Editorial 28 July 2024.
Sunday’s front pages are dominated by domestic news, with UK politics and ongoing coverage of the Olympics leading the papers.
Olympic divers Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen are pictured on most of the front pages. The pair won Team GB’s first medal with a bronze in the women’s synchronised 3m springboard – becoming the first British woman in 64 years to win an Olympic diving medal.
‘Dire public finances cover-up’
The Sunday Times writes Chancellor Rachel Reeves will accuse former chancellor Jeremy Hunt of presiding over a “cover-up” of the “dire state” of public finances. The paper says she will delay or scrap unfunded rail and road projects to fill a £20bn black hole. Speaking to the paper, Reeves says the previous Conservative government “spent money like there was no tomorrow” and she was “cleaning up their mess.”
The Sunday Express leads with an image of former home secretary Priti Patel as she launches her bid to be the next leader of the Conservative Party. Patel claims she will breathe new life into the Tories and end the “soap opera” which has torn the party apart, the paper writes.
The Sunday Telegraph leads with PM Sir Keir Starmer who met with the Spanish government earlier this month to discuss youth movement. PM Starmer is said to be considering the proposal but a government source cautions against over-interpreting Sir Keir’s openness to the idea – saying he might have just been polite when meeting leaders for the first time.
The Sunday Mirror reports on a “council house revolution.” The paper says the government is launching what it calls the biggest council house and affordable housing building programme in decades. The paper says Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner will unveil the plans on Tuesday as part of a move to build 1.5 million new homes in five years.
The Observer also leads on the government’s housing plans including an overhaul of planning rules to trigger the building of more affordable houses. With so many people struggling to find a home “delivering social and affordable houses at scale” is her “number one priority”, according to the paper.
‘Strictly abuse scandal’
“I warned Strictly about Gio” writes the Sunday People. Former celebrity contestant Laura Whitmore has alleged she was subjected to “inappropriate behaviour” by an unnamed individual while on Strictly Come Dancing. At the time she was partnered with professional dancer Giovanni Pernice.
The Observer also covers production staff claiming Strictly Come Dancing has a toxic work culture. A BBC Studios spokesperson said they did not recognise the claims relating to a negative workplace culture.
