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.
Prime Minister Liz Truss will deliver her Tory conference speech today to explain why she thinks the current disruption caused by her economic policies will be worth it.
He attempt to bolster his war effort has only embarrassed the dictator after the number of those fleeing Russia matched the amount of soldiers drafted. Putin he attempt to galvanise his invasion of Ukraine with a partial military mobilisation has backfired, after just as many Russians flee to neighbouring Kazakhstan as have been drafted into the army. The Kremlin’s defence minister today claimed that over 200,000 people have been drafted into Russia’s armed forces since Putin escalated his illegal…
South Korea’s military has issued an apology after a failed missile launch during a drill with the United States sparked alarm among residents of Gangneung.
Elon Musk wades into Ukraine war -‘F*** off’ is the reaction coming from Ukraine and many social media users. But the Kremlin is happy with Musk’s latest online stunt.
The Metro says Elon Musk has found himself wrapped up in yet another Twitter controversy after posting a peace proposal to settle the Ukranian conflict.
