Starmer gifts row rolls on – Sex, drugs and Swiss rolls! Confessions from an elite boarding school – Guardian readers share their awkward dates

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We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: No strings attached. Business Sec. says high value gifts are fine and dandy for Starmer. The Daily Star is not amused. Swiss barmy strife! The Daily Mail lifts the lid on elite private schools in Switzerland. How was it for you? The Guardian asks their readers for bad date stories and they don’t disappoint.

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