On the agenda: Friday
The BBC was forced to defend its neutrality last night after its director general met with senior aides to David Cameron to discuss its political coverage.
Mark Thompson held a meeting with Downing Street staff to discuss the corporation's tone of coverage of the forthcoming public spending cuts.
The discussions appeared to be an attempt by Thompson to assure senior Conservative figures the BBC was not biased against the government.
Labour leadership candidate Ed Balls will today put employment at the centre of his campaign, as he outlines a £250m plan to create 200,000 jobs and work placements for people out of work.
The shadow education secretary called for a new guarantee to ensure that anyone unemployed for more than 18 months would be given a job or work placement.
Balls will appear on Radio 4's Today programme this morning, before traveling to Cardiff as part of a national campaign highlighting the need to keep Royal Mail in public ownership.
A YouGov poll suggests David Miliband is considered to be the strongest leadership candidate to stand against Cameron.
Members of the UK Independence Party are set to meet for their autumn conference in Torquay, as the party searches for a new leader.
Lord Pearson of Rannoch announced a fortnight ago he would stand down as leader at the conference, less than a year after taking the post.
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