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The Sunday Papers Sunday Papers – Rishi Sunak warned over Nadhim Zahawi A variety of stories lead Sunday’s papers. The papers were sent to print before the announcement that Nadhim Zahawi has been sacked by the prime minister following his tax scandal. The Observer reports the PM was warned of a reputational risk to the government when he appointed Nadhim Zahawi as Conservative Party Chairman last October. According to The Sunday Telegraph, support for Mr Zahawi among senior Tories is “rapidly draining away”. One unnamed cabinet colleague is calling for him to resign, telling the paper “I think he’s got…

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Financial Times – HMRC admits errors over Zahawi Summary of the front page The FT says the UK tax authority has admitted that it gave misleading information last summer when it said no government minister was being investigated, even though Nadhim Zahawi was the subject of a probe. HM Revenue & Customs has now apologised for wrongly stating last June that no ministers were under investigation — mistakes it blames on a botched response to a freedom of information request. Zahawi paid £5mn to HMRC, including a £1mn penalty, to reach a settlement with the UK tax authority while he…

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The Independent – Victim killed every three days by offenders on watchlist Summary of the front page The Independent says A person is killed every three days on average by an offender on probation in England and Wales, The Independent can reveal, as the crisis in public protection deepens. The litany of errors leading up to the murder of Zara Aleena by serial offender Jordan McSweeney has shone a spotlight on dangerous gaps in the monitoring of people leaving prison. McSweeney had been released just nine days before brutally attacking and killing the aspiring lawyer as she walked home in east…

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Sunday Mirror – Top Tory’s Russian oil millions Summary of the front page The Tories’ “top treasurer” has been raking it in from a firm still dealing with “warmonger Vladimir Putin’s Russia”, the Sunday Mirror reports. A senior Conservative Party treasurer has been “raking it in” from his share in a company that continues to trade with Russia. The paper reports that Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Mansour, who previously served as a minister under former dictator Hosni Mubarak, is a co-owner of UK-based Unatrac, which it says is still supplying machinery to Russia’s oil and gas industry. It adds that, when he…

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Sunday Express – Rishi at war over migrants Summary of the front page Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is on a collision course with civil servants over plans to ban illegal immigrants from claiming asylum, the Sunday Express reports. The paper says Sunak wants to “tear up the rule book” to end the current spate of Channel crossings but that “Whitehall insiders have vowed to torpedo the plan”. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

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The Observer – ‘I saw children face bullying and racism at asylum hotel’ Summary of the front page Children seeking asylum in the UK were threatened with violence and subjected to racist abuse by staff at a Home Office-run hotel, a whistleblower has told The Observer. The source, who worked at the hotel, said the environment there drove children who had arrived in the UK without a carer “on to the streets and into the hands of criminal gangs”. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

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The Sun on Sunday – Strictly stars in 3am bottle bust-up Summary of the front page The Sun on Sunday has a story about Strictly star Helen Skelton. TV presenter Helen Skelton had to dodge a glass bottle thrown in her direction during a nearby brawl while on a night out with friends, according to the Sun. The front page carries a quote from a source saying Skelton was “shocked at the violence”. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

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