Angela Rayner, the deputy leader of the Labour party, has offered to resign if found guilty of breaking electoral law due to accusations about her living arrangements. The investigation follows allegations that Rayner provided false information about her primary residence. The Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, and Times all cover the story, with the latter two noting that Rayner has welcomed the scrutiny and accused the Conservative party of an attempt to smear her. The Telegraph suggests that the issue represents a test of the authority of Labour leader Keir Starmer, who took several hours to declare his support for Rayner following the accusations.
The i weekend focuses on allegations of Chinese spies using “honeytrap sex plots” to compromise UK security. Intelligence sources suggest that Chinese agents use such plots repeatedly to target their British counterparts. Meanwhile, The Sun reports that a gang of squatters has taken over a £13m pub owned by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. The building, a grade II-listed structure near Regent’s Park, has been barricaded by the squatters, who have reportedly used Ramsay’s own kitchen equipment for this purpose.
The Guardian, meanwhile, leads with calls from three former Conservative ministers and the Labour party for a halt to the prosecution of unpaid carers accused of breaching earnings rules. The call follows a Guardian investigation in which carers describe being forced into debt, criminal records, and even having to sell their homes due to the rules. Lastly, the FT Weekend has a story about Ben Bernanke, former head of the US Federal Reserve, warning the Bank of England of the need to change its forecasting methods following significant shortcomings in predicting inflation rates. Bernanke suggests that the Bank must invest in an updated economic model and modern software
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