Papers angry at cleaner 'debacle'

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Pressure continues to be applied to Attorney General Baroness Scotland following the discovery that she employed an illegal Tongan worker.

"It has all the ingredients of farce, but <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/sun_says/244723/The-Sun-Says.html">it's no laughing matter,"</a> writes the Sun.

The Daily Telegraph insists <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/6202750/Analysis-Baroness-Scotlands-ignorance-is-no-defence.html">"ignorance is no defence"</a> and it is up to her to ensure her staff are fit to work.

Finally, the Daily Mail says the "debacle" <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1214294/MAIL-COMMENT-The-Baroness-fatally-flawed-system.html">undermines public confidence in the whole immigration system. </a>

Missile manoeuvres

President Obama's decision to scrap plans for a missile defence system in eastern Europe is widely welcomed.

<a class="inlineText" href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/opinion/voiceofthemirror/2009/09/18/obama-is-on-target-115875-21682345/">It means the US knows it can "no longer behave like an international cowboy",</a> believes the Daily Mirror.

The Independent says it <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-a-sensible-retreat-by-obama-1789259.html">will improve relations with some EU countries,</a> including Germany, who "were far from convinced that the military need outweighed the political cost".

After the US concession, the Financial Times <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d8cde3be-a2f7-11de-ba74-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1">wants Russia to now show it is serious about tackling the Iran issue.</a>

'Innocent bloodshed'

The Guardian has an article written by Muntazer al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who threw a shoe at President Bush.

<a class="inlineText" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/sep/17/why-i-threw-shoe-bush">"I am no hero,"</a> he says. "I just acted as an Iraqi who witnessed the pain and bloodshed of too many innocents."

Calling President Bush a "criminal", Mr al-Zaidi goes on: "I wanted to express my rejection of his lies, his occupation of my country.

"I didn't do this so my name would enter history or for material gains. All I wanted was to defend my country."

'Disgrace'

The Times' leader condemns the Formula One race-fixing scandal involving the Renault team.

"There have been cheats in sport before," it says, "but <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6839104.ece">the Renault disgrace is of a different order of magnitude of scandal."</a>

The Daily Express, meanwhile, claims "shamed" Renault "could be gone from Formula One in six weeks".

"They face a massive fine... but <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.express.co.uk/motorsport/view/128158/Shamed-Renault-may-quit">it is the disgrace which the car company cannot accept,"</a> writes Bob McKenzie.