That's your lot from the Politics Live team today. It's been another busy Sunday - here's a look back at what's happened:

• Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond told the Andrew Marr show the UK and Russia will continue to have a "prickly relationship", with no clear signs Vladimir Putin will alter his intentions in Ukraine

• Mr Hammond refused to commit his party to spending 2% of GDP on defence in the next Parliament

• Ed Miliband said a Labour government would legislate to ensure TV debates become a permanent feature of general elections

• A Labour candidate announced she would not be accepting a £1,000 donation from former prime minister Tony Blair

• The Telegraph reported a new government anti-extremism strategy may include measures to ban radical Islamists from working unsupervised with children

We're back tomorrow morning for all the latest political news and analysis. See you then.

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Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has said it's unlikely he will be Taoiseach (head of the Irish government) next year - despite predicting his party will be in power on both sides of the Irish border. He vowed he would not "prop up" an administration led by Fine Gael or Fianna Fail in the Republic. "I don't think I'm going to be Taoiseach next year... it's up to the people," he told RTE's The Week in Politics. "But I do think we are going to be in government in both states on the island."

On Monday, Mark D'Arcy says the number one Commons event may well take place outside the main chamber. The statutory instrument to bring in standardised packaging for cigarettes - highly controversial among Conservative MPs - is due to be considered by a committee. Our correspondent says we can expect protests that it is not being considered on the floor of the Commons. Indeed, Sir Gerald Howarth MP said as much to Sky News earlier today.

The BBC's parliamentary correspondent Mark D'Arcy has done his usual look-ahead to what's coming up this week. Among the bills and barracking, he says we're likely to see the final Commons speeches of two of the biggest political names of recent years - Gordon Brown and Jack Straw.

tweets:, external Nicky Morgan: Tristram Hunt called me 'love' during debate Read more, external

tweets, external: Miliband would be daft to start talking about a post-election deal with the SNP. Today's SoS leader column, external.

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Away from Westminster politics, the Welsh finance minister has been discussing the funding deal offered to the Welsh Assembly by the coalition. Jane Hutt says the settlement offered by David Cameron does not provide enough certainty for public spending. The PM wants the Welsh government to raise some of its budget through taxes. You can read more here.

Politics Live readers have been getting in touch with their views on the TV debates. Here are some of your comments.

Am I the only person in the UK seriously concerned that after May we could end up with a government in Westminster that has the support of only 20% (30% of a 60% turnout)? Yet the issue of the day would appear to be TV debates.

We have a voting system that came out of the ark yet politicians continue to refuse to propose real reform.

David McKay

Really struggling to see the relevance of the whole debate issue:

1) The modern politician doesn't debate or even answer questions so what does a "debate" add.

2) We see/hear enough of all the politicians without adding more time for them to tell us exactly what they told us yesterday and the same thing that they're going to tell us tomorrow.

3) I think we all take everything that politicians of all persuasions say with so much salt these days that its almost pointless listening to them at all.

Frankly I'd vote for seeing less of our politicians on our TV screen not more. Judge them by their actions not by their words.

Keith Hough

Do you agree. Let us know your thoughts by emailing politics@bbc.co.uk

Sky News

Andrew Pierce, Daily Mail columnist, tells Sky News he isn't in the least bit impressed with Ed Miliband's plan for a Turing's Law, which would give posthumous pardons to gay men who were convicted under the now repealed indecency laws. "It's just so cynical isn't it. What's the point? What does it do for the people involved?" he asks.

Former Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell has been discussing defence spending and whether a 2% of GDP target will be met over the next Parliament. Sir Menzies, a member of the Intelligence and Security Committee, said: "If ever there was a time to put party differences aside on defence, it is now.

"I would support an agreement between the three main parties to commit to the maintenance of the UK defence budget at the Nato target of 2% of GDP."

He suggested that other European nations would also have to increase their defence spending to meet their Nato obligations. "Europe has dined out on the overgenerous contribution to its defence by the USA. We can't expect that to go on forever," he said.

"It's time to recognise our own responsibilities."

The Independent

Adventurer Bear Grylls is the latest person to contribute to the Independent's "If I were Prime Minister" series. My colleague Victoria is a fan. In his piece, Bear says he would champion young people and try to build stronger communities. And he says he would hold cabinet meetings at Snowdon and Ben Nevis. More here, external.

The Daily Mail

David Cameron's refusal to take part in more than one TV debate has been driven by Conservative campaign director Lynton Crosby, according to James Forsyth. He writes over at the Daily Mail that the party is "desperate" for the debates not to go ahead. Mr Crosby, Forsyth writes, has told colleagues "not to be fazed" by media interest in the debates. More here, external.

The Spectator

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Anyone who was watching our coverage earlier will have noticed a couple of guests on the Andrew Marr show were less than forthcoming with straight answers. Philip Hammond wasn't keen to say whether his party would guarantee 2% of GDP would be spent on defence over the next Parliament, while Caroline Flint didn't want to say whether Labour would go into coalition with the SNP.

Over on the Spectator, Isabel Hardman looks at their performances. Both, she says, "did very well because they didn't give anything away that they didn't want to". But that isn't necessarily a good thing for politics the long-run, she adds. More here, external.

MPs are to be given the chance to discuss the TV debates. The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) - which has not been invited - has tabled a motion for Wednesday. DUP leader Nigel Dodds said: "In future, we need to follow the example of the US and have an independent commission arrange any such debates. Too many politicians and broadcasters can't be trusted to put their own self-interest aside and put that of the voters first.

"This is why I've decided to give my fellow MPs in Parliament the chance to discuss this matter there.

"Any TV debates that happen have to be for the benefit of the people who watch them, not the people who take part in them or broadcast them."

The Scotsman

There has been much discussion of Labour's position in Scotland recently, with polls suggesting the party could be heading for a near wipe-out on 7 May. Scotland on Sunday political editor Tom Peterkin has been taking a look at what the party could do to prevent a disaster. He feels Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy might be key: "Much faith has been invested in Murphy in the belief that he has the dynamism to inject some genuine leadership into a rudderless organisation." More here, external.

Children are to be taught about sexual consent from the age of 11 under new government plans. The classes will give young people "better understanding of the society around them", the government says, allowing them to "make informed choices and stay safe". Nicky Morgan, the education secretary, said there were "unimaginable pressures" for young people growing up today. More here.

tweets:, external MPs will debate the debates on Wednesday thanks to a @duponline opposition day motion.

The Daily Telegraph

Does anyone know what this election is really about? That's the question Janet Daley has been asking over at the Telegraph. She says, despite being bombarded with party propaganda, she has no idea what is at the heart of the contest. More here, external.

The Sun

Are you a member of Lidl Britain? We've seen voters defined by where they live - remember Essex man - but now, according to the Sun,, external they're defined by where they shop. The paper claims Labour and the Conservatives are currently neck and neck in the race to win over the "key demographic" that is the Lidl shopper.

The Guardian

"The Tories wanted to make this election turn on the character of the Labour leader. [The debates row] has made the issue the character of David Cameron," writes Andrew Rawnsley, in the Guardian. He sys the PM has shown himself to be a man who "hates exposing himself to attack", but also one who is "extremely stubborn about changing his mind". "To surrender now would make him look weak. Yet he will no less hate being defined as the no-show prime minister."