The Guardian – We will this election, Harris tells Democrats
The Guardian leads on Kamala Harris’s first official rally, telling supporters “We will win this election” after Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race. Elsewhere, a large image of Charlotte Dujardin – who’s been banned from the Olympics – is featured on the front page. She has been banned over allegations that she whipped a horse “24 times … like an elephant in a circus”.
The paper reports the King’s annual income has risen by more than 50%. Charles’s increased income follows a more than doubling of profits for the crown estate, the national portfolio of historical and commercial land-holdings, to £1.1bn in 2023-24, up from £443m the previous year, it adds.
Another report says black mothers in England are twice as likely to have NHS birth investigated. The births of babies to black mothers are almost twice as likely to be investigated for potential NHS safety failings, in a shocking disparity that has been labelled a “national disgrace”.
Democratic congressional leaders back Kamala Harris as campaign gains energy
Kamala Harris won key backing from the Democratic party’s senior congressional leadership on Tuesday as she carried the energy and momentum from her whirlwind ascent to presumptive presidential nominee into a lively first campaign rally.
Chuck Schumer, the Senate majority leader, and the House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, gave the vice-president their endorsement during a lunchtime press briefing. Harris, they said, had re-energized Democrats following Joe Biden’s announcement on Sunday that he would no longer seek a second term.
“We are brimming with excitement, enthusiasm, unity,” Schumer said.
“In just the last 36 hours I have seen a surge of enthusiasm from every corner of our party uniting behind Vice-President Harris, an enthusiasm felt in every corner of the country. And it’s contagious among Democrats, the volunteers, the small contributions, they’re just pouring in, in ways even beyond our expectations.”
Dujardin banned from Olympics over allegedly ‘whipping horse 24 times’
One of Team GB’s biggest stars, Charlotte Dujardin, has been banned from the Paris Olympics over allegations that she whipped a horse “24 times … like an elephant in a circus”.
The 39-year-old, who won six dressage Olympic medals in London, Rio and Tokyo, has been suspended after a video emerged of the incident that occurred when she conducted a coaching session to a young rider in a private stable several years ago.
The Dutch lawyer Stephan Wensing, who is representing the 19-year-old who filed the official complaint against Dujardin, said that he was pleased that the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) had taken such a strong stand.
“Charlotte Dujardin was in the middle of the arena,” he said. “She said to the student: ‘Your horse must lift up the legs more in the canter.’ She took the long whip and she was beating the horse more than 24 times in one minute. It was like an elephant in the circus.
King to receive extra £45m of public money as crown estate income soars
King Charles is set for a huge £45m pay rise with an increase of more than 50% in his official annual income, official accounts reveal.
Profits of £1.1bn from the crown estate – a percentage of which funds the monarchy – mean the sovereign grant, which supports the official duties of the royal family, will rise from £86m in 2024-25 to £132m in 2025-26.
The monarchy currently receives 12% of the crown estate profits to fund its work as well as to fund the 10-year, £369m renovation of Buckingham Palace. Royal aides said the increase will be used to complete the palace reservicing programme by 2027.
The sovereign grant will be reviewed in 2026-27 to reassess the amount handed over to the palace and ensure it is an “appropriate level”.
‘National disgrace’: black mothers in England twice as likely to have NHS birth investigated
The births of babies to black mothers are almost twice as likely to be investigated for potential NHS safety failings, in a shocking disparity that has been labelled a “national disgrace”.
More than 2,300 investigations were completed by England’s maternity safety watchdog between 2020 and 2023 into cases including the tragic deaths of babies before, during and soon after birth, and the deaths of expectant or new mothers.
For every 1,000 deliveries by black women, there were 2.3 investigations, compared with 1.3 for white women, Guardian research found.
The head of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) said the issue was “purely down to institutional racism”. The Labour government has pledged to prioritise improvements to maternity care, including tackling the stark racial disparities.
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Editorial 24 July 2024.
Wednesday’s front pages offer a welcome break from the dominant stories over the past few weeks, as politics slips off many front pages, leaving room for other domestic topics and some showbiz gossip.
The BBC’s apology regarding the Strictly Come Dancing scandal is a prominent story for many of the tabloids, amid whispers the popular reality TV show could face the axe. Many of the front pages carry pictures of the three-time Olympic dressage champion, Charlotte Dujardin, who’s pulled out of the Paris Games after a video emerged which she said showed her “making an error of judgement”.
Football dominates the back pages, including the latest transfer reports and gossip.
