Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
Sunday’s newspapers report on a variety of stories, with Nadine Dorrie’s resignation being a popular headline.
‘Dosser Dorries’
The Sunday Express, the Observer, and the Sunday Telegraph all carry pictures of Nadine Dorries, along with the word “finally” to report her departure.
The Observer has interviewed some of Dorries’s constituents and it says posters describing her as “Dosser Dorries” have started to appear. Some of those interviewed complained their MP is never there, whilst one said Dorries had helped her find housing.
ULEZ controversy
The Mail on Sunday and the Sunday Telegraph both report London Mayor Sadiq Khan is planning a new tax that would see drivers charged per mile that they travel.
The government has told the papers it would block any such plan, while a spokesperson for Khan told the Mail that the claims are “complete nonsense.”
Mr Khan speaks to the Sunday Times saying he thinks he’ll be on the right side of history over the Ultra Low Emission Zone – a controversial scheme under which those in the highest polluting vehicles are charged £12.50 a day to drive in the capital.
Cyber breach
The Sun on Sunday leads on a cyber breach at the Met Police, saying its undercover cops may have to be pulled from the field, potentially pulling the plug on crucial operations.
The Sunday Times reports ministers are likely to bow to pressure to appoint a judge to lead an inquiry into Lucy Letby. The paper says the inquiry would have the power to compel people to give evidence under oath.
Leading on the latest NHS staff survey, the Independent says the data suggests, that in three-quarters of hospitals, more than half of staff think their bosses would ignore a whistleblower.
Sunak donates millions to USA
The Sunday Mirror reports the PM and his wife have donated £3m to a university in the USA over many years. The couple are named on a wall of high-level donors at Ms Murthy’s alma mater, Claremont College in California.
The Express reports the PM wants to change the law on whole-life sentences – which remove any prospect of release – to make them the default punishment for all murderers who had a sexual motivation.
