Today’s news summary – Paper Talk

Many of Monday’s papers continue to focus on the fallout over the lobbying row around former Tory MP Owen Paterson.

The Independent reports senior police officers have warned Priti Patel’s immigration bill could hamper the prosecution of human traffickers in the UK.

An emotional Adele broke down in tears at her musical comeback – telling fans she was “so nervous”, reports The Sun. 

The Daily Mirror says police are facing pressure to investigate a “cash for honours” scandal over peerages for Conservative party donors. 

The Daily Express leads on how the Brexit trade deal hangs in the balance as a war of words erupts over the Northern Ireland protocol. 

The Guardian claims a government watchdog had to step in to prevent ministers from breaching a strict code on neutrality and independence while searching for new chairs for the BBC and British Film Institute. 

Metro splashes on how Conservative MPs have joined the growing backlash against Boris Johnson over the sleaze scandal, despite ministers dismissing the row as a “storm in a tea cup”.