Frank Field, in the Telegraph, says the Commons should have the power to elect its own committees and its own leader and that he will announce whether he will be a candidate for Speaker at the start of June.
Sam Coates and Angus Macleod, in the Times, report on how Scottish Labour MPs tried unsuccessfully to persuade Michael Martin not to step down as an MP after resigning as the Speaker.
George Parker, in the Financial Times, says Lord Mandelson is expected to become foreign secretary in the next reshuffle.
Rod Liddle, in the Spectator, praises Sarah Teather as someone who proves that MPs did not have to fiddle the system.
Ben Macintyre, in the Times, recalls how he was once reprimanded by the serjeant at arms when he was a parliamentary sketchwriter for writing about overhearing organ music coming from Michael Portillo's room.
Chekov, at Three Thousand Versts of Loneliness, writes on David Cameron's plans to stop MPs also sitting in devolved parliaments or assemblies – so-called "double jobbing" – and to stop MPs (ie Sinn Féin MPs) claiming expenses if they do not attend parliament.
