'Parliament sex pest row' as PM vows to take action By BBC News

Staff Published duration 30 October 2017

"MPs fear more sleaze claims will emerge" is the Guardian's headline after Theresa May's insistence yesterday that she'll take "tough action" to protect Westminster staff from harassment.

Her move followed reports that two Tory MPs had admitted their behaviour was open to question.

The political news website, Guido Fawkes , has published details of what it describes as a spreadsheet of complaints against 36 MPs - said to have been compiled by Tory aides.

No names are revealed, but one MP is described as "perpetually intoxicated and inappropriate with women." Another is said to be "handsy with women at parties".

The website says that many of the allegations are historical, but it believes the spreadsheet is going to "send shockwaves" through government and the Tory party.

Claims of sexual harassment at the BBC lead the Daily Mirror

The paper says the corporation has launched an investigation into the behaviour of 5 Live sports presenter George Riley and another unnamed member of staff.

Mr Riley has not commented and the BBC has not confirmed or denied the report. A BBC spokesman said: "We can't comment on individuals but treat any allegations seriously and have processes in place for investigating them."

The paper goes on to say that BBC chiefs are "braced for a flood" of further claims after urging any victims of harassment to come forward.

The Mirror's editorial says the BBC has a public duty to take a tough line and argues that in the past, scandals were "hushed up or ignored" with victims claiming they weren't believed or were "actively shunned".

Proposals, codenamed "Operation Restrain", to deal with fighters for the Islamic State group who return to the UK from the Middle East are picked up by several papers - with the Daily Star's front page declaring "British jihadis get free council house".

The Times explains that could form part of a package of measures, including help to find a job and counselling, to persuade some IS recruits to reject violence.

An editorial in the Daily Telegraph dismisses such an approach and concludes those making it back to Britain from Syria or Iraq must face trial.

Auschwitz survivor

Bookmakers are preparing themselves for restrictions on fixed-odds betting terminals, according to the Guardian

It says a government review, out this week, will also require betting shops to fund a campaign on gambling awareness.

The Daily Mail refers to the terminals as "crack cocaine gambling machines" and says the maximum stake could be reduced from £100 to £20 - though some campaigners want it as low as £2.

Several papers, including the Daily Express , feature a former soldier and Nazi death camp survivor who is still selling poppies past his 100th birthday.

The Daily Mirror says Ron Jones was dubbed "the goalkeeper of Auschwitz" for playing "morale-boosting football" every Sunday for two years with other soldiers in the camp.

He's been raising funds for the Royal British Legion since 1981 and spends up to six hours a day in his local supermarket in Newport, south Wales.