Wednesday's papers

According to the Guardian, the peers involved in the cash for amendements controversy face expulsion from the House of Lords.This is after both Labour and the Tories have drawn up proposals following the weekend revelations.

The Independent has an exclusive with David Cameron who says on the subject that he would change the law so that members of the House of Lords could be stripped of their peerages.

The paper reports the latest ruling under the Freedom of Information Act to force ministers to disclose the official record of two important meetings of Tony Blair's cabinet, in which the Information Tribunal upheld a decision yesterday by the Government's information watchdog that the minutes should be made public.

The Guardian reports the comments of Lord West of Spithead who says that
Government efforts to prevent the radicalisation of British Muslims have been set back by Israel's assault on Gaza.

According to the main story in the Telegraph,recycling could be adding to global warming rather than reducing it, a key government adviser on waste management has said. It reports the comments of Peter Jones who suggested that an "urgent" review of Labour's policy on recycling was needed to make sure the collection, transportation and processing of recyclable material was not causing a net increase in greenhouse gases.

Green issues in the Times which says that the £2.3 billion rescue for Britain’s carmakers was justified by Lord Mandelson last night as paving the way for the “reinvention” of a greener motor industry. The Gaurdian adds that the aid is significantly smaller than the help planned in France and Germany, reflecting the relatively smaller size of the car industry in the UK.

Meanwhile the Times reports that a new runway at Heathrow would result in every other British airport having to abandon expansion plans to meet the Government’s climate change target, a study has suggested.

The main story in the Mail concerns two young children who are to be adopted by a gay couple, despite the protests of their grandparents who were told that they were too old to adopt.The Telegraph adds that The five-year-old boy and his four-year-old sister were being looked after by their grandparents because their mother, a recovering drug addict, was not considered capable.