What the papers say – September 5

Labour’s bid to put a lid on the anti-Semitism row, a revolutionary cancer treatment for children being offered by the NHS and healthy eating make headlines on Wednesday.

The Labour Party’s governing body adopted an internationally-recognised definition of anti-Semitism in full on Tuesday, although its decision to include extra wording has caused controversy.

The Times says Mr Corbyn was left humiliated after he made a proposal for a longer caveat that was rejected by allies.

The events mean the row over anti-Semitism in the party rumbles on, The Independent reports.

Meanwhile the Daily Express says Labour has been accused of failing to directly tell police about anti-Semitism cases that are being probed internally.

The Metro leads with plans to give a life-saving cancer treatment to children on the NHS.

The Daily Mirror also runs with the “game-changing” leukaemia therapy.

Nearly four million children in the UK live in households that are too impoverished to buy enough healthy food to meet official nutrition guidelines, according to a new study that leads The Guardian.

Meanwhile all restaurants, cafes and fast-food outlets will have to print calorie counts on menus under obesity-fighting plans, the Daily Telegraph reports.

In other news, the i leads with plans for a shake-up of how Britain’s railways are run.

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is set to stay in post until 2020 after the Prime Minister backed a plan for stability after Brexit, the Financial Times reports.

A new report co-authored by the Archbishop of Canterbury calls for higher taxes for wealthy families and multinational companies, the Daily Mail reports.

The Sun leads with Dame Barbara Windsor after the 81-year-old reportedly suffered a health scare.

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