Newspaper headlines: PM summons Met chief and Starmer fights for control

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is 'battling to reassert his authority' within his party, according to the Guardian

Many of Thursday's papers lead with the ongoing row over whether Saturday's pro-Palestinian march in London should be allowed to go ahead amid remembrance commemorations.

"Braverman brands Met biased over Gaza march" is the headline on the front page of The Times. Writing for the paper, the home secretary accuses the Metropolitan Police of employing "double standards" in its response to protests. Suella Braverman writes that recent pro-Palestinian rallies - which she calls "hate marches" - have been "largely ignored", while football fans are subject to "tough" policing, and anti-lockdown protesters have previously been given "no quarter". She also says that pro-Palestinian "mobs" are "an assertion of primacy" for Islamist groups, and that the public expects to see an "assertive and proactive approach to any displays of hate, breaches of conditions and general disorder".

But according to the i, a backlash against Mrs Braverman is growing among Conservatives. One government minister tells the paper she's "dangerous and totally irresponsible". Another MP accuses her of "whipping people up carelessly and callously", adding that "every time she opens her mouth, she makes things worse". The Times says some of Mrs Braverman's comments risk "increasing tensions further", despite Prime Minister Rishi Sunak "toning down his rhetoric" after meeting the Met Commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, on Wednesday.

In its leader column, the Daily Mail praises Mr Sunak for taking what it calls the "unusual step" of warning Sir Mark Rowley he will be held accountable for any trouble at the protest. The Sun agrees that Sir Mark "is effectively gambling his job on keeping order". But the Daily Mirror says he "understands the concept of freedom better than any Tory".

According to the Guardian, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is "battling to reassert his authority" within his party as he faces "one of the biggest crises of his time" in the job. The paper reports that four shadow ministers are preparing to quit and as many as ten others are also on "resignation watch" because they don't want to vote against a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. One Labour frontbencher tells the paper that "someone needs to say enough is enough".

Other figures within the party tell the Mail that they believe it's best they use their positions to "ramp up the pressure" on Sir Keir. But in its leader column, the Daily Telegraph says he'd "risk electoral opprobrium were he to buckle now", insisting that his handling of the situation "will give the country an idea of the sort of prime minister he will make".

The Times features quotes from a series of interviews with Boris Johnson, conducted by Nadine Dorries for her forthcoming book. Mr Johnson tells his former culture secretary that the government needs a "massive kick in the pants" and that the Conservative Party is "drifting to defeat" under Mr Sunak. The former prime minister describes Mr Sunak as a "stooge" for Dominic Cummings, but insists he's not bitter about being forced out of office.

The Financial Times has seen a letter sent to the European Commission in which senior tech figures say Apple's iMessage service should have to comply with the new Digital Markets Act, which obliges certain companies to make their messenger services interoperable with other platforms. At present, only Apple users are able to communicate using iMessage. The paper says executives from Google, Vodafone and other firms argue that the change would "benefit European consumers and businesses".

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