Newspaper headlines: Rwanda treaty 'done deal' and 'royal show of unity'
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A number of the papers speculate on how far the government will go in the new legislation aimed at sending migrants to Rwanda. The Daily Telegraph says Rishi Sunak could see up to 10 ministers resigning, external if he adopts a hard-line approach of circumventing the European Convention on Human Rights. The paper says the Immigration Minister, Robert Jenrick, has been pushing for the toughest version, that would remove the right of judicial review and allow ministers to ignore the Human Rights Act and the European convention as it relates to asylum.
The Sun reckons Mr Sunak is preparing to swerve , externalwhat it calls Euro rules. The Daily Mail, on the other hand, says he will reject the most hard-line approach. According to the Times, the prime minister has chosen the middle way, external - he will not opt out of the European convention, but will dis-apply sections of the Human Rights Act to prevent legal challenges at British courts stopping deportation flights. The paper says Mr Sunak has privately told ministers there must be no perception that Britain is breaching its obligations under the European convention, because of concerns that it would draw comparisons with Russia and Belarus.
In an editorial, the Daily Express says the government's "bold plan" to end what it calls "the scandal of small boat crossings" must not be sabotaged or more lives will be lost. The paper say its left-wing MPs and peers and lawyers connive to wreck the scheme and the real losers will be the desperate people who set off on treacherous journeys.
On its front page, the Guardian highlights a warning from the UN , externalemergency relief coordinator, Martin Griffiths, that Israel's military campaign in southern Gaza has created "apocalyptic" conditions - therefore ending any possibility of meaningful humanitarian operations. He tells the paper that the way Israel's military is carrying out its operations in the south is very similar to what had happened in the north of the territory. Mr Griffiths says US efforts to persuade the Israelis to do more to protect civilians have failed and the pace of destruction is relentless.
Both the Financial Times and the Times report that UK and EU electric car manufacturers facing a 10% tariff from 1 January have won a three-year reprieve, external. The European Commission is expected to support a delay to the introduction of the levy on cars with batteries made outside of Europe. The FT says the Commission insisted on the original timetable, for months - but it has now relented because of fears that increasing prices for EU-made cars in the UK would only benefit Chinese manufacturers.
The Daily Mail strongly condemns the announcement that junior doctors are to stage a three-day, external strike this month, and a six-day walkout in January. In its editorial column, it accuses the BMA's junior doctors of holding the NHS to ransom with what is described as "spiteful and life-threatening strike action".
And finally, a number of front pages feature a picture of King Charles III, Queen Camilla and the Prince and Princess of Wales, external posing at a reception in Buckingham Palace for more than 500 members of the Diplomatic Corps. The papers say they have put on a united front in the face of accusations of racism. "One four all. All four one" is the Sun's headline.