Papers discuss Brown's survival

The fact that Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced down a coup against him dominates the headlines in the press.

The Guardian describes it as "Brown's great escape" but it does not appear the plotters put up much of a fight.

For the Daily Mirror it is a case of "Rebels without Claws" and the Daily Express accuses Labour MPs of "bottling out" of sacking their leader.

The Sun bursts into song with the words of a Gloria Gaynor anthem, "I will survive" as its headline.

The Financial Times says party rebels still hope they can oust Gordon Brown in the autumn and replace him with the Home Secretary, Alan Johnson.

And an opinion poll in the Independent suggests such a change might transform the party's prospects.

According to the ComRes survey of 1,001 between last Friday and Sunday, Labour under Alan Johnson would restrict the Conservatives to a hung parliament.

But Labour under Gordon Brown would hand David Cameron an overall majority.

Historic victory

The papers praise the families of the Omagh bomb victims who won damages of £1.6m in a civil court case in which four men were found responsible for the attack.

The Daily Telegraph says it is the first time that alleged members of a terrorist organisation have been sued.

However, it points out that none of the families expect to collect a penny.

The Mirror carries pictures of Adam Kennard kneeling at the spot where his pregnant girlfriend was fatally stabbed in the back in Grimsby.

A review of education by professors at Oxford has criticised the Orwellian language used in government edicts to schools and colleges.

According to the Times, the report says terms such as "curriculum deliverers" and "performativity" hinder the enthusiasm of teachers and of pupils.

"Curriculum deliverers" apparently means teachers.

And "performativity" is to do with the importance of government monitoring for achievement of targets.

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