The Daily Mail leads with a Conservative Party “demand” for the government to “come clean” about what Labor colleague Lord Alli may have received in return for donations to senior politicians after it emerged he paid for clothes and holidays for Labor MPs, including the Prime Minister. A new book on Labour’s rise will apparently reveal the extent of its involvement. (BBC)
The I is splashing the story that Sir Keir has refused to rule out the British military becoming involved “if Israel attacks Iran”. It said he did not take the opportunity to deflect questions about whether British personnel or bases would be used in Israel’s response to Iranian missiles. (BBC)
‘Our £14 billion hellholes’ is the headline from the Metro, which reports that potholes have caused 480,000 ‘incidents’ so far this year, with more than 50,000 in the last month alone. It says the figures also include incidents where people have been injured and even killed as a result of potholes, and reports on demands for the government to fulfill its election promise to repair a million of these potholes. (BBC)
Protests over winter fuel payment cuts are sparking the Daily Express, which reports that hundreds of people have gathered outside parliament. It says Sharon Graham, head of the Unite union, told the crowd that the Prime Minister should reverse the decision. (BBC)
The Guardian’s cover story looks back on a day of commemorations held in Israel to mark the first anniversary of the October 7 attack in the south of the country. (BBC)
A showbiz exclusive leads the Daily Mirror, which reports that Philip Schofield told Holly Willoughby “you’ve brought me down” in the wake of his dramatic departure from This Morning. Schofield quit ITV after admitting he had had an affair with a younger male ITV employee and lied to cover it up. (BBC)
The Sun also splashes on Schofield, saying he has been calling Willoughby “the witch” since their “bitter consequences”. (BBC)
“Deported thief uses ECHR (European Court of Human Rights) to stay in Britain,” writes The Daily Telegraph, after an Albanian convicted criminal won the right to stay in Britain after being deported , but the country had returned. Court documents seen by the Telegraph show that Ardit Binaj, 32, was successful in his claim that any attempt to deport him again would breach his right to a family life, under Article 8 of the ECHR, after he had a baby and was married. to his Lithuanian girlfriend who lives in Great Britain. (BBC)
The Financial Times reports on investor sentiment in the run-up to the Chancellor’s autumn budget. It says rising borrowing costs are being fueled by “jitters” over Rachel Reeves’ spending plans. (BBC)
And finally, the Daily Star’s lead story speculates whether Gavin and Stacey characters Nessa and Smithy will get married in a special one-off episode airing on the BBC on Christmas Day. (BBC)
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