he was accompanied by the sports minister tracey crouch. he then went into number ten for a private reception, hosted by the prime minister, for commonwealth athletes. well, that's it for monday in parliament and time for me to disappear too. mandy baker will be here for the rest of the week but from me, kristiina cooper, goodbye. good morning. the best of the sunshine on monday was out to the west, particular south—west wales. for most of us it was a pretty grey, cloudy start to our new working week, wasn't it? in fact, this weather watcher's picture sums it up quite nicely, the cloud thick enough for the odd spot or two of drizzle. we start like that for many today, but fingers crossed conditions will improve later on. now, it's a very quiet weather story right throughout the week across the uk, with high—pressure sitting up into the north, and this north—easterly flow. now, that's responsible for driving in this cloud through the night, and it makes for a pretty grey, murky start. but, as we go through the day, it does look as thou