Metro – Red flags at Labour conference
The start of the Labour conference has been overshadowed by controversy over “freebies for its leaders”, says Metro.
The paper’s front page offers its analysis of the first day of the Labour Party Conference saying that Deputy PM Angela Rayner “seemed close to tears” during her speech that came as she and other Labour members have been involved in several sleaze scandals.
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Angela Rayner and Penny Mordaunt are set to go head-to-head this evening in a BBC election debate.
The deputy leader of the Labour Party and the Leader of the House of Commons are expected to discuss many issues impacting the UK electorate ahead of the election on July 4.
They will also come face-to-face with other panelists including Daisy Cooper for the Liberal Democrats and Nigel Farage on behalf of Reform UK.
Others will include Stephen Flynn for the Scottish National Party, the Green Party will be represented by co-leader Carla Denyer and Plaid Cymru by leader Rhun ap Iorwerth.
Keir Starmer defends decision to accept freebie offer to watch Arsenal from the posh seats
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has defended his decision to accept corporate hospitality from Arsenal Football Club, insisting it would cost the taxpayer ‘an absolute fortune’ for him to sit in the stands at the Emirates.
Starmer has been an avid supporter of Arsenal since the 1980s and has been a season-ticket holder for a number of years, with the 62-year-old often pictured watching the club both home and away.
However, since becoming PM, Starmer has been advised by security officials to refrain from using his normal seat, where he had previously watched the Gunners with his teenage son, Toby, and close friends.
Starmer has, in turn, accepted an offer of two corporate seats free of charge, a decision which comes amid calls for an investigation into the Labour politician’s failure to declare the donation of clothes to his wife, Victoria.
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“No More Austerity!” – Monday’s newspaper front pages are heavily dominated by the chancellor’s party conference speech later today. Rachel Reeves will lay out the plans to get Britain’s economy back on track with a speech that is set to offer a positive version of the future after dire warnings about the economy since they came to power.
The Labour Party conference is taking place in Liverpool and marks the first annual conference in government for 15 years.
Beyond politics, there is continued coverage of the allegations about former Harrods owner Mohammed Al-Fayed.