Monday’s front pages cover Labour’s split on Brexit and standby plans to repatriate stranded tourists. …
By BBC NewsStaff
Image caption As Labour’s annual conference enters its third day, the majority of front pages are focused on divisions within the party. “Labour civil war” is the i’s splash, with the paper claiming a Brexit split, botched coup, rebellious frontbenchers and the resignation of a top aide have left Jeremy Corbyn “fighting for control”. Image caption The Daily Telegraph says Mr Corbyn faces a “full-scale revolt” by MPs over his “neutral” Brexit policy. The paper also cites a new poll, which shows 54% of 2017 Labour voters think Mr Corbyn should quit. Image caption The Guardian reports on “factional rows” over Brexit at Labour’s autumn conference. It says a move by Mr Corbyn to stop the party campaigning to remain in the EU at a general election “risks the fury of Labour’s membership”. Image caption Metro says Labour’s “rift” over leaving the EU deepened on Sunday as senior figures “openly defied” Mr Corbyn’s Brexit strategy. Deputy leader Tom Watson, shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry and the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, have all called for the party to back Remain, it says. Image caption Moves to prevent Thomas Cook from collapse are also prominent in the day’s papers. The Financial Times says “signals are bad” following last-ditch rescue talks on Sunday. It claims a rescue deal appeared “increasingly unlikely” by the evening and UK authorities are preparing to help fly back stranded Thomas Cook customers. Image caption The Sun claims 40 jumbo jets were being prepared on Sunday night to bring home holidaymakers. Image caption The Daily Mail splashes a warning by government officials that Thomas Cook holidaymakers could face “a fortnight of chaos”. It says the travel company could be declared insolvent on Monday morning. Image caption The Times also addresses Thomas Cook, saying the government is preparing “to launch the country’s biggest peacetime repatriation”. But the paper leads on Labour voting to abolish independent schools if the party wins the next election. The policy commits Labour to “integrating all private schools into the state sector”. Image caption The Daily Mirror says Labour will on Monday pledge to pay £50,000 to 1,500 ex-servicemen. Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry will tell delegates at the party conference of their duty “to correct the injustices of the past”, the paper reports. Image caption And the Daily Express claims proposed Labour spending on welfare could cost taxpayers around £520bn a year. Image caption The Daily Star carries a story that claims Jeremy Clarkson is being “terrorised by seagulls”. It says the presenter has revealed the birds are swooping on crops at his farm.
