City A.M.
– UK fails to stop North Sea oil sale to Russian
– Danny Alexander sets out plans to hike bank levy by £1bn
– Ukip savages “BBC bias” over “pro-EU mockumentary” and questions Corporation’s EU funding
Daily Mail
Editorial: Be bold… and build a Tory election success
– Jihadi John’s father ‘a bully and a collaborator with Saddam‘: Family fled to Britain from Kuwait after he was accused of helping forces during Iraqi invasion
– Now Europe wants to ban your halogen light bulbs: Sales could be stopped as early as next year as part of energy-saving drive
– 40% jump in GPs planing to start a new life abroad: Exodus means surgeries across England are in crisis
– Senior Tories tell Cameron to drop migrant pledge: Osborne and Hunt among senior ministers expressing doubts over issue
The Express
Editorial: We must stop spending a fortune on asylum seekers
– Tory MP says Britain would be better off without EU trade deal
– Two out of three British laws were made in Brussels
– David Cameron announces plan to double the number of starter homes
– One in three arrested by Met Police is a migrant
Financial Times
Editorial: The madness of King George III’s non-dom tax system
– DUP links post-election deal to protecting UK defence budget
– Labour MP Gisela Stuart in calls for ‘grand coalition’ with Tories
– Tories struggle to reclaim former fortress in Birmingham
– Vince Cable to steer opposition to third runway at Heathrow
The Guardian
Editorial: The Guardian view on the killing of Boris Nemtsov: a watershed for Russia
Editorial: The Guardian view on food security: if the dreamers lose, we face a nightmare
– David Cameron’s migration policy branded a mistake by former ministers
– David Cameron needs to guarantee future defence spending, says Liam Fox
– Labour cannot reverse Tory legal aid cuts, Sadiq Khan says
The Independent
Editorial: The BBC deserves to be placed on a secure financial footing
– Nearly 100,000 of Britain’s poorest children go hungry after parents’ benefits are cut
– The laughing at us must stop before the election, warns senior Green
– Most people think legal tax avoidance is just as wrong as illegal tax evasion, poll suggests
The Mirror
– US Army chief: Britain can’t cut any more troops or it will have a weakened force
– Ukip’s election manifesto is still a mystery but here are 8 of their policies you need to know
The Sun
Editorial: EVEN the most extreme interpretation of the Koran doesn’t allow for the feeding of a murdered man to his unsuspecting mother. THE 9/11 hijackers killed thousands and destroyed the World Trade Center with the tiny blades of box cutters. DANNY Dyer is to marry his “******* rock” after she popped the question.
– No more room on bus, Mr Cameron
– Farage hits out over Ukip manifesto gaffe
The Telegraph
Editorial: Lord Saatchi’s drugs bill has been let down by politics
– The House of Lords should be one in, one out
– Two thirds of Britain’s laws ‘made or influenced by EU’
– Nick Clegg is ‘spineless’, says father whose son is dying of terminal illness
The Times
Editorial: This debilitating women’s problem is shockingly ignored
– Scrap migrant target, No 10 told
– Top economist quits after crack house drug claims
– Cuts in red tape cancelled out by burden of EU rules
– HSBC pays £10,000 a day to BBC chief
Events
– Still celebrating the League Cup final win…
– 0000: New drug-drive regulations come into effect.
– 0700: Nationwide Building Society releases its house price study for February.
– 1000 LONDON: Director General speech on broadcasting.
– 1330 LONDON: Oliver Letwin speech to launch Localis report on Local Enterprise Partnerships.
