Newspaper headlines: Charles 'attacks' Rwanda plan, and sugar tax snub

By BBC News
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The Times leads on the reported remarks by the Prince of Wales that flying migrants to Rwanda is "appalling". A source quotes him as being "more than disappointed" at the policy.

The Daily Mail says Prince Charles is risking a major clash with Number 10 - adding it has learned there has been friction between the heir to the throne and Boris Johnson. However, on an inside page, a source tells the paper the relationship between the two men is good.

The Independent writes that, despite outrage from human rights groups and opposition MPs, up to 130 people have been notified they could be sent to Rwanda.

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The Telegraph pictures the prime minister petting a cow at an agricultural show as he prepares to unveil a new "grow for Britain" food strategy - urging farmers to grow more fruit and vegetables to help ease cost of living pressures.

The paper says the strategy will suggest changes to planning rules to make it easier to convert land into farms and propose that schools, prisons and hospitals be required to offer a vegan meal option.

However, the Financial Times says the food strategy will reject the main findings of a review - led by Henry Dimbleby - that was commissioned in 2019. That called for urgent changes to UK food production with the aim of fighting obesity and climate change.

The paper says the rejection of its recommendations is the latest example of the Johnson government backing away from policies perceived as "unconservative" or "anti-business"' - as what it calls the "beleaguered" prime minister tries to rebuild support within his party.

The Guardian says the food strategy - instead of being a ground-breaking response to the Dimbleby review - will be a "missed opportunity".

The paper has seen a draft and says it contains virtually no fresh measures to tackle the soaring cost of food, childhood hunger, obesity or the climate emergency. It quotes Greenpeace UK as saying the food strategy "isn't just half baked, it's flatter than a pancake and missing crucial ingredients".

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The i newspaper reports that Tory rebels are formulating a new plot to unseat Mr Johnson. It says backbenchers plan to mobilise the party's grassroots - with a proposal to get local Tory chairmen and women to join together to force a non-binding no confidence vote on his leadership.

The paper says the plotters are hunting for a successor - with the Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi viewed as the "unity" candidate.

In an editorial, the Daily Telegraph calls on the government to stop being so "passive" in the face of political difficulties such as the cost of living crisis. It says amid the "blizzard" of proposals in recent days a simple strategy needs to shine through: smaller state, lower taxes, less regulation.

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Finally, several papers report on the news that scientists have come up with a formula for the perfect gin and tonic.

As the Express reports, the gin should be chilled to -18C and served in a balloon shaped goblet with crescent shaped - not rectangular - ice cubes.

The Sun adds that it should never be drunk through a straw, stirred more than twice or be served with lime.