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The Independent says Downing Street staff who received fines for attending the same lockdown parties as Boris Johnson have reacted with fury after the prime minister escaped further sanctions on Thursday.

The Guardian says civil servants and special advisers have reacted with fury and disbelief after Scotland Yard confirmed Boris Johnson got only one of 126 fines levied for law-breaking parties at the heart of Downing Street and Whitehall.

The Independent says a policing minister has rejected a suggestion from the HM chief inspector of constabulary that officers should use “discretion” when deciding whether to prosecute desperate shoppers during the cost-of-living crisis.

The Metro says Tory MPs have voted down plans to trigger an emergency budget despite the worsening cost of living crisis.

BBC Sport says ministers are facing growing calls to bring forward large increases in benefits and the state pension which will be paid from next April.

PMQs is back – after a long three-week break – and domestic issues are set to dominate the agenda.

The Metro says Tory MPs have been accused of siding with ‘profiteering oil and gas companies’ after voting down a windfall tax that Labour says could save struggling families £600 this year.

The Metro says Rishi Sunak is drawing up plans to increase the warm home discount before cutting taxes amid growing political pressure to step in and tackle the cost of living crisis, reports suggest.

The Metro says A Tory MP arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault offences has been released on bail by the Metropolitan Police.

The Guardian says Boris Johnson’s party has been engulfed in fresh scandal as it emerged a Conservative MP had been arrested on Monday on suspicion of serious sexual offences, including rape.