With seconds to go, Jeremy Corbyn gets the 35 nominations needed to enter Labour leader contest
Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall already had enough backers before the noon deadline
Events took place to mark the 800th anniversary of sealing of Magna Carta
Committee-stage scrutiny of legislation that will devolve more powers to Scotland begins
Norman Smith, the BBC's assistant political editor, says Jeremy Corbyn is currently about ten votes short of getting the backing of 35 Labour MPs. He says it could be a "close run thing" for the leadership hopeful to pass the magic figure by midday.
Labour MP Diane Abbott, who is backing Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour leadership contest, says she thinks he "might just get over the line" and secure the backing of at least 35 Labour MPs by 12:00 BST to get on the ballot paper.
She says when she ran for the party's leadership in 2010 she only received the required backing from MPs in the "final hour".
Ms Abbott says the new "one member one vote system" of electing the party's next leader will also help Mr Corbyn - but says the rules still require change.
Quote MessageI think people can see that the rules we have - 35 nominations - artificially narrow the choice. And it doesn't just lock out the left, it locks out newer candidates and younger candidates. The rules have to change."
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As Jeremy Corbyn tries to secure more support for his Labour leadership bid, which is based on a left-wing platform, former Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy has warned that Labour can't afford to move to the left.
Quote MessageLabour has to pitch a tent that says 'yes' to our core voters but also has to reach out to moderate one nation Conservatives and building a coalition. Because if we try and build a coalition of traditional Labour and disgruntled Liberals next time round, it will end the same way as it has done in May."
David Johnston, chief executive of the Social Mobility Foundation charity, says some of the UK's biggest companies have a very narrow view of what they want in employees.
He told BBC Breakfast:
Quote MessageThey want people to have not just been to university - but have gone to a particular small handful of universities. They want people who've been travelling, they want people who've been on certain holidays, who have the right accent, who they can put in front of a client in their words."
There's just hours left until the Labour leadership nominations close. Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall have already got the necessary 35 nominations from MPs to get on the ballot. But will Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn?
He's told LBC radio that the number of MPs who want him to contest the leadership contest is "creeping up", but he couldn't be sure whether he would meet the target by midday.
So far, 18 colleagues have nominated the Islington North MP, who said yesterday that he could count on the support of four more MPs. Former shadow cabinet member Sadiq Khan has also said he'll nominate the left-winger, without voting for him in the ballot.
Jim Murphy, who formally resigned as Scottish Labour leader at the weekend, is to make a speech later in which he will warn that the party is at risk of failing to learn from its election defeat. Mr Murphy lost his seat on 7 May, as the party suffered heavy losses at the hands of the SNP in Scotland.
He will criticise Labour leadership hopefuls Andy Burnham, Liz Kendall, Yvette Cooper and Jeremy Corbyn for declaring at a recent GMB union hustings that they would not share a pro-EU platform with David Cameron during the upcoming referendum. He will say Labour's wipeout north of the border was not because it was part of a joint campaign against Scottish independence.
Quote MessageOur mistake was not to participate in a cross-party campaign that swamped a Labour campaign. Our mistake was to have no identifiable Labour campaign at all. Or more precisely to have one that lacked heart and soul. "
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Image source, PAThe requirement for schools to have an act of collective worship should be abolished, says a report co-authored by former Education Secretary Charles Clarke.
The study argues that the requirement has failed to keep up with changes in attitudes to religion since it was introduced in the 1940s.
Mr Clarke says it is more honest to admit that it cannot be enforced.
But he calls for the compulsory teaching of religious literacy.
A report from Mr Clarke and Linda Woodhead, professor of sociology of religion at Lancaster University, says there needs to be a "new settlement" in the relationship between religion and schools.
Image source, EPAThe latest round of talks between Greek and EU officials in Brussels has failed to reach an agreement. A European Commission spokesman said while progress was made on Sunday, "significant gaps" remained.
Europe wants Greece to make spending cuts worth €2bn (£1.44bn), to secure a deal that will unlock bailout funds. Greek deputy prime minister Yannis Dragasakis said that Athens was still ready to negotiate with its lenders.
He said Greek government proposals submitted on Sunday had fully covered the fiscal deficit as demanded.
However, Mr Dragasakis added that the EU and IMF still wanted Greece to cut pensions - something Athens has said it would never accept.
IMF chief economist Olivier Blanchard said in a blog post, external that an agreement will require "difficult decisions", with "tough choices and tough commitments to be made on both sides".
There's debate again this morning about social mobility after a report said elite firms were sidelining the UK's bright working-class applicants in favour of privileged, "polished" candidates.
The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission says these firms draw from a small pool of graduates, who probably went to private or selective schools.
This version of talent can be "mapped to middle-class status", it adds.
The report was based on interviews with staff from 13 elite accountancy, law and financial services firms.
The study by Royal Holloway, University of London, on behalf of the commission, examined barriers to entry for people from less privileged backgrounds to these elite firms.
As mentioned, the Queen and members of the Royal Family are to attend an event marking the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta.
The ceremony will take place at Runnymede in Surrey, close to the River Thames, where King John of England sealed the original document in 1215.
The charter first protected the rights and freedoms of society as well as establishing that the King was subject to the law rather than being above it.
A major new art installation will also be unveiled in the Runnymede meadows.
The Queen will be joined by the Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke of Cambridge, Princess Anne and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence as well as Prime Minister David Cameron and other dignitaries from around the world.
Image source, PAGeorge Galloway has officially entered the race to become London's next mayor. The Respect Party leader, who lost his seat as Bradford West MP last month, outlined a range of policies designed to clamp down on what he described as the "social cleansing" of the city.
Speaking at the Ethical Society in Holborn, he said he would make the "housing crisis" his main priority. He said house prices were driving people "further to the edge of London, literally and metaphorically".
Mr Galloway, 60, first announced his intention to run for mayor last month, pledging to "build a city that benefits everyone, not just those dripping in gold".
Nominations for those vying to be the next leader of the Labour Party close at midday. To be on the official ballot, candidates need the backing of at least 35 Labour MPs - 15% of its number.
Andy Burnham leads the field with 66 nominations, with Yvette Cooper on 56 and Liz Kendall on 40. The final contender, Jeremy Corbyn, is yet to reach the 35-MP threshold.
The winner will be announced before the party conference in September.
Details of the progress the four candidates are making towards the target are being updated daily on Labour's website, until close of nominations., external
The contest was sparked by Ed Miliband's resignation in wake of the party's electoral defeat in May.
Hello and welcome to our rolling political coverage for Monday 15 June, the 800th anniversary of the day King John used his seal to stamp Magna Carta. Will anything that happens today be talked about in eight centuries' time? Who knows. The biggest question at the moment is whether Jeremy Corbyn will get the necessary 35 nominations from MPs to enter the Labour leadership contest.