Newspaper headlines: PM warned over NI plans and death of Ukraine hero

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The Daily Telegraph, external says European judges will be blocked from having the final say on disputes under new legislation on Northern Ireland's trading arrangements.

The paper predicts this will prompt a fresh Conservative rebellion against Boris Johnson as he is thought to have agreed to a more hardline version of the bill - to shore up his support on the right of the party.

The paper says Tory opponents of the move have shared a briefing document over the weekend which describes the legislation as "damaging to everything the UK and Conservatives stand for", "toxic to the very swing voters the Union depends on" and that it also breaks international law.

The Financial Times, external draws up a list of potential opponents of the bill. The paper says it will bring the prime minister into conflict with many Conservative MPs, the House of Lords, the EU, legislators in Washington and some business groups in Northern Ireland.

The Guardian , externalleads on a warning from the CBI that the threat to override the protocol is forcing companies to think again about investing in Britain. The organisation wants immediate talks with the EU, says the paper, rather than "political grandstanding".

"Flight farce" is how the Daily Mail, external describes the planned flight to Rwanda on Tuesday of some asylum seekers. It quotes Home Office sources as saying that human rights lawyers have tabled a "deluge" of legal claims on behalf of 31 people due to be on board - and that even if the Court of Appeal gives the go-ahead for the flight, there may be no one to put on it.

The i newspaper, external says ministers are feeling "pessimistic" about the chances of removal flights going ahead. It has also spoken to a Syrian asylum seeker, who tells the paper: "I took a risk to live a peaceful life. Why am I being treated like a criminal?"

In an editorial, the Daily Telegraph, external says critics of the Rwanda scheme offer no alternative - and that they need to come up with a solution that would discourage the thousands preparing to take to small boats this summer to cross the Channel.

According to the Times, external, the government's food strategy will see the development of a network of "mega greenhouses" that can produce lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber all year round.

The Sun, external reports that farmers will be told to use the heat from crematoriums and factories for the greenhouses.

The Guardian , externalhighlights the reaction of Henry Dimbleby, who wrote a review on food for ministers, to the plans: "not a strategy".

Food is also the lead topic for the Daily Mirror, external which says the prime minister intends to ditch plans to extend free school meals - meaning more than a million children living in poverty will stay hungry. It quotes a campaigner as saying: "It looks like a bowl of thin gruel being served up to families."

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The Daily Mail, external has a photo of the Duke of York on its front page. The paper says Prince Andrew has asked for his royal status back and to be reinstated as Grenadier Guards colonel.

The Sun, external says his hopes of a springboard back to public life have been dashed by the Prince of Wales and his son the Duke of Cambridge - who lobbied the Queen to block Andrew's appearance in public at the Order of the Garter ceremony in Windsor later.