The Guardian says Boris Johnson has suffered a humiliating rebellion over measures to slow the spread of the Omicron variant.
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The Independent says staff have been told not to “destroy any relevant information” as an investigation into illegal Christmas parties allegedly held at No 10 begins.
One person in the UK has died with the Omicron variant of coronavirus, the prime minister has said. Boris Johnson said the new variant was resulting in hospital admissions.
The Metro says Special advisors at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) regularly drank alcohol late into the night throughout the pandemic.
The Guardian says Boris Johnson was accused of misleading his own ethics adviser last night, exposing the PM to a potential suspension from the Commons.
The Independent says Boris Johnson is set to be forced to rely on Labour votes to put his Christmas Covid restrictions into law.
The Conservative Party have been slapped with a £17,800 fine for “failing to accurately report a donation” that paid for the refurbishment of the PM’s Downing Street flat.
The Independent says Prime minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie have announced the birth of “a healthy baby girl”.
Most of the front pages are leading with the footage of senior Downing Street staff joking about holding a Christmas party last December when much of the country was in lockdown.
The Metro says Gavin Williamson ‘threw party for staff while millions were under lockdown’.
The Sun says Boris Johnson accused of cover-up after aide revealed to have stepped in on Afghanistan animal rescue.
France24 says Olaf Scholz will become chancellor of Germany, turning the page on 16 years with Angela Merkel at the helm as a new centre-left-led coalition takes the wheel of Europe’s top economy.
The Metro says Sniffer dogs may be deployed in parliament after traces of cocaine were found in 11 bathrooms on the estate.
The Independent says Elon Musk says Trump, Biden and anyone over 70 should be banned from running for office.
The Independent says Angela Merkel has urged Germans to shun hatred ahead of her farewell speech at the Grand Tattoo marking an end to her 16-years in office.
The Guardian says The Conservatives have held the safe seat of Old Bexley and Sidcup in the first in a series of closely watched parliamentary byelections.
The Independent says Matt Hancock urged to ‘set record straight’ over pub landlord’s NHS Covid contract.
The Metro says Covid self-isolation rules have been extended until March as fears build that the Omicron variant could be here to stay.
The Daily Express says TORY supporters have begun turning their backs on Boris Johnson’s UK Government ahead of the Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election.
Questions over whether the prime minister has lost his grip have been circulating online and in the media since his bizarre, rambling speech at the CBI.
The Daily Express says NIGEL FARAGE has been tipped to become the next Prime Minister, as Boris Johnson has been issued a warning over his immigration policy.
The Guardian says HM Revenue and Customs has struck a deal to relocate tax officials into a new office complex in Newcastle.
The Guardian says Sweden’s first female prime minister, the Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson, has resigned less than 12 hours into the job.
The Daily Mirror says Keir Starmer today asked Boris Johnson ‘is everything okay?’ in a vicious exchange at Prime Minister’s Questions.
The Guardian says Boris Johnson once again flouted official requests to wear a mask as he watched a performance of Macbeth at a busy theatre in north London on Monday night.