The Independent – It never rains but it pours, Rishi, so you’ll need one of these
The Independent front page leads on Rishi Sunak saying the outlook looks gloomy for the prime minister as he was forced to announce the Rwanda flights won’t take off before the election. The paper says social media reacted more or less as you’d expect to news of a “snap” summer election – the first July poll since 1945 – by finding the funny. Users of X (formerly Twitter) quickly coined the term “genny lex” – which, like “platty jubes” and “statey funes” before it, is so irritating, it almost makes you want to spoil your ballot.
The front page features a large image of the prime minister being handed an umbrella – the PM was soaked as he announced the election outside No 10 yesterday, sparking memes.
Elsewhere, the paper also reports on the 64-year-old Essex man charged with spying for Russia.
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