The Papers: Badenoch's 'bonfire of green laws' and 'Drop in global dealmaking'
UK newspapers are focusing on Conservative politician Kemi Badenoch's pledge to scrap environmental regulations and return to traditional Tory values. Other headlines cover a decline in global dealmaking and legal actions involving the Royal Family.
Why it matters
This provides a snapshot of the current UK political climate and the shifting priorities of the Conservative Party ahead of potential elections.
Image caption, Many of Monday's papers are leading with coverage of the Conservative Party conference and the Times angles its front page piece on Kemi Badenoch pledging to scape a range of environmental regulations including "strict net-zero standards".
Image caption, The Daily Mail takes a wider view of Badenoch's "reset" of the party, saying she has moved to get it "battle-ready" for an election with a "direct echo of Margaret Thatcher's approach in the 1970s" by releasing plans for "a return to 'common sense' Tory values".
Image caption, Under a large headline reading "Bad to the future" the Daily Mirror runs a piece that opens "Badenoch is accused of trying to take the country back to the days of austerity under the 'nasty party'".
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