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The Guardian – Truss delivers a new common enemy to fractured Tory party Summary of the front page Liz Truss has tried to unite her party around a common enemy of the “anti-growth coalition” of trade unions, remainers and green campaigners after a turbulent Tory conference left her leadership in peril, reads the front page of The Guardian. The paper described the four-day Tory party conference as “fractious”, ending with an “embattled” PM warning of “stormy…

Metro – Movin’ on up … or is Liz moving on out? Summary of the front page The front page of the Metro reports that Liz Truss has rallied her divided party by promising she is on a mission to make “difficult but necessary” choices to grow the country’s economy. The paper’s front page focuses on the Birmingham party conference. The paper picks up on the PM’s comments that there was “no alternative” to her…

Daily Express – Stormy days ahead… but I’ve got your back Summary of the front page Liz Truss has swept aside Conservative Party turmoil by vowing to get Britain “through the tempest”, reports the Daily Express. The paper is one of few that takes a positive tone on the current political situation suggesting the PM “came out fighting” with her “energised” speech at the Tory Party conference. Today’s top stories UK National newspapers Previous Next…

The Sun – Man City WAG: Manc food is manky Summary of the front page The wife of Manchester City footballer Ilkay Gundogan has dished up a storm by rubbishing local restaurants, reports The Sun. The WAG says there are no good places to eat in the Northern City. The paper’s front page has no political stories. Today’s top stories UK National newspapers Previous Next Like this article? Leave a comment

Daily Mirror- Stop the killer dogs Summary of the front page The Daily Mirror uses its front page to launch a campaign for new laws on dangerous dogs to be introduced after finding the number of attacks since 2020 has increased by 26%. The death of Ann Dunn this week was the ninth in 2022, making it the deadliest year on record, the paper says. “Chaos, confusion and calamity … this was the end of…

The Independent – PM Fights to keep cabinet in line as splits deepen Summary of the front page The Independent’s front page is dominated by the infighting within the Tory party as Prime Minister Liz Truss struggles to keep her party in line, following an attempted coup, talks of resignations and claims she’ll be out before Christmas. The left-wing paper picks up on grant Shapps’s comments that Truss has 10 days to save her premiership. …

Pro-Tory press turn on Truss – end of the line? In a titanic shift Pro-Tory press turn on Truss – does this spell the end of the line for the PM? She’s only been in the job for a month and it’s undoubtedly been the worst start of a premiership for any UK prime minister.  Leading up to the Tory leadership election, Liz Truss managed to hit the right notes with her senior party members.…

The Metro says Protesters holding signs reading ‘Who voted for this?’ were dragged away after disrupting Liz Truss’s’ speech at the Tory conference.

The Metro says A high school football team held a frat boy-style mock slave auction involving some black team members – and is paying the price by having the rest of their season canceled.

The Metro says A British couple was murdered by a ruthless gang as they searched a remote South African nature reserve for rare seeds, a court heard.

The Metro says Rumours have spread through Russia that Vladimir Putin will soon make ‘key decisions about launching a tactical nuclear strike’ from a secret bunker.

The Guardian says Liz Truss’s intervention to freeze energy prices for households for two years is expected to cost the government £89bn, according to the first major costing of the policy by the sector’s leading consultancy.

The Guardian says South Korea’s military has apologised after a missile it launched during a drill on Tuesday malfunctioned and crashed to the ground, causing alarm among nearby residents who thought they were under attack from North Korea, which had test launched a missile earlier in the day.

The Guardian says A California serial killer seems to be “on a mission” dating back to last year, which has seen the fatal shooting of at least six men and the wounding of one woman – but authorities have not figured out what’s behind the violence.

The Independent says a father-of-two has been shot dead in a “calculated and ruthless execution”, police have said as they released CCTV footage of two suspects.

The Independent says Former prime minister Gordon Brown has warned Liz Truss of a “national uprising” if she fails to uprate benefits in line with inflation, as a fresh Cabinet rift threatened to open up over the matter ahead of her make-or-break Conservative Party conference speech.

The Independent says Russian forces in Kherson are regrouping for a counterattack, amid rapid Ukrainian gains in the region, state-owned news agency RIA reported.

The Independent says An American chess star who has been accused of cheating by world champion Magnus Carlsen has likely done so in more than 100 games, a report has claimed.

Summary of Today’s Paper Headline Story The Independent – PM fights to keep party in line as split deepen Liz Truss is fighting for her political life after the Conservative Party conference saw a breakdown of cabinet discipline and the first signs of organised opposition to her agenda, reports The Independent. Today’s Headlines – Summarised

Summary of Today’s Paper Headline Story The Guardian – Tory turmoil amid claims of coup to oust Truss The front page of The Guardian states that Liz Truss’s cabinet is in open warfare over the 45p tax U-turn and benefit cuts, with the home secretary accusing fellow Tory MPs of a coup against the prime minister. Today’s Headlines – Summarised

Summary of Today’s Paper Headline Story Metro – Can she fix it? Liz Truss is due to make the most important speech of her career on Wednesday as she battles to prevent a mutiny within her own party, reads Metro’s front page. Today’s Headlines – Summarised

Summary of Today’s Paper Headline Story The Sun – Married BBC star’s secret love child with stripper A married BBC star has fathered a child with a stripper, according to an exclusive report by The Sun. Today’s Headlines – Summarised

Summary of Today’s Paper Headline Story Daily Mirror – Wagatha feud reignites The Wagatha Christie row has kicked off again after Rebekah Vardy was hit with a bill of up to £1.5 million for Coleen Rooney’s legal costs, writes the Daily Mirror. Today’s Headlines – Summarised

Summary of Today’s Paper Headline Story Daily Express – PM: My changes will disrupt … But build better future Liz Truss will warn on Wednesday that pushing for economic growth will cause disruption to the UK, but will ultimately make life better for everyone, reports the Daily Express. Today’s Headlines – Summarised

Many of Wednesday’s papers lead on suggestions of infighting within the Conservative Party and ask if the PM can survive.