Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
Tuesday’s front pages report on the first head-to-head Tory leadership TV debate hopefuls Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss.
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Tory leadership TV debate – Rishi Sunak vs Liz Truss
The Times’ take on the Conservative leadership debate notes that Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss ignored pleas from the Tory party to end the blue-on-blue attacks. Whilst the Guardian says the debate was “acrimonious” and describes the repeated clashes as “deeply damaging.”
“Gloves are off: Tory contest turns nasty” – that’s the headline splashed on the front of the i. The Daily Mail says the “fiery” debate will only have helped Labour, whilst the Daily Express says the “great divide” between the two candidates comes down to one question – should we cut tax now or later.
The Metro looks at Rishi Sunak’s concerns about Liz Truss’s plans for the economy and has the headline: “You’ll lose us the next election”.
The Daily Telegraph highlights Liz Truss’s likening Rishi Sunak to Gordon Brown and quotes her saying his refusal to cut tax would drive Britain into a recession. The paper also sets out what it says was a “fierce battle to spin the debate” which broke out moments after the broadcast.
The Daily Mail splashes with Ms Truss’s vow to stop “militant action from trade unions”, saying she wants to raise the minimum threshold of support for strike action and double the required notice period to four weeks. The Guardian claims the unions are furious and quotes Mick Lynch calling the proposals “the biggest attack on trade union and civil rights since labour unions were legalised in 1871.”
The Daily Mirror leads with its own investigation which found that children can buy knives in high street stores with what it describes as “shocking ease”.The paper sent an undercover 16-year-old into shops in London, Manchester and Liverpool. It says 15 of the stores broke the law by selling her knives up to 8 inches long.
Ronaldo returns to Manchester
The return of Christiano Ronaldo makes the lead story for The Sun. The paper says the footballer is “getting back” to the UK to demand to be allowed to leave Man Utd immediately. The paper claims he is set for showdown talks with the club at which he will reject any deal they offer. Erik ten Hag maintains Ronaldo is a key part of the team and isn’t for sale.
In more football news, England women’s football manager Sarina Weigman is doing for trouser suits what Gareth Southgate did for waistcoats. The Daily Telegraph reports that sales of the blazer she has been wearing at the Euros have increased 140% in a week.
