Sunday’s front pages report heavily on ‘key Brexit ally’ Lord Frost quitting his government role over Covid vaccine passports.
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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
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The newspaper front pages were published well before the result of the North Shropshire by-election and therefore heavily lead with Covid, Omicron and lockdown fears.
Thursday’s front page reflect on the words of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and England’s chief medical officer, Prof Chris Whitty.
Wednesday’s front pages are dominated by the reaction to the massive Tory rebellion as the PM suffers a ‘hammer blow’ to his premiership.
The papers are dominated by Britain’s “race to get boosted” supported by images of queues for the booster jab.
Monday’s front pages are dominated by the prime minister’s televised address, warning about rising cases of the Omicron Covid variant.
Friday’s front pages are again dominated by PM Boris Johnson as the fallout from several scandals continues.
The new Covid measures – and the continuing row over the Downing Street party – are covered in depth in all of Thursday’s newspapers.
Photos of the prime minister’s former press secretary, Allegra Stratton, laughing feature on many of Wednesday’s front pages – as the claims that Downing Street held a Christmas party during lockdown last December were given fresh impetus.
Tuesday’s front pages report on the Foriegn Office whistleblower’s claim that fewer than 5% of Afghans who sent emails pleading to be evacuated during the Taliban takeover received any help from the UK.
Many of Monday’s papers cover the government’s drug strategy announcement, focusing on the proposed punishments for middle-class illegal drug users.
Many of the front pages feature a smiling photograph of six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, who died in Solihull last year after horrendous abuse by his father and stepmother.
Most of Thursday’s front pages focus on Covid restrictions and government guidance over the Christmas period.
Many of Wednesday’s front pages lead with the government’s new target to offer a Covid booster jab to every adult in England by the end of January.
Many of Tuesday’s front pages focus on the expansion of the Covid booster programme in response to the Omicron variant.
Monday’s front pages are dominated by the latest developments surrounding the Omicron coronavirus variant.
Coverage of the English Channel migrant situation continues to dominate the front pages.
Thursday’s front pages are dominated by coverage of the deaths of dozens of migrants in the Channel.
Wednesday’s front pages feature a picture of Boris Johnson with former prime ministers and the Commons speaker at the funeral of the murdered MP Sir David Amess.
Tuesday’s front pages focus on the PM’s ‘shambolic speech’ and are quick to pick up on the Peppa Pig theme of BoJo’s speech.
Monday’s papers cover the ongoing Europe Covid-19 wave – including Austria’s lockdown and how the UK can avoid its own Christmas lockdown.
Friday’s front pages focus on the government’s decision to scrap the HS2 line to Leeds with many left feeling like the north has been betrayed.
Thursday’s front pages focus on the government’s decision to prevent MPs working as lobbyists and political consultants.
Several of Wednesday’s front pages pick up on comments by Home Secretary Priti Patel about the case of the Liverpool taxi bomber, the ongoing sleaze scandal features on the front page as well as images of Azeem Rafiq as he gave testimony to MPs.
Many of Tuesday’s front pages lead with the latest on the Liverpool Hospital taxi bombing suspect, after he was named by police as Emad Al Swealmeen.