The Guardian says Boris Johnson’s fumbled defence of the government’s record on the cost of living has exasperated Conservative MPs and sharpened fears about the party’s performance in Thursday’s local elections.
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The Sun says BORIS Johnson will today echo Winston Churchill in a historic address to the Ukraine parliament — hailing the defence against Vladimir Putin’s war machine as the nation’s “finest hour”.
The Independent says Boris Johnson will evoke Britain’s struggle with Nazi Germany as he tells Ukraine’s parliament that their country’s resistance of Russian invasion is its “finest hour”.
The Metro says Boris Johnson is set to hail Ukraine’s ‘finest hour’ when he addresses the country’s Parliament tomorrow.
The Guardian says Boris Johnson will hail Ukraine’s resistance against tyranny as an exemplar for the world as he delivers a virtual address to the country’s parliament on Tuesday.
The Metro says a Conservative MP who allegedly watched pornography on his phone in the Commons should be expelled from the party, a minister has said.
The Independent says a Conservative MP who watched allegedly pornography on his phone in the House of Commons has been reported to a parliamentary watchdog.
The Guardian says the Conservatives have been hit by yet another House of Commons sex scandal after a female minister reported seeing a male colleague watching porn on a mobile phone in parliament.
BBC News says an independent investigation could be launched into claims a Tory MP watched porn on his phone while in the Commons.
The Metro says Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti admitted he was surprised by Karim Benzema’s outrageous Panenka penalty against Manchester City.
The Guardian says with a quarter of an hour gone at the Etihad Stadium, on a night when this entire lighted stage seemed to ripple and shudder, Phil Foden did something lovely.
The Independent says this was a Champions League classic that produced the most quintessential modern storyline.
BBC Sport says Manchester City will take a slender Champions League semi-final advantage to the Bernabeu after winning a seven-goal first-leg classic against Real Madrid at Etihad Stadium.
Daily Mirror says Elon Musk has struck a deal to buy Twitter for £34billion.
The Independent says Jameela Jamil has announced that she’s leaving Twitter after news that Elon Musk has purchased the platform.
The Metro says Twitter and Elon Musk have reached an agreement for him to buy the social media platform in a $44 billion (£34.5 billion) deal.
The Guardian says Elon Musk has reached a $44bn deal to buy Twitter in a takeover that will give the world’s richest man control of a social network with more than 200 million users.
The Independent says claims that Conservative MPs have accused Angela Rayner of deliberately distracting Boris Johnson by crossing and uncrossing her legs in the Commons are “ludicrous”, the party chair says.
The Guardian says Angela Rayner has hit out at “sexism and misogyny” in politics, as a storm of criticism erupted after a vile report from the Mail on Sunday.
Sky News says Angela Rayner has condemned a “sexist” and “misogynistic” Mail on Sunday article which claimed Tory MPs have accused her of a ‘Basic Instinct’ ploy to distract Boris Johnson.
BBC News says politicians have condemned a suggestion made in a newspaper that Labour’s Angela Rayner tries to distract Boris Johnson in the Commons by crossing and uncrossing her legs.
Daily Express says BORIS JOHNSON has been handed a major lifeline in his fight with Partygate, despite his own MPs letting Labour’s motion go unopposed.
The Metro says Boris Johnson will face a formal investigation over whether he misled parliament about partygate.
The Independent says Boris Johnson was told “the gig’s up” by a senior Tory as he faced the prospect of a parliamentary investigation into whether he lied to MPs about Downing Street parties during coronavirus lockdowns.
Euronews says British MPs have decided to open an investigation targeting Boris Johnson over the so-called “partygate” scandal.