Newspaper headlines: 'Minister's TV blunder' and 'Blairites are back'

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Education Secretary Gillian Keegan arriving in Downing Street for a cabinet meetingImage source, Reuters
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Education Secretary Gillian Keegan arriving in Downing Street for a cabinet meeting on Tuesday

The Metro, external accuses ministers of a "Concrete Bungle" in the way they've handled what it describes as the "school buildings chaos".

The Daily Mirror, external brands the Prime Minister and the Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, "the class clowns" - who've left parents "furious" with the late closure of schools.

Writing in the Times, external, the head of the National Audit Office, Gareth Davies, says the Conservatives have put "sticking plaster on risky concrete" by failing to invest in "unflashy" but essential tasks like maintaining buildings.

The Guardian, external's Gaby Hinsliff says the latest failures highlight a "wider national story" of corners being cut, and "chickens squawking home to roost".

The Daily Mail , externalbelieves Ms Keegan's expletive laden outburst during a television interview "says it all" about what it calls "Tory chaos".

The rant has left Ms Keegan "fighting for survival" according to the Daily Telegraph, external - with one Conservative MP telling the paper her conduct was "selfish and shameless".

The Financial Times, external says the scandal has "derailed" Rishi Sunak's planned autumn relaunch - leaving him on the back foot ahead of two by-elections this autumn.

Elsewhere, a number of the papers cover Sir Keir Starmer's reshuffle of Labour's shadow cabinet.

The i, external says he's "called up" the Blairites as he tries to build a "centrist" team to sell the party.

The Mirror, external's leader column says Sir Keir has "cracked the whip" in a ruthless reshuffle that sets Labour up for a "bitter battle" with the Conservatives. Now - the paper adds - the party needs "vivid, radical and credible policies".

Writing in the Times, external, Patrick Maguire suggests Sir Keir has completed "the most dramatic metamorphosis" in recent political history.

The Sun , externalwelcomes the government's expected announcement later today that it's easing planning restrictions for onshore windfarms. The paper says the Tories have run scared of "nimby" voters for too long.

However Rowan Pelling, in the Telegraph, external, accuses ministers of "wantonly sacrificing" the countryside at the "altar" of net zero.

The Scottish Daily Mail, external has accused Police Scotland of "waving the white flag" on crime by ordering officers not to follow up on minor offences like break-ins and thefts. The paper describes it as a "shabby surrender to criminals". The force says the plans will allow officers to focus on "more pressing issues".

And the Times is one of several papers to report on a study that finds that when it comes to romantic relationships -- opposites do not attract. The study, by US researchers, looked at data from almost eighty thousand British couples. It found partners were more likely to share traits such as political and religious views, IQ and education levels. The lead researcher tells the paper the findings back up the saying that birds of a feather are more likely to flock together.

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