Westminster’s Privileges Committee report into whether Boris Johnson misled Parliament over rule-breaking in Downing Street dominates the front pages. “He lied and lied and lied” reports the i newspaper which also reports that the former PM said the committee’s findings were “deranged” and its publication was a “dreadful day for democracy”. The i also carries news of the death of former Scotland, St Mirren, Manchester United and Leeds United defender Gordon McQueen
The Scottish Sun front page calls McQueen the “bravest of the brave” following his death at the age of 70 after suffering from dementia.
The Daily Record also covers the death of McQueen with its front page issuing a rallying call for Scotland’s current squad to beat Norway on Saturday for one of the team’s greatest ever players.
The Metro’s front page references a headline from when Boris Johnson told the Partygate inquiry he hadn’t told Parliament – in its words – “proper whoppers”. The inquiry has concluded he did – and now Metro asks whether the “proper whopper is a career stopper?”
The Star covers the Partygate report in its own colourful style. Mr Johnson, described by the paper as an “absolutely lying wazzock”, is portrayed as Pinocchio. It reads: “A liar sacked from previous jobs for lying has been found guilty of lying as PM. But the liar claims the people called him a liar are liars. The big liar.”
The National’s coverage of the partygate report uses a quote from Scottish Conservatives’ leader Douglas Ross when he was a supporter of Mr Johnson.
The Scottish Daily Mail also leads on the reaction from Tory MPs who have backed Mr Johnson, and think the committee’s conduct has been “vindictive”.
The Times calls it the “end of the road for Johnson” and reports how the committee accused the former PM of numerous breaches. The paper says the committee recommended a 90-day suspension had he not quit the Commons before its report had been released.
The Scotsman has the results of an opinion poll which suggests the SNP’s recent slump in the polls is beginning to stabilise.
A proposed Holyrood vote on whether to give Scottish government compensation to islanders affected by CalMac delays and cancellations was blocked, The Herald reports.
A new Scottish government cancer strategy is the focus on the Daily Express front page.
The Press and Journal gives over its front page to a comment piece about the state of the A9 and how many lives have been lost in accidents on the road in recent years.
A delay in the Scottish government announcing when the A9 will be upgraded between Perth and Inverness is the lead story on the front page of The Courier.
Dundee’s Evening Telegraph reports that a pub in the city has been fined for showing Sky Sports without the proper licence.
Disruption from roadworks on the Queensferry Crossing is the lead story in the Edinburgh Evening News.
An investigation into a suspected £11,000 fraud in a primary school is underway, the Glasgow Times reports.
And a new café that has been told it can only microwave food is the lead story in the Aberdeen Evening Express.
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