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UK’s top civil servant Simon Case ‘could quit over WhatsApp leak’

Downing Street has stood by Mr case amid calls for his sacking, with the Prime Minister’s spokesman saying Mr Sunak retained confidence in him

Evening Standard

Forty-three times the Conservatives tried (and failed) to tackle Channel crossings

From jetski patrols to Rwanda deportations, the Tories have not been short of schemes to deter small boats

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: 43 ways the Conservatives have tried (and failed) to tackle Channel crossings

In today’s newsletter: As Rishi Sunak unveils new plans to solve the small boats crisis, here’s a guide to dozens of previous initiatives that have fallen short

The Guardian - UK

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Humza Yousaf: UK honours system is corrupt to the core

SNP leadership candidate Humza Yousaf has branded the honours system in the UK as “corrupt to the core” and has called for the House of Lords to…

The National (Scotland)

SNP candidates must be prepared to improve the lives of ordinary Scottish people

Record View says the three bidding candidates must answer how they plan to improve the lives of ordinary people in Scotland.

Daily Record

What the papers say – March 7

Rishi Sunak has argued that his new Bill will ‘take back control of our borders, once and for all’.

The Independent UK

'Shameless Boris Johnson's grotesque bid to get dad knighted is nauseating nepotism'

Boris Johnson’s brazen bid to elevate his alleged wife-beater and sexist predator dad to a knighthood is utterly nauseating, appalling nepotism - we feel sorry for the honest people who earned their titles and watch aghast as the entire system is demeaned

Daily Mirror

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'The honours system rewards duty and courage - concepts alien to Boris Johnson'

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson doesn’t care that he is devaluing the system with his 100-strong resignation honours list - any more than he appears to care his father has been accused of sexual harassment and domestic abuse

Daily Mirror

Outrage as shameless Boris Johnson nominates alleged wife-beater dad for knighthood

A discredited ex-PM making his discredited dad a Sir, could anything better sum up the establishment’s sense of entitlement... could anything better sum up Boris Johnson?

Daily Mirror

Tory MPs trying to score points over Sue Gray hiring only net own goals

Dimmest on Conservative benches line up in Commons to remind voters about the Partygate scandal

The Guardian - UK

Morning Mail: alarm over online degrees, Fifa mulls Saudi sponsor U-turn, Albanese’s approval down

Essential poll says half support Labor tax plans but Albanese support falls; concern that expensive courses have been outsourced; Football Australia hopes World Cup deal will be reversed

The Guardian - AU

Tory MPs launch bid to stop Labour’s ‘unprecedented’ hiring of Sue Gray

Boris Johnson’s allies continue campaign to discredit Partygate inquiry run by departing civil servant

The Guardian - UK

Simon Case’s WhatsApps with Hancock unprofessional, say ex-civil servants

Whitehall chief called travellers being confined to Covid hotels ‘hilarious’, according to leak of chats with former health secretary

The Guardian - UK

Leaked WhatsApps reveal government struggle over Covid ‘sex ban’ advice

The chief medical officer suggested couples were not likely to remain apart during the first weeks of the 2020 lockdown, according to leaked messages

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The Guardian - UK

For once, Matt Hancock speaks for us all

Brief letters: WhatsApp betrayal | Johnson ploughs on | Marks and Engel | Another use for turnips | What’s in a name

Evening Standard

Sir Chris Whitty called for ‘realism’ around Covid sex ban, leaked Whatsapps show

The chief medical officer suggested couples were not likely to remain apart during the first weeks of the 2020 lockdown

Daily Mirror

Bitter Tories accused of pedalling Boris Johnson's 'conspiracy theories' over Sue Gray

In a salty remark to the Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg accused the respected senior servant of "conniving in secret meetings" and Conservatives vented their anger over Sue Gray's departure to become Keir Starmer's chief of staff

The Independent UK

Whitty called for ‘realism’ around Covid advice which kept couples apart

The chief medical officer suggested couples were not likely to remain apart during the first weeks of the 2020 lockdown, according to leaked messages.

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The Independent UK

Sue Gray may have breached rules with plans to move to Labour, ministers say

Paymaster General Jeremy Quin raised concerns over the ‘unprecedented’ planned move to Sir Keir Starmer’s office.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Rishi Sunak hit by backlash over plans to end small boats crisis

The term ‘Catch-22’ was coined by Joseph Heller in his 1961 masterpiece of the same name. Partway through the satirical war novel, the author describes the absurd position in which pilots found themselves through the character Doc Daneeka, an army psychiatrist.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s ‘absurd’ plan to give father Stanley a knighthood ‘corrodes public trust’, Tories warn

Ex-PM accused of discrediting entire system ‘because of a family favour’

The Conversation

Boris Johnson no longer has the political capital to get away with giving his dad a knighthood

As an academic specialising in part in why political corruption happens, the tenure of Boris Johnson (and its aftermath) has provided me with much to consider. Indeed, over the past 18 months, it has felt like I’m getting asked the same question over and over again. After the Owen Paterson…

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson's much-anticipated honours list - the 12 most controversial figures

The shamed former PM looks set to cause yet another headache for Rishi Sunak after putting his dad Stanley forward for a knighthood. Here we look at some of the controversial names believed to be in line for honours

Evening Standard

How does the honours system work? Boris Johnson nominates father for knighthood

Stanley Johnson is one of about 100 nominations by the former prime minister.

The Guardian - UK

A (partial) defence of Matt Hancock: leaders must be free to discuss policy in private

His WhatsApp messages look embarrassing and chaotic, but such leaks could do genuine harm to political debate, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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