Newspaper headlines: 'Crunch vote on small boats' and laughing gas ban
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The Express carries a warning from backbench Conservative MPs that Rishi Sunak must close what they say are "legal loopholes", external that would allow European judges to stop the deportation of illegal migrants from the UK.
The i reports that the prime minister has put solving the issue of Channel crossings at the heart of Downing Street's agenda, external.
Government sources tell the Times they believe Home Secretary Suella Braverman is a "sock puppet" for the backbench rebels, external - and is pushing Mr Sunak to "toughen up" measures to tackle small boat crossings.
The Telegraph claims the government could open what it says would be a "safe and legal" route for up to 20,000 migrants a year to enter the UK, external.
The paper describes the proposal - which would be run in partnership with the UN's refugee agency - as a major climbdown from Number 10.
The Home Office said nothing had yet been decided.
The end of the campaign to be the next leader of the SNP is covered in a number of the papers.
The Daily Record has been speaking to one of the candidates - Humza Yousaf - who said that, if elected, he would tackle child poverty in Scotland by taxing the rich and energy giants, external.
The National - which supports independence - hails the beginning of what it calls a "new era", external, but the Scottish Daily Mail asks "who is pulling the strings in the leadership race", external after sources told the paper that a senior aide of the current First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon had tried to persuade one hopeful - Kate Forbes - to pull out of the contest.
The Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, has told the Telegraph that Ms Sturgeon's resignation as first minister makes it "easier" for Labour to form a government in Westminster, external.
He says none of the candidates to succeed her are of "anywhere near the same calibre".
The Mirror leads on recordings made by the campaign group Led by Donkeys - which show Kwasi Kwarteng offering to try to get Boris Johnson to meet officials from a fake South Korean company, external.
The former chancellor told the bogus firm his services would cost them £10,000 a day.
Mr Kwarteng has been contacted for comment and there is no suggestion he broke parliamentary rules.
Writing in the Mail, the prime minister says no-one should have to live in a community "plagued" by litter and graffiti, external.
Mr Sunak tells the paper his plans would "stamp out" anti-social behaviour "for good".
Labour says the proposals are "embarrassing" and "amount to nothing".
Internal documents seen by the Guardian suggest NHS leaders in England are concerned they could be facing a shortfall of more than 500,000 workers, external.
But the government tells the paper it is "driving forward progress to recruit more staff".
A number of the front pages carry images from England's men's European Championship qualifier against Ukraine at Wembley.
The Independent, external has a picture of a boy at the match holding a Ukrainian flag with the message on it, "Rishi, we need F-16s" - referring to calls by the government in Kiev for fighter aircraft.
And the Daily Star, external has some bad news for any sunseekers, as it warns "things can only get wetter" - with what it calls "torrential storms" heading for the UK.
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