The resignation of Tory MP Owen Paterson and the trial of David Fuller feature on the front pages.
The resignation of Conservative MP Owen Paterson, who was found to have broken lobbying rules, dominates the front pages. The Daily Telegraph says the former minister was urged by his children to quit after controversy erupted when his colleagues voted to delay a decision on his suspension.The Guardian says the Tories have been "plunged into crisis" after what it describes as a "humiliating government U-turn".
"Well, we didn't see that U-turn coming. Said nobody. Ever" is the paper's scathing headline.There's good news on the front page of the Daily Express, which reports that the world's first pill to combat Covid-19 will be given to patients within days. Describing the treatment as a "game-changer", the paper says the tablet cut the risk of hospital admission or death by half in trials.
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