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Papers call for Speaker to quit | Papers call for Speaker to quit |
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Commons Speaker Michael Martin's future is the subject most of the day's papers choose to lead on, after the scenes in the House on Monday. | Commons Speaker Michael Martin's future is the subject most of the day's papers choose to lead on, after the scenes in the House on Monday. |
The Daily Mail leaves Mr Martin in no doubt about the demands of many MPs and the leader writers, saying he "must be gone before the weekend". | The Daily Mail leaves Mr Martin in no doubt about the demands of many MPs and the leader writers, saying he "must be gone before the weekend". |
It asks: "Will Gordon kill him off?" and says the Speaker's fate is now a test of Gordon Brown's leadership. | It asks: "Will Gordon kill him off?" and says the Speaker's fate is now a test of Gordon Brown's leadership. |
The Independent and the Sun think that his days are numbered. | The Independent and the Sun think that his days are numbered. |
The Telegraph is adamant that the government has a duty to ensure that a debate takes place on the no-confidence motion regarding the Speaker. | The Telegraph is adamant that the government has a duty to ensure that a debate takes place on the no-confidence motion regarding the Speaker. |
This is a matter that cannot be left to a backstairs stitch-up, it says. | This is a matter that cannot be left to a backstairs stitch-up, it says. |
The Times says he's "doomed" and warns that this is not a time for sentimental attachment to an old party colleague, or for clinging to conventions. | The Times says he's "doomed" and warns that this is not a time for sentimental attachment to an old party colleague, or for clinging to conventions. |
The Guardian and the Daily Mirror complain that the Speaker "still doesn't get it". | The Guardian and the Daily Mirror complain that the Speaker "still doesn't get it". |
World Cup bid | World Cup bid |
There is inevitable excitement in the press about the official launch of England's 2018 World Cup bid. | There is inevitable excitement in the press about the official launch of England's 2018 World Cup bid. |
The Mirror says it would be a great victory if England was chosen. | The Mirror says it would be a great victory if England was chosen. |
Several papers report that a council has decided to stop flying the Union Jack from its town hall because of health and safety concerns. | Several papers report that a council has decided to stop flying the Union Jack from its town hall because of health and safety concerns. |
The Sun says Kesteven District Council in Lincolnshire refuses to allow workmen to climb eight feet up a ladder to reach the pole, in case they fall. | The Sun says Kesteven District Council in Lincolnshire refuses to allow workmen to climb eight feet up a ladder to reach the pole, in case they fall. |
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A woman was told to stop breastfeeding her baby beside a swimming pool at a leisure centre because there was a ban on food and drink. | A woman was told to stop breastfeeding her baby beside a swimming pool at a leisure centre because there was a ban on food and drink. |
Laura Whotton says she was trying to feed her boy at the pool in Nottingham. | Laura Whotton says she was trying to feed her boy at the pool in Nottingham. |
The local authority says there was "confusion" over the wording of the rules, which have been altered, and has apologised to Mrs Whotton. | The local authority says there was "confusion" over the wording of the rules, which have been altered, and has apologised to Mrs Whotton. |
She tells the Telegraph that "People in bikinis were showing more skin and breast than I was". | She tells the Telegraph that "People in bikinis were showing more skin and breast than I was". |
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