Newspaper headlines: 'Zahawi faces sack' and 'killer posed as child'
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Nadhim Zahawi's tax affairs take up space on many of the front pages for a third day in a row.
The i, external says Rishi Sunak would not have backed his party chairman had he known about the penalty payment from HMRC - and that Mr Zahawi now "faces the sack".
The Guardian, external says Mr Zahawi's allies hope the investigation by the ethics adviser will buy him some more time in the role.
The Times, external says even if he is cleared it may not save his career because the role of chairman is often seen as "minister for the Today programme" and Mr Zahawi cannot appear on any show without being "peppered with questions about tax".
The Daily Star says it doesn't need to compare Mr Zahawi's time left in the cabinet to the shelf life of a lettuce - as it did with Liz Truss - because he is already "toast".
The Daily Express, the Daily Telegraph, external and the Sun's, external front pages say an Afghan refugee who had been convicted of murder in Serbia and has now been found guilty of killing a man in Dorset lied about his age to gain entry into the UK. Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood is quoted in The Telegraph calling for an inquiry into how a dangerous person "slipped through the net".
Boris Johnson takes over the Daily Mail's, external front page with an article imploring Ukraine's allies to give the country the arms it wants - asking "what the hell" is the west is waiting for. Mr Johnson also calls for Nato to admit Ukraine as a member. The Times points out that when he was prime minister, he said there was "no way that would happen any time soon".
The Times leads, external on a story about the Metropolitan police being one of a number of forces yet to bring back in-person interviews for potential recruits after they were scrapped during the pandemic. The other forces named are Avon and Somerset and the West Midlands. The paper says the potential lack of scrutiny risks the forces hiring "rogue officers". The Met says it will bring back face-to-face interviews this year. Avon and Somerset police say there are some in-person elements in its hiring process.
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