The Metro – ‘Geoff in paradise’
Summary of Today's Paper
Lead Story
The Metro – ‘Geoff in paradise’
The Metro leads on Labour calls for Boris Johnson to launch an official inquiry after a senior Conservative MP spent almost a month working on a Caribbean island.
Today's Headlines
Metro – Weinstein sensation: rape conviction overturned
Front page summary Metro – Weinstein sensation: rape conviction overturned The Metro leads on the overturning of one of disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein’s rape convictions. A New York appeals court said prosecutors in the pivotal #MeToo case called witnesses whose accusations were not part of the charges against him. The paper points out the disgraced Hollywood mogul will remain in prison. He was separately convicted of rape in LA. A second front page leads
Metro – End of the line for failing train firms
Front page summary Metro – End of the line for failing train firms Labour has pledged it will nationalise the railways should the party prevail at the next election, Metro reports. Shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh told the paper the “current model doesn’t work for anyone”. The plan would see a Great British Railways body take over each existing franchise as its contract ends. The front page is dedicated to the story. Metro – Let
Metro – Let this be the last Channel tragedy
Front page summary Metro – Let this be the last Channel tragedy The Metro says a young girl was among five people who died after panic broke out on a dinghy packed with 112 migrants, just five hours after the Rwanda bill passed through parliament. “Let this be last Channel Tragedy” declares the paper as it describes how the Rwanda bill – designed to deter migrants from crossing the Channel – passed through parliament. Manchester
Manchester United and INEOS have one major concern over sacking Erik ten Hag
Manchester United and INEOS have one major concern over sacking Erik ten Hag Erik ten Hag could avoid the sack as INEOS are reportedly concerned there is not a ‘stand-out candidate available’ to become Manchester United manager. All signs point to a new manager being in the Old Trafford dugout next season as the pressure continues to mount on Ten Hag following a difficult campaign. Champions League qualification is all but over and though they
Why Rwanda? Migrant deportation bill explained and what life’s like at Hope Hostel
Why Rwanda? Migrant deportation bill explained and what life’s like at Hope Hostel Rishi Sunak’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has finally passed through parliament after a crunch vote in the Commons. MPs passed the Rwanda Bill after hours of debate and months of political ‘ping pong’ over the highly controversial proposals. The lengthy legislation has a rather simple goal: allowing the government to put some asylum seekers on one-way flights to Rwanda.
Child among at least five migrants who died trying to cross English Channel
Child among at least five migrants who died trying to cross English Channel At least five people have died while trying to cross the English Channel this morning. One child, believed to be a four-year-old girl, is among the dead, according to a local charity. The migrants were attempting to travel over the busy stretch of water after leaving from a patch of shoreline near the French town of Wimereux. Local police were operating at