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Newspaper headlines: 'Game is up' for Truss and 'Met failings' exposed Newspaper headlines: 'Game is up' for Truss and 'Met failings' exposed
(about 17 hours later)
Leading with what’s been the story of the weekend, the Guardian writes that Liz Truss is “fighting for her political survival” after veteran Tory MP Crispin Blunt broke ranks to declare the prime minister's “game is up”. Ministers are “waiting anxiously” for the markets to open this morning, the paper notes, to see whether Ms Truss's decision to sack her former chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, has paid off. Elsewhere, there’s a nod to an independent review of the Met Police - with Louise Casey concluding in her interim report that there's "misogyny and systemic racism” in the force's misconduct procedures. Leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt
The Times has the same top stories, but leads with the police report and Baroness Casey’s finding that “sex offenders, racists and misogynists are working at the Met owing to an ‘anything goes’ attitude towards misconduct”. The review was ordered after the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving officer. In politics, the paper reports that Ms Truss is due to meet Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the backbench 1922 Committee, after some of its senior members “held talks late on Friday about Ms Truss’s future”. There’s also an eye-catching image of a King Charles Spaniel, with dog fans reportedly hoping the new King “will boost the breed’s popularity”.
Beginning a trend on today’s front pages, the i headlines on “challenges” the prime minister faces going into this week. The paper claims “multiple MPs” have told it they think a “formal challenge” against Ms Truss could break out in a matter of days. Others are willing to wait until new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivers his medium-term fiscal plan on 31 October, it adds.
The Metro goes a step further than the i, detailing not just general “challenges” but instead what it reports are the three “thickening” plots to oust Ms Truss from 10 Downing Street. Beside images of the Tory MPs widely tipped to replace Ms Truss - including former leadership rivals Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt - sits a close-up of the PM’s face. She looks concerned. As for the plots, the paper claims either: Mr Sunak and Ms Mordaunt will replace the PM on a “dream ticket”, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace will do the same, or the new chancellor will take the “top job” for himself.
Citing the three Tory MPs who on Sunday called for their boss to stand aside, the Daily Mirror has a clear message for Ms Truss in its main headline: “Quit now.” As well as Mr Blunt, Jamie Wallis and Andrew Bridgen went public with their calls for the PM to resign. In his message to the party's leader, Mr Wallis said the government had “undermined Britain’s economic credibility” with its mini-budget and fractured the Conservative Party “irreparably”, the paper notes. Elsewhere on the front page is TV presenter Davina McCall, who’s promoting her new book about menopause support.
Describing the backbench MPs turning on Ms Truss as “mutinous”, the Daily Mail reports that rebels are imploring Sir Graham, of the 1922 Committee, to intervene. Resignations and more than 100 letters of no confidence are the alternative, the paper writes, citing unidentified sources. As well as a nod to the Met report, there’s also a picture of actors Elizabeth Debicki and Dominic West who play Princess Diana and King Charles III in the upcoming series of Netflix's The Crown. “Fury” has erupted after the streaming service’s refusal to axe scenes depicting the late Diana’s death in 1997, the paper claims.
The Daily Express, which has been an adamant supporter of Ms Truss, asks whether more U-turns on the mini-budget can “save our economy”. It comes following reports that the chancellor plans to delay Ms Truss’s flagship 1p cut to income tax by a year. She’s facing “D-day”, the paper writes, with another reference to the anxious wait for the financial markets to open for the first time since Mr Kwarteng’s economic policy was torn up.
“Britain needs stability, not a soap opera,” Leader of the Commons Penny Mordaunt writes in the Daily Telegraph, signalling she isn’t planning to stage a coup against Ms Truss. Likening the PM’s struggles “to those faced and overcome by Winston Churchill”, Ms Mordaunt warns MPs against rebelling and says the country needs “pragmatism and teamwork”. The paper also has a spot for China’s President Xi Jinping, who yesterday told the country’s ruling Communist Party he had no plans to end his zero-Covid policy, which includes “draconian quarantine and invasive contact tracing”, it writes.
The Financial Times leads on Mr Xi’s speech, which took place at the opening of the Communist Party’s week-long National Congress in Beijing. He “outlined goals ranging from the unification of China and Taiwan to an ‘all out people’s war’ against Covid-19”, the paper reports. In its bit on Ms Truss, the FT says MPs aren't the only ones losing confidence in the PM - “leading City figures [are] too”. Tory peer Stuart Rose, the former M&S boss and Asda chair, tells the paper Ms Truss is a “busted flush".
Away from politics, the King is planning to sell 12 of his late mother the Queen’s racehorses, according to the Daily Star. The monarch has put them up for auction at Tattersalls, it adds, as he “prepares to wave goodbye” to some of the Queen's “most prized animals”. As it has done for the last few days, the paper’s front page also features an image of the 60p lettuce it bought from Tesco to see if it can outlast Ms Truss as PM. There’s a livestream where readers can watch the vegetable's progress, too.
Writing in the Daily Telegraph, former Tory leadership contender Penny Mordaunt insists "Britain needs stability, not a soap opera".Writing in the Daily Telegraph, former Tory leadership contender Penny Mordaunt insists "Britain needs stability, not a soap opera".
The paper notes, however, that Ms Mordaunt's article echoes themes from her campaign and does not rule out her making another bid for the top job - if a vacancy emerges. Meanwhile its editorial says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has deployed his most emollient bedside manner to reassure the markets - but essentially he's saying the country is in a mess after 12 years of Conservative rule.The paper notes, however, that Ms Mordaunt's article echoes themes from her campaign and does not rule out her making another bid for the top job - if a vacancy emerges. Meanwhile its editorial says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has deployed his most emollient bedside manner to reassure the markets - but essentially he's saying the country is in a mess after 12 years of Conservative rule.
Tory powerbrokers have held secret talks about ousting the prime minister - and arranging a "coronation" of a new leader - according to the Times. In what it calls an "incendiary intervention", it quotes a senior ally of Liz Truss as accusing plotters of working against the British people by fuelling turmoil in the markets - adding that they won't get a "coronation", they will simply bring about an early general election.Tory powerbrokers have held secret talks about ousting the prime minister - and arranging a "coronation" of a new leader - according to the Times. In what it calls an "incendiary intervention", it quotes a senior ally of Liz Truss as accusing plotters of working against the British people by fuelling turmoil in the markets - adding that they won't get a "coronation", they will simply bring about an early general election.
Tory MPs are quoted telling the i newspaper to expect a leadership challenge within days - which would make Ms Truss Britain's shortest ever serving leader. The Metro says "the plots thicken" - and sets out three possible outcomes: a Sunak-Mordaunt partnership, the defence secretary Ben Wallace, or new chancellor Jeremy Hunt entering No 10.Tory MPs are quoted telling the i newspaper to expect a leadership challenge within days - which would make Ms Truss Britain's shortest ever serving leader. The Metro says "the plots thicken" - and sets out three possible outcomes: a Sunak-Mordaunt partnership, the defence secretary Ben Wallace, or new chancellor Jeremy Hunt entering No 10.
Leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt
The Daily Mail predicts Tory MPs will try to oust Ms Truss this week. It says backbench MPs are pressing the chairman of the backbench 1922 Committee to tell Ms Truss her time is up - adding that some junior ministers are discussing a wave of co-ordinated resignations of the kind that eventually forced out former leader Boris Johnson. It quotes one MP as saying; "We need to cauterise the wound - and fast."The Daily Mail predicts Tory MPs will try to oust Ms Truss this week. It says backbench MPs are pressing the chairman of the backbench 1922 Committee to tell Ms Truss her time is up - adding that some junior ministers are discussing a wave of co-ordinated resignations of the kind that eventually forced out former leader Boris Johnson. It quotes one MP as saying; "We need to cauterise the wound - and fast."
The Financial Times reports that Ms Truss's decision to appoint Mr Hunt and scrap key parts of her economic platform have failed to reassure markets and the city. It quotes Stuart Rose, a Tory peer and Chairman of Asda, saying Ms Truss had lost the confidence of investors - describing her as "a busted flush". The Daily Mirror's headline is "PM on the brink"; in an editorial, it says to be in office but not in power serves nobody.The Financial Times reports that Ms Truss's decision to appoint Mr Hunt and scrap key parts of her economic platform have failed to reassure markets and the city. It quotes Stuart Rose, a Tory peer and Chairman of Asda, saying Ms Truss had lost the confidence of investors - describing her as "a busted flush". The Daily Mirror's headline is "PM on the brink"; in an editorial, it says to be in office but not in power serves nobody.
The Guardian says ministers are waiting anxiously for the markets to open, amid fears that sterling could head towards parity with the dollar and that rising bond yields would put upwards pressure on mortgage rates. The same point is picked up by the Daily Express, which says Ms Truss faces D-Day today when the financial markets open for the first time since her economic masterplan was blown apart.The Guardian says ministers are waiting anxiously for the markets to open, amid fears that sterling could head towards parity with the dollar and that rising bond yields would put upwards pressure on mortgage rates. The same point is picked up by the Daily Express, which says Ms Truss faces D-Day today when the financial markets open for the first time since her economic masterplan was blown apart.
A new review of the Met Police's misconduct procedures found there were racist and misogynistic officers in the ranksA new review of the Met Police's misconduct procedures found there were racist and misogynistic officers in the ranks
The Sun has a photograph of Mr Hunt meeting Treasury aides, with a speech bubble of him saying: "Gosh, these figures are startling" - and an official replying: "Yes that's the number of chancellors we've had since July."The Sun has a photograph of Mr Hunt meeting Treasury aides, with a speech bubble of him saying: "Gosh, these figures are startling" - and an official replying: "Yes that's the number of chancellors we've had since July."
Away from Westminster, several front pages give coverage to the review of the Met Police which has found that sex offenders, racists and misogynists remain on the books - because of what the Times describes as an "anything goes" attitude to misconduct. The Daily Mail in an editorial, says grotesque scandals at the Met have become so commonplace they have almost lost the power to shock; it says the force, once a beacon of professionalism, is now little more than a sewer of shame.Away from Westminster, several front pages give coverage to the review of the Met Police which has found that sex offenders, racists and misogynists remain on the books - because of what the Times describes as an "anything goes" attitude to misconduct. The Daily Mail in an editorial, says grotesque scandals at the Met have become so commonplace they have almost lost the power to shock; it says the force, once a beacon of professionalism, is now little more than a sewer of shame.