comment:
Janet Daley: David Cameron and George Osborne are isolated and impervious to advice, critics say
"The Chancellor, one of my interlocutors informed me, has been so traumatised by the disastrous reception of his Budget that he has gone to ground and become more inaccessible than ever. (“He’s in the bunker now.”) … What exasperates the disaffected troops is not just the discounting of their views (which they believe would resonate with most people who might consider voting Conservative) but the refusal to engage with them at all" – Janet Daley for the Sunday Telegraph
Iain Martin: Has the Coalition reached breaking point? The Lib Dems' brutal assault on the Beecroft report has infuriated the Tories
"Mr Cameron’s dallying over Beecroft leaves some Tory MPs wondering what the point of this government is, beyond David Cameron being in Downing Street. Mr Hilton and Mr Letwin wanted to drive through robust reforms, but yet again Mr Cameron’s response was to prevaricate and blame the Lib Dems for being an immovable roadblock. The patience of some Tory MPs and ministers is wearing thin with the Prime Minister’s familiar old excuses." – Iain Martin for the Sunday Telegraph
> Yesterday on Majority Conservatism: Should Cameron maximise the possibilities for continuing coalition or maximise the possibility of a Tory majority?
William Hague tries to halt Shell ‘murder’ case – Sunday Times (£)
Baroness Warsi apologises for not declaring rental income on register of members' interests
"The Tory peer bought the property in 2007 but moved closer to Parliament when she became a minister in 2010, after which she began letting the Wembley flat. “Due to an oversight, for which I take full responsibility, the flat was not included on the Register of Lords’ Interests when its value and the rent received came to exceed the thresholds for disclosure,” she said. “When the discrepancy became apparent this week, I immediately informed the Registrar of Lords’ Interests of its omission.”" – Scotland on Sunday
From Greece to the Prime Minister, betting odds offer the best guide to the future – Amber Rudd MP for the Sunday Times (£)
PM's team orchestrated Commons heckling campaign – Sunday Telegraph
Anger of Tory wife deemed too dim for top police job – by the party chairman – Mail on Sunday
"Edward Heath, the former prime minister, fell asleep next to the Queen during a dinner at 10 Downing Street, Sir John Major has disclosed" – Sunday Telegraph
Ditch plans for same-sex marriage, voters tell MPs - Sunday Telegraph
Vince Cable: Don't lecture the eurozone
"The UK should learn from Germany's successful economy, rather than lecturing the eurozone, Business Secretary Vince Cable says. Speaking to the Independent on Sunday after a visit to Germany, he said "any sense that Britain is lecturing is badly received and is not appropriate". He also said that being called a socialist who did not support business was "absolutely ludicrous"." – BBC
James Forsyth: Nick Clegg did not clear his pro-€uro speech
"Given Germany is key to any solution, one would have imagined Clegg sitting down with David Cameron and William Hague to craft a unified British position. … A credible country can’t deliver mixed messages to the bond markets or foreign governments. But this seems to have been forgotten. As a result, Clegg, an emotional pro-European, was freelancing on the most serious political and economic crisis to hit Europe since the end of the Cold War." – James Forsyth for the Mail on Sunday
> Coverage from yesterday:
Ed Miliband questions David Cameron's judgement on Jeremy Hunt
"Ed Miliband has questioned why David Cameron thought it was appropriate to give Jeremy Hunt the final decision on News Corp's attempt to buy BSkyB. … Labour has now opened a new line of attack on the government, following the publication of a memo Mr Hunt sent to the prime minister about the BSkyB deal at a time when business secretary Vince Cable was handling the process." – Metro
Tony Blair's moral decline and fall is now complete – Nick Cohen for the Observer
Labour voters ‘will deliver independence’ – Scotland on Sunday
Work-for-free programme to be expanded by government – Observer
More jobs go in Whitehall than planned – Independent on Sunday
Lottery funding for anti-GM activists – Sunday Telegraph
Olympics fail to involve more people in sport – Independent on Sunday
And finally… Posh Dave picks the wrong suit as he opts for dressed down style at high-society wedding to fend off class gibes - Mail on Sunday
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