The Independent – Starmer: I didn’t threaten Speaker. Tories: Yes you did. 

The Independent – Starmer: I didn’t threaten Speaker. Tories: Yes you did. 

The Independent leads on Sir Keir Starmer’s denial that he pressured the Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle to help him avoid Gaza vote rebellion. The paper notes the Tories are plotting to oust the Speaker over the chaos they claim is ‘Labour bias’ – and so far 67 MPs have submitted letters of no confidence. 

The front page features a large image of US President Joe Biden and his dog. The paper reports on claims his dog had bit Secret Service agents 24 times. 

Elsewhere, there is room to report that a new law will clear those wrongly convicted in the Post Office scandal within days.