'Farage faces Met inquiry' and 'Ready for departure?'

Image caption, A criminal investigation into Reform UK over allegations it broke foreign funding laws is leading many of Thursday's front pages. The Metropolitan Police is carrying out the inquiry following a broadcast by Channel 4 News last week in which an undercover reporter recorded two senior Reform aides apparently suggesting a way around electoral law to secure foreign party donations. A Reform UK spokesman says the party "denies any wrongdoing and will fully cooperate with the investigation".

Image caption, The Guardian splashes on the same story, reporting that the Electoral Commission has also said it is "considering all relevant information and regulatory steps" in parallel with the police inquiry.