Daily Mirror – Labour pledge on docs: We’ll end 8 am GP scramble
“We’ll end 8 am GP scramble”, is the dominant headline on the front of the Daily Mirror as Sir Keir Starmer and shadow health secretary Wes Streeting are pictured pledging another vow to fix the health care service. TV presenter Eamon Holmes is also pictured on the front of the tabloid insisting he hopes he and Ruth Langsford can still be friends after the pair announced their intentions to divorce last month.
EXCLUSIVE: Top doctors give dire warning about future of NHS if Tories win
Top doctors have warned patients are suffering because the Tories have plunged the NHS into crisis. Labour today is setting out plans to end the 8am scramble for a GP appointment as the party accuses Rishi Sunak of giving up on the health service. [https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/top-doctors-dire-nhs-warning-33104268]
EXCLUSIVE: Inside TRIC Awards 2024 – concern for Eamonn Holmes and Nigel Farage savaged by celeb guests
The TRIC Awards provided quite a lot of drama yesterday – as some unexpected names picked up some big awards. Guests including some of the biggest names in TV packed into the Grosvenor House Hotel, where they were treated to a luxury three-course sit down meal as they chatted with colleagues, showbiz friends and industry professionals alike. [https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/inside-tric-awards-2024-concern-33109254]
Furious England fans launch cups and boo Gareth Southgate after dismal Slovenia display
Gareth Southgate defiantly applauded England fans as they booed and threw plastic cups at the Three Lions boss following the dismal goalless draw against Slovenia. Southgate’s England were held to a second draw in two matches as the Euro 2024 group stages came to an end. While Harry Kane and co. could note that a top spot was secured along with qualification to the round of 16, another turgid performance leaves plenty of questions still unanswered. [https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/gareth-southgate-booed-england-fans-33107616]
Editorial 26 June 2024.
Many of Wednesday’s newspapers focus on the Wikileaks founder Julian Assange – who agreed to a plea deal that has seen him set free. He is en route to his native Australia ending a years-long legal battle.
Elsewhere, the betting scandal is also splashed on the papers as another Tory has been implicated in the scandal, and Labour has also found itself wrapped up in the political mess.
Labour has been out and about spreading its election messaging in this morning’s newspaper briefings – convincing readers that the party has changed since 2019 and sharing plans of how they’ll improve the NHS.
Many of the papers feature pictures of Harry Kane as England are through to the Round of 16 at the Euros – although the team’s performance has been widely panned for being flat and boring.