The Independent – Sunak’s desperate plea: Vote for me to stop supermajority
The Independent leads on the prime minister’s last attempt to stop Labour from having a supermajority as the Conservatives risk losing votes to Reform – that could see Tory MPs wiped out for a generation. The front page features an image of Lib Dem leader Ed Davey skydiving as he asks voters to take a leap of faith with the party.
Elsewhere, the French political leaders are calling on the country to start tactically voting to avoid the far-right from coming into power.
Sunak in last-ditch attempt to rally Conservative voters with threat of a Labour ‘supermajority’
Rishi Sunak has started a 48-hour blitz around the country with a desperate final appeal to voters to support him in order to “stop a Labour supermajority”. The prime minister kicked off a final push on the last two days of a dramatic general election campaign, with a speech claiming that just 130,000 voters could make the difference. He told demoralised supporters and party activists to remember the spirit of the England football team pulling level in the 95th minute on Sunday, saying: “It’s not over until it’s over.”
Sir Ed Davey’s leap of faith as election race enters final week
Sir Ed Davey took part in a bungee jump as he urged voters to take a similar “leap of faith” and back the Liberal Democrats on Thursday. The Lib Dem leader sought a General Election poll bounce for his party by flinging himself off a crane platform while shouting: “Do something you’ve never done before – vote Liberal Democrat.”
Violent protest against far-right National Rally erupt in Paris as Macron urges tactical voting
Violent protests have erupted in Paris against Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally, which made historic gains in France’s parliamentary election. Thousands of people gathered in the Place de la Republique after first-round legislative elections on Sunday saw National Rally (RN) win. Footage of the protests showed fireworks being shot in the direction of police who responded by firing tear gas, while windows were smashed amidst the turmoil.
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
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Editorial 02 July 2024.
It will come as no surprise that Tuesday’s front pages continue with their coverage of the upcoming UK general election. UK voters head to the polls on Thursday to elect a new party into power, with all opinion polls heavily suggesting a Labour government will be ushered into No 10.
With only a few days left the papers are firmly in their camps with who they are backing – and their front pages reflect that. The liberal left-leaning papers lead on Labour’s promises of a brighter future, whilst the traditional Conservative-supporting right-leaning newspapers warn their readers not to abandon the Tories and go to Reform UK. The papers say a vote for Reform will keep Labour in power for many years. The right-wing papers have accepted this general election loss and instead have focused on making sure the Conservatives remain the official opposition.
Elsewhere, US politics also finds space on the front page after the US Supreme Court ruled that former presidents are entitled to some degree of immunity from criminal prosecution.