Summary

  • Cabinet discuss reaction to Tunisia attacks as the confirmed UK death toll rises to 22

  • Education Secretary Nicky Morgan announces plans for tougher exam targets for schools in England

  • Labour leadership contenders Liz Kendall and Andy Burnham set out plans on welfare-to-work schemes and the minimum wage

  • They and rivals Jeremy Corbyn and Yvette Cooper take part in trade union hustings

Live Reporting

Victoria King and Alex Hunt

  1. Look ahead to Wednesday

    That's all folks for Tuesday's political coverage. Wednesday is set to be dominated by the issue of future aviation capacity and whether a new runway will be built at Heathrow or Gatwick. The Airport Commission's report will be published at 07.00 BST. You can follow all the political reaction here on the BBC website. Ahead of the announcement, you can also read how Heathrow and Gatwick match up, examine  the chequered history of airport expansion in the UK  and see how other countries around the world  have been powering ahead. 

  2. Airport decision

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  3. Greek debt crisis

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  4. Heathrow 'to get runway backing'

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    The Airports Commission will recommend Heathrow as the preferred site for London's new runway, sources have told the BBC.

    But while backing Heathrow, it may also leave the door open for alternative expansion at Gatwick.

    The commission is due to make its recommendation at 07:00 BST on Wednesday.

    With no clear decision, the report is likely to open up splits within the Conservative Party over which airport to back .

    As the commission is an independent body its report does not bind the government.

    Read the full story

  5. Roaming charges

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  6. Blue Peter memories

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  7. Morgan urged to do sums

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  8. Summer party speech

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  9. Heathrow or Gatwick?

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  10. Lib Dem leader hustings

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  11. Lib Dem leader hustings

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  12. Airports review

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  13. Office closed

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  14. Conservative mayoral election

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  15. Miliband 'entitled' to criticism

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  16. Today in brief

    Here's a summary of the main things that have been going on in the political world today:

    - Cabinet has met to discuss the Tunisia attacks - as has the goverment's emergency committee Cobra. Downing Street says all those Britons injured are now back in the UK and the bodies of those killed will begin to return to Brize Norton on RAF aircraft on Wednesday.

    - Conservative backbench MP Adam Afriyie says MPs who have said they will donate their £7,000 pay rise to charity  are "quite embarrassing".

    - Education Secretary Nicky Morgan announces tougher targets for so-called "coasting" schools .

    - She also says new guidance is being issued to schools to help teachers spot signs of radicalisation among pupils. Mrs Morgan told the Today programme homophobic remarks could be one of the red flags.

    - Labour leadership and deputy leadership hopefuls have taken part in trade union hustings.

  17. 'Grandstanding'

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    Conservative backbench MP Adam Afriyie says MPs who've vowed to donate their £7,000 pay rise to charity are "quite embarrassing".

    IPSA, the independent body that sets MPs' pay, has said unless there is "new and compelling evidence", it will rise by 10%, from £67,060 to £74,000.

    Mr Afriyie told Victoria Derbyshire that MPs who chose not to accept the increase were "grandstanding".

    David Cameron has said the proposed 10% increase was not acceptable. Read more.

  18. Gender politics

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    There's a heated discussion between Stella Creasy and debate chair Kevin Maguire, associate editor of the Daily Mirror, after he asks the candidates if the leader and deputy leader should be of different genders.

    "This question is beginning to really wind me up," she says, arguing that even if there are two women at the top, there will still be more men in senior posts across the Labour movement. "This kind of question tells you how far we have to go in tackling equality across the party," she argues, getting increasingly irritated. Pressed again, she says: "When did you stop beating your wife Kevin?" "Blimey," says Maguire.

    Moving swiflty on, Ben Bradshaw says: "If I won and if the leader was a man I hope he would split the role and appoint another deputy who was a woman."

    Caroline Flint says:

    I think it would look bad for the party if there were two men at the top... and actually it is interesting, as soon as there's the likelihood of two women at the top we have talks about, 'Ooh that might be difficult, let's split the position of deputy leader.' No way, no way. Don't start putting conditions on us when it looks like men aren't going to get the full whack."

  19. 'Crass and unjust'

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    Shadow chancellor Chris Leslie says next week's Budget should focus on boosting productivity and delivering "thoughtful" public service reforms. He also says:

    It would be an act of gross irresponsibility and unfairness if the chancellor took money from these working households while cutting taxes for the very richest for a second time. To countenance a cut in the 45p top rate on earnings of over £150,000 at this difficult time would be crass and deeply unjust. All help available must be for those on middle and lower incomes first."

  20. Pets on Eurostar?

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