The Observer – ‘Slick’ Sunak urged: Change tactics before its too late
The Observer leads with warnings for Rishi Sunak to overhaul his Tory leadership campaign – before it’s too late. Team Rishi has been urged to focus on grassroots campaigning and appealing directly to the Tory Membership, the paper says. Some of his supporters have warned the campaign is too polished.
The paper’s second lead story reports a call for a national hosepipe ban should be implemented by the end of the decade. “Act now on water or see queues in the street” reports the paper.
The front splash also features an image of England’s captain Leah Williamson – ahead of the England vs Germany W Euro 2022 final today at Wembley.
Online, the paper leads with a mix of political and UK news stories.
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Women’s Euros final set for a female flypast and a full house at Wembley
THE GUARDIAN says An all-female RAF flypast will grace the skies above Wembley on Sunday in celebration of a women’s football team that this weekend received good-luck messages from the prime minister, the leader of the opposition and the royal family before the Women’s Euro 2022 final against Germany.
“Your passion for the game, your tenacity in tricky spots and above all your astounding talent on the pitch have already created a summer of fantastic memories for millions of us,” Boris Johnson wrote in a letter to the England team.
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https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jul/31/womens-euro-final-flypast-contest-fans
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Biden tests positive for Covid only days after testing negative
THE GUARDIAN says Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 only days after testing negative and having apparently largely shrugged off an infection with the virus, the White House physician said in a statement.
The president had contracted Covid and apparently recovered. But Biden had been taking the medication Paxlovid, which has reported numerous cases of effectively reducing the viral load of Covid only for it to return once the medication is stopped.
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/30/biden-covid-positive-test
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Liz Truss pitches herself as the ‘education prime minister’
THE GUARDIAN says Liz Truss has pitched herself as the “education prime minister” with a plan that includes replacing failing academies with “a new wave of free schools” and improving maths and literacy standards.
The Tory leadership hopeful, whose endorsement by party heavyweights has added to the sense she is pulling ahead of rival Rishi Sunak in the race for No 10, unveiled a six-point strategy on Saturday “to get Britain’s education system back on track”.
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