Summary

  • David Cameron begins a European tour to lobby leaders over his proposed EU reforms

  • MPs debate an urgent question in the Commons on the Fifa arrests

  • It comes as the government introduces its EU Referendum Bill in Parliament

  • MPs debate the home affairs and justice aspects of the Queen's Speech

  • Labour blocks attempt by Derek Hatton - expelled in the 1980s - from rejoining

  1. Fifa controversypublished at 08:35

    Sepp BlatterImage source, PA

    There seems to be growing political reaction to events involving football's governing body. Fifa is due to open its annual congress despite warnings from sponsors that they may review ties over the arrest of senior officials on corruption charges. Coca-Cola, Adidas and Visa are among the companies to voice their concern.

    Read more here.

  2. Labour objects to Hatton bid to rejoin partypublished at 08:33

    Derek Hatton

    Labour's general secretary has objected to a bid by former councillor Derek Hatton to rejoin the party.

    Mr Hatton, the former deputy leader of Liverpool City Council, was thrown out of Labour in 1986 for belonging to the left-wing Militant faction.

    Read more here.

  3. The morning paperspublished at 08:25

    Newspaper front pages

    Allegations of corruption at world football's governing body, Fifa, dominate the front pages.

    The papers also reflect on the Queen's Speech, which included an EU referendum by the end of 2017 and a Trade Unions Bill dealing with strike ballot turnouts,

    Read more here.

  4. Cameron begins European tourpublished at 08:12

    David CameronImage source, PA

    David Cameron is starting a tour of European capitals as a bill paving the way for the UK's EU referendum is introduced in the House of Commons.

    The prime minister will attempt to persuade the Dutch, French, Polish and German leaders to back his changes to the UK's EU membership.

    Read more here.

  5. Good morningpublished at 08:05

    Hello and welcome to a day which looks set to be dominated, politics wise, by the planned referendum on the UK's membership of the EU. We'll also have all the fallout from the Queen's Speech and the rest of the day's political developments - including reaction to the Fifa allegations.