The front pages on Saturday revolve around the impending release of Sue Gray’s report into partygate as frustration mounts over its delayed release to the public.
The Guardian writes that Scotland Yard has provoked fury by admitting it asked for key details to be redacted from the report as Met Police conducts its own investigation into Downing Street.
Guardian front page, Saturday 29 January 2022: Redacted Gray report now ‘imminent’ after Met row pic.twitter.com/UsG5B1Mi2m
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) January 28, 2022
The FT Weekend and The Independent both carry “stitch-up” accusations levelled against Britain’s most senior police officer after her intervention delayed the release of the partygate inquiry.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition Saturday January 29 https://t.co/C9SZ3v4VRk pic.twitter.com/3uC115WKln
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) January 28, 2022
Saturday’s Independent: Anger at Met Police over party report ‘stitch-up’ #TomorrowsPapersToday #Independent #IndependentDigital pic.twitter.com/CY7t4fGjVB
— Tomorrows Papers Today (@TmorrowsPapers) January 28, 2022
The Times reports that Ms Gray was left “infuriated” after Met Police told her not to publish key aspects of her investigation.
TIMES: Anger at Met party inquiry #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/8ziyNMmeXt
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 28, 2022
i weekend also claims that the delayed report will be censored when it is delivered – which is expected to be “imminent”.
Weekend i: Gray gagged: her censored report on PM is imminent #TomorrowsPapersToday #iWeekend #iNewspaper pic.twitter.com/n3vEjZLc5u
— Tomorrows Papers Today (@TmorrowsPapers) January 28, 2022
The Daily Star and the Daily Mail continue the theme, with the latter calling the intervention from police a “shambles”.
Tomorrow’s front page: Don’t worry sir, I have a cunning plan #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/6O5LW5nRuo pic.twitter.com/sbata0rv3m
— Daily Star (@dailystar) January 28, 2022
Saturday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/gdt7HPqht3
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) January 28, 2022
Elsewhere, the Daily Mirror and The Telegraph carry the impending crisis households will face with the dramatic rise to energy bills in April.
Tomorrow’s front page: As heating bills surge…Energy firms’ £900 a second#tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/Cwrr501Mb0 pic.twitter.com/SfthHBYHh8
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) January 28, 2022
The front page of tomorrow’s Daily Telegraph:
‘Energy bills to hit £1900 from April’#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 28, 2022
The Daily Express writes that Boris Johnson is set for a “showdown” with Tory rebels after he vowed to press ahead with a “punishing tax” hike to National Insurance.
Tomorrow’s front page: Showdown! #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/IdTbG317b3 pic.twitter.com/2s2Z2zXLSb
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) January 28, 2022
And The Sun focuses on celebrity gossip, featuring an alleged affair between a former Strictly contestant and her dance partner.
Tomorrow’s front page: Strictly Come Dancing’s Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington caught snogging in picture that proves they are an itemhttps://t.co/V6rHf9l5ZG pic.twitter.com/biX544wtNe
— The Sun (@TheSun) January 28, 2022