Having failed to deliver either of his party's key constitutional objectives, electoral reform and Lords reform, could he survive?

BBC: Lords reform looks set to snarl up the Commons

The chancellor's partial redesign of benefits as tax credits has proved to be a costly and error-prone administrative nightmare, so abstruse that a casual observer can be forgiven if they suspect that obfuscation was one of the main objectives of the reform.

BBC: Ruth Lea on the welfare state

But failure to reform the entitlement culture, reaffirm long-run objectives, and re-establish a common purpose will mean a dimming of opportunities for American children today and for future generations.

WSJ: Canada, Druckenmiller and Warsh: Generational Theft Needs to Be Arrested

In Iran, pro-reform daily Mardom Salari wrote that the Doha meetings brought the Syrian opposition more into line with US objectives.

BBC: Middle East