The Independent asks the prime minister what took so long to sack Nadhim Zahawi as Tory chairman. The paper notes they broke the story of the tax row six months ago and reports he was found to have breached the ministerial code seven times – the paper claims he lashed out at the media, seemingly putting blame on them for his downfall and “fails to apologise” for his own mistakes. 

The front page also reports on Esther Rantzen, who has been diagnosed with lung cancer.