Summary of The National Newspaper
The National front page this morning – summarised
- SNP MP tears Keir Starmer to shreds for Waspi betrayal: KEIR Starmer mocked the SNP as he was branded a “one trick phoney” after “betraying” Waspi women. Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall told the Commons on Tuesday that the Labour Government will not pay Waspi women compensation arguing that the proposed payment scheme was not “fair or value for taxpayers’ money”.
- Jeremy Corbyn: Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar have betrayed Waspi women: JEREMY Corbyn has said that Keir Starmer and senior Labour figures – including Anas Sarwar – have “betrayed” Waspi women.
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‘French mass rape trial sentencing’ & ‘Labour crashing the economy’ – Paper Talk UK
Almost all of Friday’s front pages lead with French rape victim Gisèle Pelicot after her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot was sentenced to 20 years behind bars for drugging and raping her – and inviting 50 other men to rape her whilst she was unconscious, over ten years.
All the men were convicted on at least one charge.
Gisèle Pelicot’s case has garnered global attention, notably because she waived the right to anonymity and, along with the fact her ex-husband filmed the attacks over the decade, there was so much evidence to present publicly – something not common with rape cases.
Following the sentencing, Pelicot stood outside the court and told the public she did not regret going public with the case and told sex abuse survivors that they “share the same fight”.
Away from Pelicot, there is coverage of the UK economy as the papers react after the Bank of England’s downgrading of the economy’s growth outlook.
Lord Mandelson is expected to be named as the UK’s next ambassador to the US, whilst online many news sites report on a looming US government shutdown.
