The political crisis engulfing Boris Johnson’s leadership rages on, with national newspapers carrying the latest revelations about the partygate scandal.
The telegraph writes that members of the Met Police on duty in Downing Street during the alleged deconfinement parties were questioned by Sue Gray about what they witnessed.
Tomorrow’s Daily Telegraph front page:
‘Police No10 questioned by Gray on ‘parties’#TomorrowsPapersToday
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– The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 23, 2022
While the Prime Minister awaits the conclusions of the inquiry into the party, The Guardian writes that he was dragged into another row after former minister Nusrat Ghani claimed she had been subjected to Islamophobia by the Tories.
Guardian front page, Monday January 24, 2022: Prime Minister hits out at Tory Party’s Islamophobia pic.twitter.com/HL4xkePjiS
— The Guardian (@guardian) January 23, 2022
the Daily Express quote Transport Secretary Grant Shapps’ assertion that Mr Johnson ‘recognizes the need for change in the operation of Downing Street’.
Monday’s Express: Boris accepts ‘need for change’ at No 10 #TomorrowsPapersToday #DailyExpress #Express pic.twitter.com/qyXUlHYgDg
— Tomorrow’s Papers Today (@TmorrowsPapers) January 23, 2022
The Independent carries an exclusive on the Downing Street investigation, claiming No10 officials withheld information about Sue Gray’s investigation because they were ‘scared into silence’.
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Elsewhere, the Daily mail reports that Mr Johnson is being asked to rethink a proposed 1.25% National Insurance hike which is due in April – at the same time energy bills and council taxes are also set to rise.
Monday’s Mail: Entire cabinet reportedly backing tax hike postponement #TomorrowsPapersToday #Daily Mail #To post pic.twitter.com/vdzGyAMcVm
— Tomorrow’s Papers Today (@TmorrowsPapers) January 23, 2022
Continuing with the theme of the looming cost of living crisis, the DailyMirror splashes with the stories of those who will be hit hardest by soaring electricity bills.
Tomorrow’s headline: Freeze #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/fgivaskNam pic.twitter.com/SbBcMqyasU
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) January 23, 2022
Metro and The temperature both are aware of the deteriorating situation in Ukraine as 100,000 Russian troops appear poised to invade. While the first newspaper conveys the Ukrainian ambassador’s stern warning to President Putin, the second reports that the invasion will also trigger “record gas and petrol prices” in the UK.
Monday’s front page:
A DEATH FIGHT#TomorrowsPapersToday #BBCPapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/RIxZh0qDl7
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) January 23, 2022
TIMES: Growing fears that Russia is weaponizing gas supplies #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/w0EEWnX44K
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 23, 2022
Elsewhere, the FinancialTimes writes that Nelson Peltz’s “activist hedge fund” Trian Partners has invested in Unilever.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Monday January 24 https://t.co/QwRp5zHlbw pic.twitter.com/9pQ5UsOet3
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) January 23, 2022
While The sun splashes with Katie Price – writing that she could face up to five years in prison for an allegedly abusive text.
Tomorrow’s front page: Katie Price’s distraught family fear her future ‘looks bleak’ after her arrest and want her back in rehabhttps://t.co/Mr5LTvb8Mo pic.twitter.com/hg9G6RqPdI
— The Sun (@TheSun) January 23, 2022
And the daily star reports that a “quarter of all UFO sightings in the UK occur outside the pub”, according to a “significant new study”.
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– Daily Star (@dailystar) January 23, 2022