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In today’s briefing update, much of the Sunday papers front pages focus on Brexit and the PM’s links with a US businesswoman.
Boris Johnson says he’ll build 40 new hospitals, spending £13 billion to replace old buildings and equipment.
US businesswoman, Jennifer Arcuri reportedly told friends of an affair with Boris Johnson.
Labour’s Brexit spokesman accuses the PM of whipping up riot fears to stop a Brexit deadline extension.
Downing Street is investigating links between foreign governments and those behind the legislation that could force the PM to delay Brexit.
Margret Thatcher’s former chief press secretary says the PM would win an election even if he was in jail.
Off the back of the 25th anniversary of TV sitcom Friends, a former star says he hasn’t spoken to Jennifer Aniston since the show ended.
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JOHNSON: I WILL BUILD 40 NEW HOSPITALS
The Sunday Telegraph’s front page leads with the prime minister’s plan to spend £13 billion on 40 new hospitals. The new hospitals will replace outdated buildings and equipment. Speaking to the newspaper, Boris said the plan would start with a £2.7 billion cash injection for six hospitals over the next five years.
Read the full story on The Telegraph
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ARCURI ‘TOLD FRIENDS OF AFFAIR WITH BORIS’
The Sunday Times leads with Jennifer Arcuri, the US tech entrepreneur who received sponsorship with Boris was London mayor, “told friends of an affair with Boris.” The newspaper front page also claims the PM “personally apologised” to the Queen after asking her to approve the unlawful suspension of the House of Commons.
Read the full story on the Times
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PM ‘WHIPPING UP RIOT FEARS TO AVOID BREXIT EXTENSION’
The Observer’s front splash reports Labour’s Brexit spokesman, Keir Starmer, accusing the PM of “deliberately whipping up fears of riots and deaths” in an attempt to invoke emergency powers and avoid extending the October 31 deadline.
Read the full story on The Observer
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NO 10 PROBES REMAIN MPS’ ‘FOREIGN COLLUSION’
The Mail on Sunday exclusively reveals Downing Street is investigating alleged links between foreign governments and the MPs behind legislation passed this month that could force the prime minister to delay Brexit beyond the October 31 deadline.
Read the full story on the Daily Mail
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BORIS WOULD WIN ELECTION IN JAIL
The main story from The Sunday Express quotes Sir Bernard Ingham as saying Boris Johnson would win a landslide election victory even if he was in jail – as long as he “doesn’t weaken.” The comments come after the PM was threatened with prison if he did not ask the EU for an extension to the Halloween Brexit deadline.
Read the full story on the Daily Express
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GUNTHER: JEN’S BLANKED ME FOR 15 YEARS
The Daily Star on Sunday’s front page leads with comments by Friends actor Micheal Tyler. The actor that played Gunther on the hit show claims his co-star Jennifer Aniston has not spoken to him since the show ended in 2004. And the last time he saw her was the show’s wrap party.
Read the full story on the Daily Star
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UK Weather Forecast
Sunday 29th September
TODAY
Persistent rain will linger across central and eastern England, with bright spells and heavy showers in the south, along with strong winds. Northern Britain will see sunny spells and a few showers.
TONIGHT
Rain will fade from eastern England early tonight, to leave a largely dry night with clear spells for many. A few showers may edge into northern Scotland though, with rain in SW England later.
Financial Update
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Private jets and the Royals
In today’s special feature we look into the Royal private jet scandal. Was it hypocrisy from the young Royals? Or racially-motivated bullying?
The Daily Mail reported Prince Harry had become a ‘preachy’ and ‘hypocritical’ royal. Duncan Larcombe, a royal expert, believes the former popular prince will lose his popularity. And the couple appears to be going from one PR disaster to another. He said: “A couple that has put themselves out there to lecture us all on needing to do our little bit to save the environment is going on holiday on private jets all summer.” The Daily Mail details the Duke and Duchess’s summer jet around. Adding the couple generated seven times the emission per person compared to a commercial flight when they flew to Nice.
Flare, however, says it’s time for people to stand up for Harry and Meghan. And says the private jet scandal is bullying and a racially motivated double standard. The story calls out the English press and highlights words often used to describe Meghan such as ‘picky’ – after one of her assistants quit. Flare asks why the Royals are facing such backlash when white environmentalists such as Leonardo DiCaprio are not held to the same standard. Leo is often seen flying on private jets and dedicates a lot of his time to the environment and yet is not criticised in this way. The press has also forgotten about Prince William and Prince Charles, both use private jets often and both are vocal about climate change. Flare notes it’s fair to want better from people with a platform. But, what’s not fair is using environmental concern to “thinly veil pretty obvious racism targeted at one specific person, meanwhile letting dozens of others off the hook.”
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