Newspaper headlines: Six-year-old's tribute to D-Day heroes By BBC News

Staff Published duration 7 June 2019

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Many of the papers have the same picture on their front pages: six-year-old George Sayer, wearing his great-uncle's medals, holding the hand of 95-year-old D-Day veteran Jack Quinn in Normandy.

"Thank you for our freedom" says the Daily Mail's headline - "how one proud little boy spoke for Britain".

The Daily Express says the picture reminds us that the courageous men who stormed the Normandy beaches were fighting for future generations. It tells the politicians present at the commemorations not to waste that sacrifice.

According to the Times, MPs are worried that the Queen could be pulled into a "terrible conflict" over Brexit.

The story focuses on the Conservative leadership contender, Dominic Raab, who has refused to rule out suspending Parliament to force through a no-deal departure - a move that would require the Queen's permission.

The Daily Telegraph leads with a poll suggesting that Boris Johnson is best placed to win back Conservative supporters from the Brexit Party and beat Jeremy Corbyn at the next general election.

The story is based on private polling of Tory marginals by Mr Johnson's campaign guru, Sir Lynton Crosby.

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The Sun claims that Remain-backing Tory MPs are starting to see the former foreign secretary as their best hope of softening Brexit or reversing it altogether.

They are said to believe that Mr Johnson is malleable - or in the Sun's words, "Bojo could be Play-Doh in their hands".

Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat, has told Huffpost UK that being prime minister is "not a game" - which the website interprets as a swipe at Mr Johnson.

Mr Tugendhat, a former assistant to the chief of defence staff, says he is backing Michael Gove as someone who could make life and death decisions and who is "ready to lead".

The Financial Times reports that Chancellor Philip Hammond is trying to stop the prime minister going on a spending spree before she leaves office this summer.

The FT has been told that Theresa May wants to use her remaining time in power tackling "burning injustices" in society, with an announcement every week, including a dramatic increase in education spending.

Mr Hammond is said to be worried about the cost of her promises, which could top more than £10bn.

The Guardian highlights the Pope's approval for a change to the Lord's Prayer for Roman Catholics. "Lead us not into temptation" will be replaced by "do not let us fall into temptation".

Pope Francis has previously pointed out that it is Satan who leads people astray - not God.

The Daily Mirror says the change comes 16 years after biblical scholars concluded an error was made when the prayer was translated.

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Finally, the Times highlights a study which suggests that, as well as looking like their owners, dogs come to share their emotions too.