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‘Sue Gray quits’ & ‘October 7 anniversary’ – Paper Talk 

News Briefing

Monday’s front pages are dominated by two stories.

Tributes are paid to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, in which 1,189 people were killed, including 815 civilians and 251 people taken hostage.

But many of the newspapers are leading on domestic politics, as chief of staff Sue Gray has quit her role – and will take up a new role in Starmer’s government. It comes following sleaze scandals following the new government – and conversations around Sue Gray’s pay.

‘Oil prices surge following Biden’s comments’ & ‘Tory meltdown over Chagos Islands’ – Paper Talk 

News Briefing

Friday’s newspaper headlines reflect a wider variety of news than what we’ve seen during the week. The latest in the Middle East makes several front splashes but does not dominate the newspapers this morning. 

A handful of papers report on Joe Biden’s comments on a potential Israeli retaliatory attack on oil – his comments have led to the price of oil rising to its highest in more than a month. 

News that the UK is set to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has led the right-leaning newspapers into meltdown – despite the plans to hand back the island being drawn up under the Conservative government.