The Guardian – Macron calls snap election after surge of far right
The Guardian’s front page covers mostly political news – as well as the discovery of the body of TV doctor Michael Mosley.
Catch up on all the front pages here
- Macron calls snap election after surge of far right: France’s president Emmanuel Macron last night called snap legislative elections following his allies crushing defeat to the far-right National Rally (RN) in the European Parliament elections. According to usually reliable projections, Macron’s centrist party was on course to score between 14.8-15.2% of the vote, less than half the tally of 31. 1.5-33% predicted for Marine Le Pen’s RN party- its highest ever in a nationwide election. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/09/eu-elections-far-right-gains-germany-austria-netherlands-exit-polls]
- ‘Wonderful and kind’ Tributes after Michael Mosley found dead: The wife of the British TV presenter Michael Mosley has confirmed the “devastating” news that her husband has been found dead on the Greek island of Symi. Dr Clare Bailey said she and the couple’s four children took comfort in the fact that he “had almost made it”, after his body was found close to a coastal resort on Sunday. “We’re taking comfort in the fact that he so very nearly made it. He did an incredible climb, took the wrong route and collapsed where he couldn’t be easily seen by the extensive search team.”[https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/jun/09/body-of-man-believed-to-be-tv-doctor-michael-mosley-found-on-greek-island-authorities-say]
- Labour pledge to create 100,000 nursery places: Labour has pledged to create more than 100,000 new nursery places for children from nine months old, helping to both drive up standards and meet demand, as a key manifesto offer for working parents.[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/09/exclusive-labour-pledges-to-create-more-than-100000-new-nursery-places]
- Gantz quits emergency war cabinet in Israel: The Israeli politician and former military chief Benny Gantz has followed through on a threat to resign from Benjamin Netanyahu’s emergency war cabinet, leaving the prime minister more reliant than ever on far-right elements of his coalition government.[https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/09/moderate-politician-benny-gantz-resigns-israeli-war-cabinet]
Latest articles from The Guardian
-
UN agency and US labour secretary deny backing UK anti-strike bill
Remarks at odds with government claims that new minimum service law has ‘international seal of approval’ UK politics live – latest news updates The UN agency for workers’ rights and the US labour secretary have distanced themselves from the UK government’s claims that its strikes bill had the “international seal of approval”. The prime minister,
-
Man questioned over London church drive-by shooting is bailed
Girl, seven, remains in serious but stable condition after shooting in Euston on Saturday, say police A man questioned over a drive-by shooting at a church in central London that left a seven-year-old girl in a life-threatening condition has been bailed. Mourners attending a memorial service for a young woman and her mother came under
-
Liz Truss Jenga-style podium cost taxpayers £4,175
Lectern featuring blocks of wood was made for former PM who lasted 45 days and resembled popular game UK politics live – latest news updates A Jenga-style podium used by Liz Truss in her short-lived stint as prime minister has cost taxpayers £4,175, it has emerged. The lectern was compared to a Jenga tower, from
-
Sir Jim Ratcliffe confirms he is in running to buy Manchester United
Sir Jim Ratcliffe confirms he is in running to buy Manchester United The Guardian says One of Britain’s richest people, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has confirmed that his company is in the running to buy Manchester United from the Glazer family. The 70-year-old billionaire, who was born in Failsworth in Greater Manchester, had been coy about
-
International Labour Organisation rejects government claim it supports anti-strikes bill – UK politics live
International Labour Organisation makes clear it does not back the bill despite claims from Grant Shapps and Rishi Sunak UK inflation fell back slightly in December to 10.5% but remains at one of the highest levels in 40 years as the cost of living crisis continues, my colleague Phillip Inman reports. In a statement issued