Sunday newspaper round-up: Brexit, early election, JD Wetherspoon, Neil Woodford, John Lewis, Cobham

The Archbishop of Canterbury has issued a rebuke to Boris Johnson, warning the prime minister that the use of “inflammatory” language risks pouring “petrol” on Britain’s divisions over Brexit. In an exclusive interview with the Sunday Times, Justin Welby said Britain had become consumed by “an abusive and binary approach to political decisions” in which Brexit rivals treated their opponents as “my total enemy”. - The Sunday Times

Senior officials who accused John Bercow of bullying are boycotting Parliament's new complaints process over claims an "establishment stitch-up" has shielded the Speaker from being investigated before he steps down this week. David Leakey, the former Black Rod, and Angus Sinclair, the Speaker's former private secretary, said a new rule allowing investigations into grievance claims by ex staff has come "too late" - just days before Mr Bercow is due to leave office on Thursday after more than a decade. - Sunday Telegraph

JD Wetherspoon have been accused of breaching the Companies Act after failing to seek shareholder approval for spending on almost 2m pro-leave beer mats before the 2016 EU referendum. The pub chain spent £94,856 during the referendum campaign, comprising £18,000 on 1.5m “Brexit beer mats”, £8,400 on 200,000 beer mats, and £68,186 on another 200,000 beer mats, 5,000 posters and 500,000 booklets, Electoral Commission records show. - Observer

Now is the time to claw back any overpayments made to energy suppliers during the summer – as a new report shows the sneaky tactics some companies employ to keep hold of customers' cash. A study of thousands of online reviews left by customers over the past three years shows the extent of sly increases to direct debit payments and unacceptable delays in making refunds by many gas and electricity providers. - Mail on Sunday

Two of Jeremy Corbyn’s closest allies are at war over whether to back an early election, and have developed “parallel and conflicting” strategies that Labour officials fear will leave the campaign in chaos. In a fresh sign of turmoil in Labour high command, a leaked recording of a briefing last week reveals that Karie Murphy, Corbyn’s new elections chief, rejected the idea that Labour should draw up a list of target seats — a stance that has caused despair among party staff. - The Sunday Times

Opposition parties cannot force Boris Johnson to let 16-17 year-olds and EU citizens vote in a snap election, officials have said. The Cabinet Office is understood to have told ministers that officials would need six months to ensure that additional groups of voters are added to the electoral roll ahead of an election. The Electoral Commission is understood to hold a similar view. - Sunday Telegraph

Police are investigating a crowdfunding page that advocated killing the anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller. The page, which has been on the GoFundMe website since April, sought to raise £10,000 for a hitman to kill Miller, but did not raise any money before it was taken down. - Observer

Investors caught up in the Neil Woodford scandal are scenting blood. Hundreds – many furious, many elderly – have contacted the Mail on Sunday demanding that regulatory action be taken against him – and other companies involved in the debacle. The rage of investors cannot be underestimated. They feel let down by a regulatory system that continues to fail to protect the consumer. - Mail on Sunday

Top investors in the water industry have complained to the Treasury that the regulator Ofwat is being politicised and warned of a flood of appeals against its financial demands. International investors that control suppliers including Anglian, Yorkshire, Affinity, South East and South Staffs led a delegation this month ahead of a crunch ruling on prices by Ofwat, due in December. They are reeling from the toughest draft settlement from the regulator in years and fearful of Labour’s pledge to renationalise the sector at a big discount to market value. - The Sunday Times

John Lewis and Waitrose have redoubled efforts to build up a personal finance arm as losses and £2.4bn debts test the retail institution’s strength. The employee-owned John Lewis Partnership has been ramping up marketing of loans, foreign currency and pet and wedding insurance in its department stores and supermarkets, as well as online, in recent weeks as it seeks new sources of income to ease the pressure on its own finances. - Sunday Telegraph

More than £50bn – that’s what the PPI scandal has cost Britain’s banks. How much more will become clearer this week when Lloyds, the biggest seller of the dud product, winds up the banks’ trading statement season on Thursday. PPI – short for payment protection insurance – is the biggest rip-off in British banking history. The bill so far for repaying customers and handling claims is as much as £53.3bn – more than five times the cost of the London Olympics – according to the New City Agenda think tank. - Observer

Ireland faces the possibility of a baffling 'time zone border' after Brexit. The European Parliament voted to scrap daylight saving time in March with the changes due to come into force in autumn 2021. If member states give it the go ahead, EU countries will no longer put their clocks back in autumn and forward in spring. - Mail on Sunday

The founding family of Cobham may demand a judicial review in an attempt to block a takeover of the FTSE 250 defence supplier. The Dorset-based company is being bought by American private equity fund Advent International in a controversial £4bn deal that has attracted stiff opposition from the Cobham family. - The Sunday Times

Mobile operator Three is urging competition watchdogs to intervene in the £2bn takeover of Britain’s biggest independent mast owner by a rival, claiming it “threatens to hinder the UK’s position in the global 5G race”. Three told the Telegraph the deal agreed this month by the Madrid-listed mast owner Cellnex with Arqiva, the British infrastructure specialist owned by Macquarie and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, risks higher costs and slower 5G rollout. - Sunday Telegraph

Three people arrested in connection with the deaths of 39 people found in a lorry trailer in Grays, Essex, have been released on bail. A man and a woman, both 38, from Warrington, were arrested in Cheshire on Friday and a 45-year-old man from Northern Ireland was arrested at Stansted later the same day. All three had been questioned on suspicion of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people. - Observer

This is the moment ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is believed to have been killed while under a barrage of fire from US Special Ops forces during an overnight raid in north-west Syria. Al-Baghdadi, the leader of the so-called Islamic caliphate, reportedly blew himself up during the targeted attack on his lair in Syria's Idlib province in the early hours of Sunday morning. He arrived at the area of the raid 48 hours beforehand, Turkish official said. - Mail on Sunday