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The papers won't be what Nigel Farage would have been hoping for after his speech to the Reform UK conference. The Times says it was overshadowed by an exposé about political donations, external, broadcast by Channel Four, while the Guardian talks about pressure on the leader, saying the party became engulfed by scandal., external Noting that Farage has admitted Reform needs to professionalise, the Daily Express quotes him as saying: "Yes, we absolutely must do better., external" For the Daily Mirror, Reform is "in chaos.", external The headline in the Sun is more upbeat for Reform, saying Farage "hit back" with the message, "they're scared of us"., external He described the undercover filming as "a prolongued exercise in entrapment".
The Guardian says the Chancellor John Healey is acutely conscious of factors beyond his control that are severely limiting his room for manoeuvre in October's budget. In an interview with the weekend edition of the Financial Times, Healey acknowledges that households are feeling cost of living pressures, just as firms are feeling the cost of business pressures., external The paper says he's politically exposed after resigning as Defence Secretary, because his predecessor as chancellor, Rachel Reeves, would not commit to allocating three per cent of GDP to defence by 2030. An ally of Reeves texted the paper with the message "Lol", the paper notes.
Writing in the Daily Mail, the former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson says Andy Burnham must "get a grip" and send reinforcements to the Falklands, external - after Argentina's latest claim to the British-owned islands off its coast. The Daily Telegraph says it would take about four weeks to sail UK aircraft carriers the 8,000 miles, external to the South Pacific. The Sun says that for now, the only reason Argentina has confined itself to sabre-rattling is that its own army is so small.
The Daily Express pays tribute to the late sitcom actor Richard O'Sullivan as "the star who brought warmth and wit to millions." The Mirror says the "Man About the House" star had effortless charm.
The Times reassures critics of the Bayeux Tapestry's loan to the British Museum, external that two damaged threads could have been broken as long ago as when it was removed from its home in France last September, rather than during the move to the UK, this July. As if offering advice on how to fix it, the paper's headline about the damage reads, "Darn it..."
