Monday's papers

The latest from the Telegraph this morning is that the chancellor needed tax payers money to help him fill in his tax return.

The paper reports that

The Chancellor was among nine members of the Cabinet who used publicly funded expenses to pay for an accountant to complete their personal tax returns.

The Mail reports that politicians are milking their transport allowances by claiming largely unverified mileage which would take some of them around the world.The paper says that

They received £1.9million in petrol money alone in 2007-08, as well as £2.2million on train tickets and nearly £900,000 on air fares.

The Times meanwhile reports that Alan Johnson is launching an attempt to lead Labour’s renewal today, urging Gordon Brown to offer voters a referendum on electoral reform.

The paper reports that

“The current public mood of anger and disquiet . . . demands a response,” the Health Secretary writes in The Times today. In an article setting out his modernising credentials, he adds: “We need to overhaul the engine, not just clean the upholstery.”

A fact echoed in the Guardian which has an interview with Ed Miliband who says that alienation from politics went well beyond MPs' expenses,adding that the traditions and practices of the House of Commons were off-putting to most people and should be looked at by the new Speaker.

The Independent leads with the story that

The personal medical records of tens of thousands of people have been lost by the NHS in a series of grave data security leaks. Between January and April this year, 140 security breaches were reported within the NHS – more than the total number from inside central Government and all local authorities combined.

For the Express there is good news

PENSION funds have surged in value, bringing joy to the ­millions who have seen their retirement plans savaged by the recession.
A 10 per cent rise – the second in consecutive months – also ignited fresh hopes that the worst is over.

Finally the Sun reports that

BALDING bodypopper Fred Bowers was being probed for benefit fraud last night — as it emerged the Britain’s Got Talent sensation is coining it in disability handouts.
The breakdancing pensioner, 73, gets £70-a-week on top of his state pension — AND a free car — after persuading officials he has a gammy left leg.