The crusade against Sir Fred Goodwin continues with the Telegraph reporting that Gordon Brown has voiced his anger at Sir Fred Goodwin's continued refusal to give up his £16 million pension pot.
The Guardian though says that the government last night moved to claw back half of the £16m pension pot as it launched a wider review of the multi-million pound rewards earned by ousted executives of the bailed-out banks.
The Prime minister is off to Washington and the Times says that he aims to use a two-day trip to Washington to bond with the US President over the issue on which Mr Brown has staked his damaged political reputation: the massive state-funded stimulus packages to the world’s stricken economies.
The most important news that came out of Washington was Barack Omaba's timetable for Iraq withdrawal and the Telegraph reports that in a speech at a Marine Corps base, he said around 100,000 troops would be brought home by then with 35,000 to 50,000 staying on to advise Iraqi forces, target terror and protect US interests.
The Independent has an Iraq theme as it leads with Lance Corporal Johnson Beharry, the Army's most decorated serving war hero has accused the Government of failing soldiers suffering from mental trauma resulting from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Mail has found another chink in the armour of the Industry secretary as it reports that Peter Mandelson is at the centre of a 'favours for friends' row over the controversial proposals to expand Heathrow.
The paper says that
Details emerged of the extraordinary access the Business Secretary's close acquaintance Roland Rudd - who represents airport operator BAA - had to the top tiers of Government.
The red tops continue to cover Jade.The Sun reports on an extraordinary outburst in which she is reduced to tears after screaming at a neighbour: “I’ll be dead in a month.”
The Express leads with the news that budget airline Ryanair plans to charge passengers £1 to spend a penny on its flights.The paper says
The ploy has outraged customers and travel experts, who accused the company of “plumbing the depths” in its efforts to boost revenue.
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