Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
Monday’s front pages report on the latest developments in the Downing Street party investigations as Sue Gray prepares to publish her report later in the week. The papers also cover Russia-Ukraine developments as a Russian invasion seems imminent.
Katie Price is facing up to five years in jail over an alleged abusive text, writes The Sun, adding that police have been searching her phone for any messages which might have broken a court order.
Boris Johnson understands major changes are needed to the culture at No 10 in order to deliver on his levelling-up pledge, according to an exclusive by the Daily Express.
The Daily Mirror leads with a report on the UK’s energy crisis, in which they have spoken to a grandmother whose house is too cold for her grandchildren to visit.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing calls to launch an independent inquiry into Islamophobia in the Tory party after the former minister Nusrat Ghani claimed she was told her “Muslimness” made “colleagues uncomfortable”, reports The Guardian.
Dominic Raab states there “will be full transparency” regarding Sue Gray’s report. Yet without taking a breath, confirms he can’t say whether or not, her investigative report will be published in full. Stating that level of “transparency” will be left up to the Prime Minister.
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On the front page of The Independent is an exclusive story regarding Sue Gray’s “partygate” inquiry. The paper writes that officials in No 10 have said they have held back information from the investigation due to a “culture of fear”.
Ukrainians will “fight to the death” if Russia invades, the country’s ambassador to the UK has promised, writes the Metro.