PM's record on Libya under fire

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Virtually all the papers discuss Gordon Brown's decision to back compensation claims brought against Libya by the families of IRA victims.

<a class="inlineText" href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2624909/PM-Gordon-Browns-U-turn-on-Libyas-IRA-compensation.html">The Sun believes he has committed a "humiliating U-turn"</a> - one which the <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2009/09/06/pm-backs-libya-ira-compensation-bid-115875-21653141/">Daily Mirror says the prime minister was "forced into".</a>

Mr Brown's new position is in <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6824051.ece">"stark contrast to previous official attitudes", notes the Times.</a>

The <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1211637/Browns-terror-U-turn-Well-help-seek-cash-Libya-bomb-families-told.html">Daily Mail said he had embarked on a "frantic damage limitation exercise".</a>

'Kowtowing to Libya'

The Daily Telegraph reports on what it calls the growing "suspicion" about the government's dealings with Tripoli.

In a highly critical editorial, the paper says Britain has kowtowed to the Libya for the "sake of oil and gas".

The <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/62ab5532-9b1c-11de-a3a1-00144feabdc0,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F62ab5532-9b1c-11de-a3a1-00144feabdc0.html&_i_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fworld%2Fuk">Financial Times reports on concerns that the row,</a> after the freeing of the Lockerbie bomber, is damaging UK relations with the United States.

Gordon Brown is being "dogged" by the <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/sep/07/gordon-brown-fight-libya-compensation">fall-out from the release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the Guardian says.</a>

BNP debate

The British National Party provokes much comment after indications the BBC will ask the party's leader, Nick Griffin, to appear on Question Time.

Labour may drop opposition to appearing alongside the BNP by <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-uturn-over-confronting-bnp-in-question-time-debate-1782915.html">putting up a "heavyweight", the Independent says.</a>

It argues that a "mature democracy" has nothing to fear from the BNP.

Gerry Gable, from anti-racist campaign group Searchlight, says in <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2624172/Anger-at-BBC-plans-for-BNP.html">the Sun it is "disgusting" that the BBC is even considering letting Mr Griffin appear.</a>

'Christian soldier'

A picture of the Archbishop of York appears on the front page of the Telegraph under the headline "Onward Christian Soldier".

A photograph shows him popping out of an armoured vehicle wearing a bright fuchsia cassock.

An image in the Times also shows he has swapped his mitre for a helmet, headphones, sunglasses and a lip mike.

He gives the thumbs up, ready to move off after blessing a stained glass window at a garrison church in York.