Boris Johnson features heavily on Monday’s front pages, which also cover calls for mandatory vaccinations for children. …
By BBC NewsStaff
Image caption Boris Johnson remains in the headlines – with Monday’s front pages focusing on his next political move, as well as questions about the past. The Daily Telegraph splash says Remain opposition leaders will meet to discuss how they might try to change the law to force him into requesting a Brexit extension as early as this weekend. It also reports Prince Harry’s call for humanity to overcome “greed, apathy and selfishness” to guarantee its survival. Image caption The Guardian’s main story reports Mr Johnson’s denial of claims that he squeezed the leg of journalist Charlotte Edwardes at a private lunch in 1999 when he was editor of the Spectator magazine. The paper says the allegations “overshadow” the first day of the Tory conference in Manchester. Image caption Charlotte Edwardes’s accusations are also in the Daily Mirror. Its front page carries the headline “an abuse of power” in its coverage of claims made by US businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri that she had an affair with the PM when he was London mayor. Mr Johnson has denied any impropriety. Image caption “Vile show of hatred” is the headline on Metro’s front page, which reports effigies dangling from nooses greeting delegates as they arrived for the Tory conference in Manchester. Police are reportedly investigating the display, which also featured a banner calling for Conservatives to be killed. Image caption Boris Johnson’s rally cry to “get Brexit done” appears on the front of the Daily Express. The paper leads on news of a “bumper rise” for state pensioners, who will receive an additional £351 a year after a 4% increase next April, the paper says. Image caption The Times’ main story reports children in England could be banned from school if they do not have certain vaccinations, following comments by Health Secretary Matt Hancock. The paper also carries an investigation into the demise of the living room in rented accommodation. Image caption The i also leads with the health secretary’s comments on vaccinations. He said MMR vaccinations should be mandatory for UK schoolchildren as infection rates increase. The front page also runs a teaser to a report claiming the Queen “sought advice on sacking the PM”. Image caption “Women driven to the brink by care crisis” is headline for the Daily Mail. The newspaper reports figures from a NHS survey of 50,800 unpaid carers – 68% of whom are female. The paper says the data shows women are twice as likely as men to be left caring for a loved one and are at a much higher risk of depression, loneliness and other illnesses. Image caption The Financial Times’ main story reports Mario Draghi, the outgoing European Central Bank president, has backed French President Emmanuel Macron’s call for eurozone member states to pool financial resources to bolster the long-term future of the single currency. Image caption The Sun leads with news that police are investigating a “monster” hybrid Savannah cat on the loose in Hampstead, north London. “Terrified” resident Dr Neetu Nirdosh tells the paper she saved her two young children from the cat as it arrived in their garden. Image caption “80mph storm to lash Britain”, is The Daily Star’s main headline. It quotes experts that say October could be the wettest on record.
