Friday's papers

Blacked out type covers most of the front pages this morning as the papers react to the publication of MP's expenses.

MPs finally released their expenses yesterday – but with vast chunks of the documents censored, so we would never have known about their 'flipping' and tax dodges.

says the Independent

The Times reporting that

Parliament and its officials were accused of colluding in a £2 million operation to protect the greedy as the supposed new era of transparency was drowned in a sea of black ink.

The Telegraph echoes the fact that MPs face universal condemnation over “disgraceful” censorship of their expenses claims.

Whilst the Guardian says that

Amid renewed public anger over the scale of Westminster's spending habits, the documents contained enough fresh information to create new embarrassment for senior politicians.

Just how stupid do they think we are? asks the Mail

Officially, the 'blackwash', which left many pages of claims totally obscured or with more ink than text, was intended to protect MPs' security.
But it meant MPs who 'flipped' homes to claim on different properties - or charged for services such as moat-cleaning - were spared further embarrassment.

The Sun calls them Blankers reporting that

Bills submitted for repayment from taxpayers included some from PM Gordon Brown - for solar panels - and his predecessor Tony Blair, for shredding documents.
Tory leader David Cameron, who paid back nearly £1,000 yesterday, Chancellor Alistair Darling, who claimed for TOILET ROLLS, and Shadow Chancellor George Osborne were also in the frame.

Whilst the Express says that MP's are

set to defy public revulsion at their scandalous expenses by pocketing an astonishing £10,000-a-year pay rise.