The Independent writes that a number of senior Conservatives have disowned Boris Johnson’s attempt to neuter parliament’s sleaze watchdog.
Day: 4 November 2021
The Sun says Countdown presenters Anne Robinson and Rachel Riley are embroiled in a “toxic fued”.
The Daily Express carries calls from Jonathan Van-Tam for people to be cautious to help protect lives and save Christmas.
The Daily Mirror leads with another story criticising Mr Johnson – this time for flying back from the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow by private jet.
“The sleazy way out” is the headline for the Metro, which says Boris Johnson has been accused of “wallowing in sleaze”.
The Guardian says Boris Johnson threw the government’s weight behind protecting Mr Paterson – but scores of Tory MPs refused to back the move.
The Guardian says After weeks of camping outside City Hall in New York, taxi drivers can finally head home after striking a deal with officials to rescue thousands of workers from crushing loans that had caused misery for their families.
The Independent says a panel of 12 people has been chosen for the trial of the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, it consists of 11 white people and one Black person.
The Metro says Gareth Southgate has axed Jadon Sancho from his latest England squad and resisted the temptation to recall Mason Greenwood.
The Metro says KIM Kardashian and Pete Davidson were accompanied by the reality star’s film crew on their secret dinner date in New York City.
The Daily Express says Republican Glenn Youngkin will become the state’s next governor just a year after Mr Biden took office.
The Daily Mirror says A doomsday-prepping mum says she has started living off the grid and training her kids for disasters.
The Guardian says Boris Johnson has admitted receiving a free holiday at a luxurious Spanish villa linked to Zac Goldsmith.
The Independent says Boris Johnson’s government has completed a full U-turn on yesterday’s vote to set aside recommendations Owen Paterson be suspended over paid lobbying and subsequently set up a new sleaze system for parliament.
The Metro says The government has been forced into an embarrassing climbdown over its attempt to scrap the Commons sleaze watchdog.
The Sun says THE Cleo Smith kidnap suspect was obsessed with Bratz dolls with pictures showing dozens of them in the house where she was found.
The Daily Express says JOHN KERRY was chased around COP26 by GB New’s Tom Harwood after the US Climate Envoy was challenged over Joe Biden’s apparent inability to stay awake during the summit.
The Daily Mirror says The Queen has left Windsor Castle by helicopter today to spend the weekend at Sandringham, her country home in Norfolk.
The Guardian says two boys aged 12 and 15 have been arrested on suspicion of riotous behaviour after police came under attack after a protest against the Northern Ireland Brexit protocol in Belfast.
The Independent says Madeleine McCann’s parents have said they have been given “hope” after the four-year-old Australian girl was found alive on Monday after being missing for 18 days.
The Metro says An estimated 1.2 million people in England have reported suffering with long-Covid in the past four weeks.
The Daily Mirror says a young man who killed a girl and her parents after her father found them in bed together has been sentenced to 150 years in jail.
The Daily Express says SARAH FERGUSON could be called to give evidence in the Prince Andrew civil case, according to reports.
The Sun says A TEENAGER murdered a Good Samaritan dad outside his twin daughters’ birthday party before bragging: “I’d do it again.”
The Metro says a senior Met Police officer apologised for the ‘substandard’ investigation into the deaths of two young gay men in almost identical circumstances less than a month apart.