Daily News Summary
Thursday, 4th June 2009
Main stories
Caught on camera: Britain's best Crime Photography
The images from the Centre's What is crime? photography competition are featured in today's Independent Life section.
Gordon Brown is told to step down by Labour MPs
All the papers are carrying extensive coverage on the increasing pressure on the Prime Minister to step down, following the resignation of four of his Cabinet ministers including the resignation of Hazel Blears yesterday. Her resignation was announced on the eve of today's Local and European Parliament elections, and seen as a clear `blow to Gordon's premiership'. The Daily Telegraph is predicting that Alastair Darling could be the next minister to resign should he be offered another job as part of the Cabinet reshuffle. All papers, DTel2
The Local and European Parliament elections
All the papers are running stores about today's elections. The Independent claims these elections are all about `punishing greed' for the voters following the ongoing MP expenses scandal. All papers, Ind10-11
Other stories
Boarding schools incentivised to take on vulnerable children
A government grant of £10,000 is being offered to private schools to take in vulnerable children on the verge of being taken into care. Ind14
Recession blamed for rise in `invented burglaries'
The Head of Cambridgeshire police claims that the recession may be to blame for the rise in false reporting of burglaries with the aim of making false insurance claims. DTel14, DMail24
Comments, editorials, letters
`A collapse that is long overdue'
Deborah Orr gives her take on the future of the Labour Party. Ind33
`Indignity and chaos rule. Who will put this exhausted, discredited and ridiculous regime out of its misery?'
Asks Max Hastings. DMail14
`Even now,he might sit it out'
Says Philip Johnston. DTel23
`Whether Brown or Johnson, there is no New Labour fix'
Seumas Milne thinks forcing Gordon Brown out will not solve the government's crisis. Gdn29
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