The Guardian
Rishi Sunak’s effort to get a new deal over the Northern Ireland Protocol is on several of the front pages. An agreement is said to be days away.
The Guardian calls it a “huge political gamble” for the prime minister and says it could set off a new battle with pro-Brexit Tory backbenchers and the DUP.
i
Labour has a 17-point lead over the Conservative Party and is set for a big win at the next general election, a poll for the i suggests.
The Sun
Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood is to become a dad for the first time, according to The Sun.
The Daily Telegraph
The prime minister is hoping a new deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol will be secured this weekend after Brussels agreed “last-minute concessions”, says The Daily Telegraph.
Daily Mirror
Therese Coffey’s advice that people should buy turnips as a replacement for other veg that’s running short has backfired, the Daily Mirror says.
The environment secretary’s suggestion “sparked a run” on turnips and some stores have now reportedly sold out.
FT Weekend
Ukraine’s Western allies have warned of “severe costs” for countries that help Russia evade sanctions, FT Weekend reports.
Daily Express
The Express says the Queen Consort’s comments about freedom of expression have “forced Roald Dahl’s publisher to back down” after it said it would replace some ‘offensive’ words in his books.
The original texts will now stay in print alongside the new amended ones for younger readers.
The Times
A new deal on post-Brexit rules for Northern Ireland will be done “within days” after progress in negotiations with the European Commission, reports The Times.
Daily Star
The environment secretary’s suggestion that people should buy turnips as stocks of other veg run low is “in tatters” because shoppers have now been panic-buying them, says the Star.
Daily Mail
A woman whose daughter was battered to death with a hammer is appealing for the killer to be kept in prison.
Robert Brown will this year be due for automatic release after serving 13 years of a 26-year sentence, says the Mail.
