Daily Express -Yes PM, we all want to draw a line under partygate
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Daily Express -Yes PM, we all want to draw a line under partygate
A Scotland Yard probe into “partygate” allegations has been welcomed by Boris Johnson as a way to “draw a line” under the fiasco, writes the Daily Express. The paper takes a more lenient approach towards the PM, suggesting the country needs to draw a line under the scandals and the Met probe is the best way to do so.
The paper reports the UK will send troops if Russia invades Ukraine – a threat that seems more and more likely as each day passes.
Today's Headlines
Daily Express – Revolutionary jab offers hope of cancer cure
Front page summary Daily Express – Revolutionary jab offers hope of cancer cure The Daily Express leads on a new cancer vaccine, being tested on British patients, offers hope to cure the disease. It says the jab for melanoma may also prove effective in treating lung, bladder and kidney tumours. The vaccine uses the mRNA technology that helped overcome the Covid pandemic. Elsewhere, news that disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has had one of his
Daily Express – Horror in the playground as teacher stabbed
Front page summary Daily Express – Horror in the playground as teacher stabbed The Daily Express reports a teacher was “slashed across the neck” while trying to stop an alleged knife attack on another pupil at a Welsh secondary school. “Horror in the playground” is the headline. The paper also carries the striking image of horses “on the rampage” through central London. Daily Express – About time too! Civil service job cuts to pay for
Daily Express – About time too! Civil service job cuts to pay for defence boost
Front page summary Daily Express – About time too” Civil service job cuts to pay for defence boost To fund his promises to boost defence spending, the Daily Express reports that Rishi Sunak will axe 70,000 jobs from the civil service. The paper says it is “about time too” that the UK committed to spending more on defence. Elsewhere the deaths of the migrants in the Channel make the front page – with the paper
Daily Express – Scandal-hit BBC’s Huw Edwards quits on medical advice
Front page summary Daily Express – Scandal-hit BBC’s Huw Edwards quits on medical advice The Daily Express leads on the departure of the BBC’s Huw Edwards following a scandal last year. The paper notes that Edwards was the BBC’s “highest-profile news host, often chosen to present its coverage of major events”, including the death of the Queen in 2022. They report that he won’t get a payoff despite his 40 years of service. Elsewhere, the
Daily Express – Stop meddling! PM warns Labour it must pass Rwanda bill
Front page summary Daily Express – Stop meddling! PM warns Labour it must pass Rwanda bill The Daily Express leads with Rishi Sunak’s demand that Labour stop “frustrating the will of the people” with “endless meddling and mischief” over the Rwanda bill. The paper has been strongly supportive of the proposal from the start and quotes a government source who says Labour is intent on blocking the bill “without any thought for the thousands risking
Daily Express – PM tells sick note Britain: Get a grip and a job
Front page summary The Sun – Taylor Swift’s revenge The Sun says Taylor Swift has “savaged” one of her ex-boyfriends on her eagerly awaited new album. Ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn is thought to be the inspiration behind the brutal lyrics on her new album — hinting he cheated on her and broke her heart. The US superstar appears to have let rip her wrath on the Brit actor, 33, in her 11th album The Tortured Poets