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Papers urge MPs to accept cuts | Papers urge MPs to accept cuts |
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The issue of MPs' expenses is tackled by most papers once again. | The issue of MPs' expenses is tackled by most papers once again. |
According to the Daily Mail, Sir Christopher Kelly's proposed expenses cuts could lead to the biggest clear-out of parliamentarians since 1945. | According to the Daily Mail, Sir Christopher Kelly's proposed expenses cuts could lead to the biggest clear-out of parliamentarians since 1945. |
Up to 200 MPs are said to be thinking of bailing out and the Mail says "good riddance" to those leaving. | Up to 200 MPs are said to be thinking of bailing out and the Mail says "good riddance" to those leaving. |
Those complaining about the clampdown on their expenses are dismissed as "shameless" by the Daily Mirror, and "arrogant" by the Daily Express. | Those complaining about the clampdown on their expenses are dismissed as "shameless" by the Daily Mirror, and "arrogant" by the Daily Express. |
'Blow up' | 'Blow up' |
The Daily Telegraph judges the Kelly proposals on reforming MPs' expenses to be "reasonable" but the Times thinks that MPs do have grounds to be annoyed. | The Daily Telegraph judges the Kelly proposals on reforming MPs' expenses to be "reasonable" but the Times thinks that MPs do have grounds to be annoyed. |
Noting that the report is due out the day before Guy Fawkes night, the paper says Sir Christopher must be careful not to "blow the whole place up". | Noting that the report is due out the day before Guy Fawkes night, the paper says Sir Christopher must be careful not to "blow the whole place up". |
The Guardian, meanwhile, says MPs would be wise to accept the proposals, though many will hate them. | The Guardian, meanwhile, says MPs would be wise to accept the proposals, though many will hate them. |
In turn, the public must agree MPs deserve to be properly paid, it says. | In turn, the public must agree MPs deserve to be properly paid, it says. |
'Killed by costcutters' | 'Killed by costcutters' |
The Independent leads on the official report into the Nimrod plane crash, publishing photographs of the 14 armed forces personnel who died. | The Independent leads on the official report into the Nimrod plane crash, publishing photographs of the 14 armed forces personnel who died. |
The Daily Mirror claims the men who died in the Nimrod crash were "killed by costcutters". | The Daily Mirror claims the men who died in the Nimrod crash were "killed by costcutters". |
href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/29/nimrod-crash-inquiry-raf-afghanistan">"Incompetent, complacent and cynical" is how the Guardian sums it up. | |
The paper says the Ministry of Defence and the arms company, BAE Systems, could face unprecedented legal action in the wake of the devastating report. | The paper says the Ministry of Defence and the arms company, BAE Systems, could face unprecedented legal action in the wake of the devastating report. |
'Real clout' | 'Real clout' |
"I'm your man" is the front page headline of the Times above a photograph of Tony Blair. | "I'm your man" is the front page headline of the Times above a photograph of Tony Blair. |
It says he will stand for the post of president of the European Council if EU leaders agree that the job should be a substantial one requiring real clout. | It says he will stand for the post of president of the European Council if EU leaders agree that the job should be a substantial one requiring real clout. |
Writing in the Independent, the former Cabinet Minister, Charles Clarke, argues against Mr Blair's candidacy. | Writing in the Independent, the former Cabinet Minister, Charles Clarke, argues against Mr Blair's candidacy. |
He says Mr Blair's appointment would not be in the best interests of Britain or the EU. | He says Mr Blair's appointment would not be in the best interests of Britain or the EU. |
Infertility | Infertility |
The Telegraph says schools in England are reporting 40,000 incidents of racism a year. | The Telegraph says schools in England are reporting 40,000 incidents of racism a year. |
It cites a report by civil liberties group, the Manifesto Club, which says children are being punished but often don't understand the terms they use. | It cites a report by civil liberties group, the Manifesto Club, which says children are being punished but often don't understand the terms they use. |
The Daily Mail reports that scientists have grown human eggs and sperm. | The Daily Mail reports that scientists have grown human eggs and sperm. |
The paper says it could help infertile couples but raises ethical concerns about the possibility of creating children without parents' involvement. | The paper says it could help infertile couples but raises ethical concerns about the possibility of creating children without parents' involvement. |
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