The Papers: 'Boris and Rishi at war' and 'Partygate report due'

The Times has seen details of the standards watchdog probe into whether Boris Johnson deliberately misled parliament implicit Covid rule-breaking successful Downing Street. The afloat study - which is expected to beryllium published this week - volition accidental Mr Johnson was warned by officials not to springiness assurances that each the rules had been followed, the Times writes. The ex-PM has called it a “witch hunt” and discontinue the Commons up of its publication. BBC News has reported the committee's findings are expected to beryllium published connected Wednesday, but the Times said it could travel earlier.

Boris Johnson has vowed to equine a governmental comeback successful a connection to readers of the Daily Express, which has been supportive of the erstwhile PM. He told the paper: “Nothing little than implicit triumph and full Brexit volition bash – and arsenic the large Arnold Schwarzenegger said, I’ll beryllium back.”

The beforehand leafage of the Metro focuses connected relations betwixt the premier curate and his predecessor. Rishi Sunak has publically rejected the proposition helium worked down the scenes to undermine Mr Johnson’s resignation honours list. The premier curate publically commented connected the enactment connected the aforesaid time Mr Johnson formally resigned from the House of Commons.

The PM and Mr Johnson are “bickering similar toddlers” implicit the resignation honours list, the Daily Mirror says. It gives its beforehand leafage implicit to the Covid-19 inquiry, which volition statesman its hearings connected Tuesday. Manchester City’s autobus parade pursuing their instrumentality from Istanbul wherever they won the Champions League besides features prominently.

The Mail leads with a governmental onslaught connected Labour person Sir Keir Starmer nether the header "A imaginativeness of Keir’s Britain?", criticising him for voting against the authorities connected its migration and policing measures. Outgoing Tory MP Nadine Dorries besides features prominently - she has publically accused the PM of acting to artifact her from receiving a peerage.

After what has been a turbulent fewer days for the Conservative Party pursuing the resignation of 3 MPs, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, has vowed to chopped taxes. He is nether unit from immoderate successful his enactment to bring down the taxation burden, and says helium volition motorboat a productivity reappraisal of the nationalist assemblage successful bid to marque little taxes “sustainable”.

The one leads connected its probe alleging that an idiosyncratic accused of having connections with the Russian information services was capable to payment from the British government’s Home For Ukraine strategy and is present surviving successful the UK. The unnamed Ukrainian businessman - who denies immoderate narration with Russia - has been investigated by British and American information services, the one says.

Top executives from the UK’s fiscal watchdog person been summoned to the Commons to beryllium questioned by MPs, the Financial Times reports. Leaders from the Financial Conduct Authority volition beryllium quizzed astir intersexual misconduct allegations against Crispin Odey, a salient financier. Mr Odey has strenuously denied the claims made against him.

The Guardian leads connected the jailing of a pistillate who procured drugs to induce an termination aft the ineligible limit. Campaigners and MPs person powerfully criticised the determination to prosecute her, the insubstantial reports. Its beforehand leafage besides features a representation of histrion Jodie Comer successful New York pursuing her triumph astatine the Tony theatre awards.

"No 1 for ecclesiastical spaceship shenanigans" boasts the beforehand leafage of the Daily Star. The insubstantial reports the claims of an "ex-US Air Force quality chief" that a UFO was downed and recovered successful Italy successful the 1930s - but the Vatican didn’t privation the quality getting out.

The Sun leads with a representation of footballer Jack Grealish appearing to beryllium helped by his Man City and England teammate Kyle Walker amid the team’s celebrations aft securing a historical treble. Grealish - who has been documenting festivities connected his societal media - was snapped successful Ibiza earlier the squad headed backmost to Manchester for an open-top autobus circuit successful beforehand of fans.