What the papers say – August 31
Another twist in the Labour Party’s ongoing anti-Semitism row features prominently on the front pages on Friday.
The Times reports that one of the party’s longest-serving MPs, Frank Field, resigned the whip on Thursday, saying Jeremy Corbyn had turned the party into “a force for anti-Semitism in British politics”.
Tomorrow's Times front page: Veteran MP resigns from Labour over antisemitism pic.twitter.com/cJfPT32uhK
— The Times of London (@thetimes) August 30, 2018
Mr Field, who has served as MP for Birkenhead for nearly 40 years, also said that Labour was increasingly “seen as a racist party”, the Daily Telegraph says.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph: 'Corbyn's Labour has become a force for anti-Semitism' #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/5lpdfPFEVd
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 30, 2018
The i reports that deputy leader Tom Watson warned that more MPs could follow suit and quit, while the Metro says Mr Field told how he had raised concerns about bullying 18 months ago but that “no decisive action had been taken”.
i: ‘Labour must wake up’ #tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/JGgv8ATqIm
— Helena Lee (@BBCHelenaLee) August 30, 2018
Metro: Field: Labour has just got racist, nasty #tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/Und7HRBpSC
— Helena Lee (@BBCHelenaLee) August 30, 2018
In his resignation letter, Mr Field said Britain had fought the Second World War to banish the type of views expressed by Mr Corbyn, the Independent reports.
Tomorrow's @independent front page #tomorrowspaperstoday To subscribe to the Daily Edition https://t.co/XF8VnDpHYFpic.twitter.com/nThc9UN2c3
— The Independent (@Independent) August 30, 2018
In other news, The Guardian leads on the collapse of pay day loan firm Wonga, saying it leaves an estimated 200,000 customers still owing more than £400 million in short-term loans.
Guardian front page, Friday 31 August 2018: Payday loans firm Wonga collapses into administration pic.twitter.com/7YScz9EibN
— The Guardian (@guardian) August 30, 2018
The Daily Mirror reports on the council worker who stole £62,000 from victims of the Grenfell Tower fraud, and the Daily Mail leads on an investigation into deaths on a maternity unit.
Tomorrow's front page: Council boss stole £62k from victims of Grenfell blaze #tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/y00AKQAurDpic.twitter.com/OzLn4baYig
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) August 30, 2018
'New maternity deaths scandal' / Read the 11pm edition of Mail Plus now #tomorrowspaperstoday#tomorrowsfrontpagespic.twitter.com/GU3WW5rUex
— MailPlus (@MailPlus_) August 30, 2018
Elsewhere, the Daily Express carries a promise from Home Secretary Sajid Javid that Brexit will end uncontrolled immigration.
Daily Express: Brexit will give us back our borders #tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/ZMe4vjRwRy
— Helena Lee (@BBCHelenaLee) August 30, 2018
The Financial Times says Argentina raised interest rates to 60% in a bid to arrest a plunge in the peso.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Friday 31 August https://t.co/bGXxAVoV1Spic.twitter.com/As3UQZ1j64
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) August 30, 2018
And The Sun reports that a man broke into a funeral parlour that was going bust and stole his mother-in-law’s corpse.
Tomorrow's front page: A husband broke in to a funeral parlour that was going bust and stole the corpse of his mother-in-law https://t.co/foME9JdcBopic.twitter.com/CnAipyH5iy
— The Sun (@TheSun) August 30, 2018