Boris Johnson has announced that he will be campaigning for the UK to leave the European Union - and has used his Telegraph column to describe June's referendum as a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity".
:: The Times
He ignored a last-minute appeal made by David Cameron on TV - and notified the Prime Minister of his decision just nine minutes before facing the press outside his north London home.
:: The Guardian
Mr Johnson has denied his decision is driven by ambition, but his stance remains "the most serious political obstacle yet" for the PM - with relations between the two potentially at "near collapse".
:: Daily Mail
There are claims that the Prime Minister had tried to "buy him off" by offering him a top cabinet role of either Home or Foreign Secretary.
:: Metro
The Mayor of London described his decision to support the Out campaign as "agonisingly difficult" - but urged voters to "take back control" from Brussels and get a "better deal".
:: i
It too focuses on Boris Johnson's announcement, but also mentions Iain Duncan Smith's claim that remaining in the EU puts the UK at risk from a terrorist attack.
:: The Independent
A Brexit victory could put Mr Johnson in line for the keys to Number 10, with Downing Street's current occupants fearing that as many as 150 Tory MPs could defy the Prime Minister and campaign against his EU deal.
:: Daily Express
"The most popular politician in the country" has given the campaign to leave the EU "its biggest boost so far" - with bookmakers slashing their odds on a "Brexit" following his statement.
:: Financial Times
The bosses of about half of Britain's largest 100 companies are going to argue in a letter that the nation will be "stronger, safer and better off" in a reformed EU.
:: The Sun
It describes Mr Johnson's allegiance to the Out campaign as a "bombshell" for David Cameron, following on from Michael Gove's decision to push for a Brexit.
:: Daily Mirror
David Cameron has been left furious and humiliated by "his old Eton chum", and the newspaper quotes the Remain campaign accusing Mr Johnson of a "self-serving piece of political positioning".
:: Daily Star
Private pictures of Cheryl Fernandez-Versini have emerged - but there is a mystery over who they were taken by.
:: Watch the Press Preview on Sky News every evening at 10.30pm and 11.30pm. Monday night's reviewers will be the Daily Mail's consultant editor Andrew Pierce, and the Daily Mirror's associate editor Kevin Maguire.
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