Newspaper headlines: Javid 'confronts PM' over aide sacking
Sajid Javid confronted the prime minister over the decision to sack one of his advisers without his knowledge, according to the Times. The paper says the chancellor was"absolutely furious" that Boris Johnson's senior aide, Dominic Cummings, had dismissed Sonia Khan.The FT Weekend leads on the same story, saying Sonia Khan was sacked and marched out of Downing Street for allegedly helping opponents of the PM's Brexit strategy.
The paper says former PM Gordon Brown used a speech in Scotland to claim that French President Emmanuel Macron was ready to"withdraw" the deadline of 31 October and extend negotiations.Boris Johnson's"gamble" to suspend Parliament has given him a boost in the polls, according to the Daily Mail. A poll for the paper shows the Tory lead over Labour has nearly doubled in three weeks.The Daily Express leads on the prime minister's fury at Brexit rebels.
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