The Guardian – ‘PM and staff seen at No 10 event in lockdown’
Summary of Today's Paper
Lead Story
‘PM and staff seen at No 10 event in lockdown’
Boris Johnson is pictured in the Downing Street garden with a number of staff last year. The Guardian says it was taken when mixing between households was limited to two people outdoors, and when guidance said in-person work meetings should only take place if “absolutely necessary”.
Today's Headlines
The Guardian – Garrick Club members vote to lift 193-year ban on women joining
Front page summary The Guardian – Garrick Club members vote to lift 193-year ban on women joining The Guardian says the men-only Garrick Club has “finally voted to allow women to become members” 193 years after it first opened its doors. The paper’s main image is of Israeli tanks on the Rafah border after Israel invaded the southern city of Rafah – where more than 1 million civilians are sheltering. The front page also reports
The Guardian – Israeli airstrikes on Rafah begin despite ceasefire pressure
Front page summary The Guardian – Israeli airstrikes on Rafah begin despite ceasefire pressure The Guardian reports on Hamas saying it had accepted a ceasefire-for-hostages deal and Israel’s sceptic response, while Israel also carried out night airstrikes on the city of Rafah. The paper says Rafah’s fate hung in the balance on Monday after Hamas said it had accepted a ceasefire-for-hostage deal but Israel responded sceptically and said it would press on with its campaign
The Guardian – PM to allow oil and gas exploration at sites intended for offshore wind
Front page summary The Guardian – PM to allow oil and gas exploration at sites intended for offshore wind The Guardian says the government will today announce that fossil fuel companies will be allowed to explore for oil and gas at sites intended for offshore wind. The paper has been told that 30 licenses will be granted to companies. The story features a quote from Rishi Sunak’s former net zero tsar, Chris Skidmore, who quit
The Guardian – Labour faces criticism over loophole in plan to ban zero-hour contracts
Front page summary The Guardian – Labour faces criticism over loophole in plan to ban zero-hour contracts The Guardian reports that Labour is facing criticism over plans for a loophole that will allow the continuation of zero-hours contracts, despite previously pledging to ban them. Keir Starmer’s party is preparing to announce details of its promise to overhaul workers’ rights if it gets into power – a centrepiece of its early plans for government, but subject
The Guardian – 22 minutes of horror: boy killed in sword rampage
Front page summary The Guardian – 22 minutes of horror: boy killed in sword rampage The Guardian says police are searching for answers after a man with a sword went on a 22-minute rampage in northeast London, during which a 14-year-old boy was killed. Ch Supt Stuart Bell of the Met appealed for time to find answers. “I know the families of those involved, the local and wider community and many across London will want
The Guardian – Yousaf quits as first minister after coalition gamble triggers SNP crisis
Front page summary The Guardian – Yousaf quits as first minister after coalition gamble triggers SNP crisis The Guardian reports on what it calls the latest in a series of crises in the SNP, the resignation of Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf. During a dramatic day largely orchestrated by party managers, Yousaf announced he would step down as first minister just as a veteran former leader, John Swinney, quickly emerged as the favourite to succeed