Newspaper headlines: Sunak on 'woke politics' and a big win for Comer
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Rishi Sunak is on the front page of The Times, warning that child abuse gangs are being "fed by political correctness", external - but Labour's mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, tells the paper the government's language "feels very dog-whistle". A Downing Street spokesman tells The Daily Telegraph, external that ministers want to make sure that Asian grooming rings don't escape justice because of "cultural sensitivities".
Alongside a picture of Suella Braverman, The Mirror asks: "Guess who doesn't have to worry about energy bills?", external The paper says the home secretary has claimed nearly £25,000 in expenses to cover utility and other costs for her main home in Hertfordshire, while living in her parents' home rent-free when she visits her constituency in Hampshire. Ms Braverman is not accused of breaking any rules, and a source close to her tells The Mirror she is actually saving taxpayer money by not claiming rent for a second home.
Ms Braverman is also on the front page of The Guardian, external for her denial that Brexit is to blame for tailbacks in Dover. The Metro brands the weekend's disruption "the Easter hol delays". , external
The Daily Mail says that millions of drivers are stuck in what it calls "parking app hell", external - as it warns more councils are getting rid of pay and display machines to put in what it calls "hated cashless alternatives". A poll by the paper found that more than half of over-65s do not feel like using parking apps.
The Financial Times says that finance workers could escape personal responsibility for their failings, external under the government's plans to change how the City is regulated. Sources tell paper that up to 190,000 people could be exempted from rules implemented after the 2008 financial crisis. Ministers say they want to remove some unintended consequences of the regulations - which they believe are making the UK less competitive.
Mental health care in the NHS could become the subject of a public inquiry, according to the i., external One family of a person who died in a mental health unit tells the paper it could be a chance to change services around the country.
Sources have told The Sun that drug gangs have put a £250,000 bounty on the head of the man convicted of killing Olivia Pratt-Korbel., external The nine-year-old was shot dead inside her home in Liverpool last summer. Thomas Cashman is due to be sentenced for her murder on Monday.
The Daily Telegraph says officials have raised concerns that a test of the government's mobile phone alert system will "cause chaos"., external Every mobile phone will emit a 10-second blast on 23 April as part of a nationwide trial. Road safety campaigners say the alert could distract drivers. A government spokesman says the system will transform their ability to warn people about imminent danger.
A number of the papers carry images of the Killing Eve star Jodie Comer receiving the best actress prize at the Olivier Awards. The Daily Express headline says she is "killing it".
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