The Observer’s editorial warns against what it calls weaponising green policies for political gain. It says the climate emergency, obvious in this summer of “freak heatwaves”, cries out for a non-partisan approach.

The paper also leads on plans from the PM to protect customers from banks being able to close their accounts, following Nigel Farage having his account at Coutts closed due to his political beliefs. The paper reports on warnings from the banking industry that revealing the reasons for an account closure could tip off potential criminals who are being investigated.