Daily Mirror – Chancellor: I’ll make every Brit better off
Rachel Reeves is expected to pledge to urgently deliver an economy that improves all our lives, the Daily Mirror says. The front page also features a report on the funeral of Rob Burrow as thousands turned out for the rugby league legend.
Rachel Reeves promises to fix economy so families everywhere are better off
Rachel Reeves today will vow to fix the economy so families in every corner of the country are better off.
In her first speech as Chancellor, she will warn that £58billion extra could have been pumped into public services such as the NHS and schools last year if the Tories had achieved growth.
Setting out her plan to get Britain booming, the Labour minister will say there is “no time to waste” on delivering change. She will pledge to take the “difficult decisions to deliver growth” as she reverses “the legacy of 14 years of chaos and economic irresponsibility”.
Rob Burrow’s funeral cortege sees crowds line route to pay homage to rugby league legend
He had enjoyed the adulation of the crowds throughout his life and thousands turned out today to pay homage to rugby league legend Rob Burrow.
They broke into spontaneous applause all along the 12-mile route taken by his funeral cortege. The Motor Neuron Disease campaigner made his final journey from Leeds, where he played almost 500 times for the Rhinos, to Pontefract, West Yorkshire.
There, a service was held in private for the 161-strong congregation. His widow Lindsey, 41, mum to their children Macy, 12, Maya, nine, and Jackson, five, pointed out Featherstone Lions Rugby Club, where Rob started out his rugby life in the junior ranks, as the cortege went past.
Paris in flames as French election results leave hung Parliament and violence on streets
Violence broke out on the streets of Paris with clashes between rioters and police as the results of France’s fraught elections filtered through.
Like in England, France’s president Emmanuel Macron called a surprise general election ahead of the Olympics and it led to a fiercely fought political campaign with the prospect of a thumping victory for the far right National Rally party.
But in the end, a coalition of the French left won the most seats in high-stakes legislative elections Sunday, beating back the far-right surge but failing to win a majority. The outcome leaves France facing a hung parliament and political paralysis.
And as the results came out in the most important election in France for many years, flares were shown and fires were started in Paris. Videos were shared on social media showing police rushing toward flames as crowds of rioters threw projectiles.
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Editorial 08 July 2024.
It’s politics galore on the front pages of Monday’s newspapers, with many looking ahead at what Rachel Reeves is expected to say in her first speech as chancellor. Reeves is the UK’s first woman chancellor of the exchequer.
French politics is also splashed on many papers, as the left-wing bloc won a shocking victory in the second and final parliamentary election on Sunday. France now faces a political deadlock after Sunday’s election dealt a blow to the far-right National Rally – but left no party with a majority.
As Europe’s summer of sports is in full swing, the front pages offer their analysis of Wimbledon, the Euros and the British Grand Prix. The coverage is continued via the back pages.