Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
Tuesday’s front pages are dominated by the devastation of the earthquakes that hit Turkey and shook Syria. So far, over 4000 people are confirmed to have been killed as thousands of buildings collapsed following the quakes.
Other news on the front pages includes the news of a Cabinet mini-shuffle and the return of Liz Truss to the front line of politics.
Turkey earthquake kills thousands
The Metro leads with a photograph of a child being pulled out of the rubble alive – saved from “hell quake” is the paper’s description of the child being rescued. Whilst the Daily Mirror, using the same image, describes it as a “moment of hope amid the horror.” The paper says it’s a race against time to save people who are trapped under the rubble of hundreds of buildings which collapsed. It quotes a British rescuer saying: “I can only describe it as Armageddon.”
“Truly apocalyptic” is the Daily Express’s take on the disaster; “Catastrophic,” says the Guardian.
“Help them,” is the Sun’s headline – as it launches an emergency appeal. The paper’s editorial says it speaks volumes for Ukraine that it was amongst the first to offer help to Turkey. The Sun also urges their readers to spare a few quid, if they can.
Liz Truss returns to politics
Several papers leave space on their front pages for articles about former prime minister Liz Truss. The i leads with pollsters’ warnings that Liz Truss’s “comeback” has damaged the Conservatives and is highlighting divisions. The paper quotes the polling expert, Sir John Curtice as saying the “toxic effect of Truss” is backed in from her time in No 10. Her allies insist she is loyal to PM Rishi Sunak and her comeback is an attempt to create a tax-cutting legacy.
The Daily Mirror accuses Truss of being “unapologetic” – with the headline “Not me, Gov.” The paper’s editorial says the more she speaks the more deluded she sounds.
But the Telegraph says Rishi Sunak would do well to heed at least some of what she says – and the economy needs him to define himself in favour of completing what she started – by cutting spending as well as tax.
