Newspaper headlines: 'Brexit endgame' and Johnson warning for rebels By BBC News

Staff Published duration 1 September 2019

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In an interview with the Sunday Times, the prime minister sheds light on how he is approaching the job, saying that he is "hugely" enjoying it, and is working "non-stop".

We are told that Boris Johnson has on the mantelpiece of his Downing Street office a digital clock counting down the hours, minutes and seconds until Brexit is due.

The paper points out that he is deadly serious about making sure the UK leaves on 31 October.

It says he hasn't ruled out measures to stop a Bill that would force him to seek an extension of that deadline - such as packing the Lords with hundreds of peers to vote it down.

It has a piece written by the leader of the Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, in which he argues that Conservatives who oppose Mr Johnson's Brexit strategy won't support a vote of no confidence because they know that he would win a general election.

The paper's editorial column speaks of "the absurd over-reactions of the past few days" to Mr Johnson's prorogation of Parliament.

It suggests that Mr Johnson's move is "a perfectly reasonable response to openly-declared plans by Remainers to try to bring down the government".

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Many of the front pages have photographs of the protesters who marched to Downing Street on Saturday - angered by last week's announcement.

The Observer's picture shows Whitehall crammed with people as far as the eye can see, carrying placards, banners and EU flags, and with the Cenotaph towering above them.

Under the headline "Remain revolt will trigger election", the Sunday Express explains that if opponents of the government succeed in blocking a no-deal Brexit in the next few days, Boris Johnson will call a general election.

image caption Asia Bibi spent years in solitary confinement after being convicted of blasphemy

Ms Bibi fled to Canada earlier this year after being freed from prison, where she had spent eight years.

She urges people around the world to help those in her country who are still in jail, and at risk of being put to death.

The Sunday Telegraph's leader echoes that call, stating that "too often, western politicians are silent about the persecution of Christianity - out of ignorance or political correctness - and that has to end".

According to the Sunday Mirror, referees who preside over children's football matches are suffering increasing levels of abuse - at the hands of both players and parents.

The problem has become so acute that the charity, Ref Support UK, is calling for them to be allowed to wear body cameras.

A spokesman is quoted as saying that if people knew they were being filmed, they would be less likely to threaten or attack referees.

Finally, the Sun reports that a group of American tourists in Balmoral were left dumbfounded when they asked a woman in tweeds and a headscarf if she had ever met the Queen.

The paper said she gestured towards a man nearby and said "no but this policeman has".