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Newspaper headlines: PM hails 'Brexit breakthrough' but 'tensions loom'

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Tributes have been paid to former Commons Speaker Betty Boothroyd, who has died at 93.

A deal reached between the UK and the European Union to amend the Northern Ireland protocol dominates Tuesday's front pages.

"Brexit Breakthrough", reads the . Inside it says the "devil [will be] in the details" of the deal. The : "Has Rishi Done The Impossible?" It says a feared Tory revolt melted away after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled what the paper called a "historic deal".

In its , the Daily Telegraph said Monday was "arguably [Sunak's] best day yet as prime minister", adding that "time will tell if he has pulled off a political triumph".

"1,215 days late... Brexit deal is finally done" is how the . The says: "Got Brexit done... again" - before adding in brackets "hopefully". Inside the paper, the foreign secretary, James Cleverly, has in which he says the agreement is a "turning point for Northern Ireland".

The that the deal has been broadly welcomed but that the prime minister still faces opposition from hardline Brexiteers. The DUP have "sounded a warning" over the claim that Stormont will be able to veto new European law, . The paper also says Boris Johnson is weighing up whether or not to intervene.

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has unveiled a deal with the European Union to ease trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland

In , the Dublin-based Irish Times sees the deal as a "route to stability and progress" but adds that the very nature of Brexit means that no agreement is going to give everyone all that they are looking for.

In his column, says the Windsor Framework is more democratic and less unpalatable for unionism but is not what Sunak has claimed. He says the prime minister's spin is not backed up by the fine detail of a "phenomenally bureaucratic new system" and the reality is that the Irish Sea border will be staying.

"One of a kind" is how both and describe Betty Boothroyd - the first female speaker of the Commons - who has died aged 93.

The the current speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle calling her "an inspirational woman". The she was renowned for her "fair play, sense of humour and passionate belief in the sovereignty of Parliament."

And the Star reports that the president of Mexico has claimed a mythical tree-climbing elf has been captured on camera. "Yes, the actual president," the paper says.