Newspaper headlines: Johnson loan claims and 'BGT pay war'

Boris Johnson meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on 22 January 2023PA Media
By BBC News
Staff

What Metro calls a "sleaze storm" in the Conservative party is a theme throughout Monday's papers.

The Daily Mirror front page has what it calls a "useful guide for Tories" - telling Nadhim Zahawi to pay his taxes, Rishi Sunak to wear a seatbelt, and Boris Johnson to go to a bank if he needs a loan.

The Daily Telegraph says Mr Zahawi is facing the first calls from Conservatives for him to resign.

Pictures of Mr Johnson in Ukraine appear on the cover of many papers. The Daily Express says he is a "true friend" of the country and is "back on the front line", campaigning for more tanks to repel the Russian invaders.

The picture caption in The Times notes the trip comes as the former prime minister "tries to shift attention away" from the loan allegations.

The Sun says that after he is thought to have inherited millions of pounds from the late Queen, the Duke of York has put aside £10m to launch a legal case against the woman who accused him of sexual assault.

The paper says Prince Andrew will claim he never met Virginia Giuffre and that a photo of the pair together has been faked. It says the King is happy for his brother to proceed with the claim.

The front page of the Daily Mail says Britons are more dependent on the state than ever before. It highlights what it calls a "bombshell" report which found that more than half of households - 36 million people - get more from the government than they pay in tax.

The Guardian says that Brexit is partly responsible for making the UK 15 years late on a pledge former prime minister David Cameron made in 2012 to export a trillion pounds' worth of goods and services each year by 2020.

The paper says the value of exports is due to fall next year - and reaching the goal will now take until 2035.

An investigation by the Times finds that dozens of British universities have what it calls "risky" relationships with China.

The paper says dozens of universities have partnered with institutions linked to the Uighur genocide, weapons development, and hacking. The paper's editorial says universities are desperate for cash - but warns that cannot come at the risk to national security.

Universities UK says the fact a small number of licences have been rejected by the UK government is a sign of "a healthy, collaborative system".

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