What’s on the front page of The Guardian?
The Guardian front page this morning – 02/12/24 – reports MPs have “drawn up a blueprint to overhaul palliative care”.
- New plan would ‘transform’ end of life care for 100,000 in England and Wales. MPs, doctors and charities have drawn up a blueprint to deliver an “unprecedented transformation” of care for 100,000 people a year in the final stages of their lives.
- Outrage over Wallace’s ‘middle-class women’ jibe.
The corporation and other broadcasters are facing growing questions about how the MasterChef presenter was allowed to remain on screen despite a series of allegations of inappropriate behaviour dating back to at least 2012.
- Assad allies rally after surprise fall of Aleppo.
Syrian and Russian airstrikes have pummelled areas of northern Syria as Iran’s top diplomat arrived in Damascus in a show of support for Bashar al-Assad’s regime after Islamist insurgents made a sudden advance and seized control of Aleppo.
‘BBC won’t pull Gregg Wallace show’ & ‘French government on brink of collapse’ – Paper Talk UK
Tuesday’s tabloids continue coverage of the Gregg Wallace scandal – reporting that he has since apologised for his comments that his accusers are just “middle-class women of a certain age”. Several papers report MPs want a cultural change at the BBC, noting this is another in a string of allegations made against a BBC presenter, whilst other headlines reflect news that the BBC will continue to air his show MasterChef, despite the growing list of accusations.
The prime minister’s foreign policy speech at the Lord Mayor’s banquet on Monday has provoked contrasting reactions from the press.
International news also finds a place on the UK front pages this morning. Donald Trump has threatened to release and pardon January 6 rioters, in response to Joe Biden issuing a ‘full and unconditional’ pardon to his son Hunter Biden.
There are fears that the French government is about to collapse after the French prime minister pushed through his ‘austerity’ budget.
The latest Premier League gossip dominates the back pages.
