Newspaper headlines: Johnson 'fights on' but Tory anger builds

The front pages are dominated by yesterday's events in the Commons.

The Metro, the Daily Mirror, the Guardian and the online-only Independent all quote David Davis in their headlines, after he told the prime minister: "In the name of God, go."

The Daily Express puts a different spin on it, saying: "In the name of party unity, go... and back PM!"

The Daily Mail takes a similar approach, urging what it calls "a narcissistic rabble of Tory MPs" to concentrate instead on tackling rising inflation and Russia's troop build-up on the Ukrainian border. Its headline reads: "In the name of God, grow up!"

An accompanying full page editorial pulls no punches, referring to the rebels as being "drunk on their own melodrama" and "puffed-up with self importance."

Some of the tabloids take a more light-hearted approach.

The Sun takes inspiration from the so-called "pork pie plot", printing a "pork pie-chart" to illustrate the issues it believes are currently helping and hindering the prime minister.

The Daily Star uses an image of a rubber duck outside Downing Street to call Mr Johnson a "lame duck prime minister".

The Daily Telegraph reports that Boris Johnson's spokesman has said he will not quit if a no-confidence vote is triggered, which Mr Davis tells the paper could lead to "a year of agony" for the Conservatives.

The Financial Times says the defection of Christian Wakeford to Labour has bought the prime minister some time by rallying restive Tory MPs, while the i newspaper claims Labour is in discussions with other Tory backbenchers who are considering joining the party.

The Times says plotters have pulled back from the brink, but that figures within the government are growing increasingly concerned that the report into parties held during lockdown will be more damaging than expected.

And the Guardian says the publication of Sue Gray's report could trigger another wave of no-confidence letters, with an unnamed minister telling the paper Mr Johnson did not have "carte blanche" to continue in Downing Street.

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There's also some reaction to the easing of England's coronavirus restrictions.

The Independent says NHS bosses fear the health service is still at risk - it quotes the boss of the NHS Confederation, Matthew Taylor, saying: "Covid-19 has not magically disappeared".

According to the Times, teaching unions are angry that secondary school pupils will no longer have to wear masks in classrooms, accusing the government of flouting its duty of care.

The Mirror's leader questions the timing of the announcement, saying "it would be a scandal if the move was driven not by science, but by the PM's desperation to win round Tory MPs".

The Guardian reports that an unusual new form of government propaganda has been launched in Venezuela.

A children's cartoon depicting a superhero named SuperBigote - or SuperMoustache - has started broadcasting on the country's state television channels.

The character bears an incredibly close physical resemblance to the country's leader, Nicolas Maduro, and is often seen protecting citizens from a Donald Trump-like villain.

The paper poses the question: "Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a Venezuelan propaganda campaign."