Friday’s front pages continue their political coverage – an ongoing theme in recent weeks, with a couple of papers looking across the pond to the news of Donald Trump being found guilty in his hush-money trial.
Elsewhere, the latest from the UK political landscape is also featured heavily on the front pages as the general election looms.
The back pages bring you the latest from the Premier League as complaints over the jam-packed football schedule continue to dominate the sports world. Elsewhere, the back pages also look ahead to Saturday’s Champions League final at Wembley where Borussia Dortmund will face Real Madrid. Londoner Jadon Sancho will face fellow Englishman Jude Bellingham.
‘Trump guilty on all 34 counts’
Former US President Donald Trump was found guilty in his New York hush-money trial.
The Mirror says “Trump guilty” saying the former US president “shook his head” as he was convicted. The paper’s entire front page is dedicated to the verdict, which it describes as “historic”.
The Times says despite being convicted of fraud it’s likely he’ll be spared jailed. The paper says he could face up to four years behind bars but “is likely to be spared incarceration.”
The paper says opinion polls have suggested a criminal conviction could put off some voters, but some political strategists doubt whether it will have any effect in the US election later this year.
The Telegraph also suggests that polls show the verdict “is unlikely to have a major impact” on the presidential election later in the year.
The paper says a survey of swing states suggests that support for Trump will increase because of what the Daily Mirror predicts could be “the most consequential verdict in American criminal history.”
But regardless of whether he goes to prison, the i newspaper points out he “could still become US president as a felon” because “America’s founding fathers did not anticipate this scenario”.
The i’s front page picks up on Trump’s comments following the verdict. He claimed that the trial was “rigged” and said he was an “innocent man.”
The Daily Star brands Trump an “orange manbaby”, with the paper’s main image showing the 77-year-old looking solemn in court.
‘Labour in turmoil’
The Daily Express reports on the row within the Labour Party amid the Diane Abbott scandal. The paper says the treatment of Abbott has exposed “divisions at the very top of Labour.”
The paper says Sir Keir was “openly challenged” by Angela Rayner who said Abbott should be allowed to stand for Labour in the upcoming election.
Rayner takes to the Guardian to deny that the Labour Party is pushing out left-wing candidates.
A poll carried out for the FT suggests most voters expect their taxes to go up regardless of who is elected to office in July. The paper says 56% of respondents thought Labour would increase taxes, while 52% said the same of the Conservatives.