Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
Most of Monday’s front pages report on Nicola Sturgeon’s arrest as part of a police probe into the SNP’s finances. The former Scottish first minister, who has denied wrongdoing, was held in custody and questioned for more than seven hours on Sunday before being released without charge pending further inquiries.
Nicola Sturgeon arrested
Nicola Sturgeon’s statement which expressed her “deep distress” and shock following her arrest, make the front page of the Daily Express.
The Daily Telegraph leads on calls from the Scottish Tories – and within the SNP, for Sturgeon to be suspended from the party while the investigation continues.
The Financial Times says the arrest is a “hammer blow” for the SNP, plunging the independence movement into turmoil. The paper says that the SNP’s problems have put the party on the “back foot” as it prepares for a UK general election next year.
“Nic Nicked,” is the Sun’s headline, while both the Daily Record and The Scotsman opt for, “I’m Innocent.”
‘Shut up and go away’
Politics leads the Guardian’s front page this morning, but its former prime minister Boris Johnson is in the hot seat. The paper reports that senior Tories want him to “shut up and go away” As the privileges committee prepares to meet to discuss its report on his conduct, the paper says the MPs on its panel have been receiving threats from members of the public over the weekend. The paper says some of Johnson’s allies are said to have urged Tory members to make their feelings known to the committee.
Suella Braverman leads the front page of the Daily Mail, as she accuses Sir Keir of “being in the pocket of the eco mob.” In the article, the home secretary also defends plans to give police greater powers to clamp down on protests.
The Daily Mirror and the Metro feature pictures of the diving vessel ‘Hurricane’ on fire in the Red Sea. The Mirror headlines “Holiday Inferno Horror” as it reports on the search for the three missing British tourists who were on board. The paper adds that it’s a further blow for the Egyptian tourism industry, after a yacht with 29 people on board capsized in April, and a Russian tourist was killed by a shark last week.
Novak Djokovic wins French Open
Novak Djokovic is splashed on many of the sports pages after he won the French Open yesterday. The Guardian says Djokovic achieved what once seemed impossible – the win is his 23rd Grand Slam. For the Times, they say he’s the greatest male player of all time. The columnist Matthew Syed predicts he will win at least six more majors.
The back pages of the UK newspapers also continue their coverage of Man City’s historic treble win.
