The Daily Mirror focuses on claims made by Dominic Cummings, who says Boris Johnson resisted lockdown last autumn.
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The Metro says “the party spirit may be short lived” after clubs reopened on Monday for the first time since March last year.
Daily cases could reach 200,000 by mid-August, the Times reports. Prof Neil Ferguson has warned that 500,000 more people could develop long Covid.
The i sets out how the government’s U-turn unfolded. It started with Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak announcing they were exempt from self-isolating.
The Guardian is the only national paper not to lead with the developments ahead of Covid restrictions lifting in England on Monday.
“Chequers mate” is the headline dominating Metro as the paper says the PM was “shamed” into U-turning after a public outcry.
The Daily Mirror leads with Mr Johnson’s plea to the nation to be cautious as social distancing restrictions are lifted in England.
The Daily Mail asks if the prime minister will “see sense” on the “pingdemic” as pressure from business leaders and MPs mounts.
The Observer leads with accusations from public health leaders who claim Boris Johnson is “letting Covid rip” by relaxing measures, as Sajid Javid tests positive for COVID.
“Mayhem” is the situation facing the prime minister’s 19 June plans, reports the Sunday Times, with Britain facing disruption to food supplies, transport networks and industry.
The Sunday Telegraph says that ministers have been advised by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation against rolling out the vaccine to all children.
Boris Johnson and the chancellor are among those who could face quarantine after Health Secretary Sajid Javid tested positive for COVID-19, says The Sun on Sunday.
Summer freedom farce” is the headline on the front of the Sunday Express as the paper leads with concerns that the government has created “chaos” with its changing guidance.
The Sunday Mirror dubs 19 June “freedumb day”, reporting that the prime minister is facing criticism on a number of fronts about the lifting of restrictions.
Telegraph leads on the “chaos” being caused by the NHS Covid app, it says neighbours are having to self-isolate because the app can send alerts to people through walls
The i’s front page reports that coronavirus testing labs are “buckling” under the strain of the UK’s third wave, as almost 50,000 new infections were recorded on Thursday.
A photograph of people in Liege, Belgium, struggling through chest-high water is the focus for the Guardian, which leads on the “catastrophic” flooding across western Europe.
Express says “chaos” caused by the NHS Covid app alerts have put ministers “under pressure” to bring forward plans for fully vaccinated Britons to be exempt from self-isolation rules.
“Raid of shame” is how the Sun describes searches of two homes over the leaking of CCTV footage of ex-Health Secretary Matt Hancock kissing an aid in his office.
The Metro says “thousands” of people have ditched the NHS Covid app after more than half a million isolation alerts were sent to people in England and Wales in a single week.
There is “alarm” as the Amazon rainforest is now emitting more carbon dioxide than it is able to absorb, according to the Guardian.
The PM has been accused of an “expensive vanity project” after a “Brexit jet” that was meant to promote the UK abroad has been “rarely used”, according to the i.
The Times says firms are calling Covid rules a “mess”after the government’s update on masks and businesses are saying they are being “left in legal limbo”
The Sun has an interview with a man who was filmed “putting a lit flare in his bum” in London on Sunday, he says he was able to breach Wembley security.
The Metro points out Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is among the leaders calling for masks to stay and points out Grant Shapps “urged rail firms to follow suit”.