Editorial 08.11.24
Much of Friday’s tabloid coverage regards recent comments made by Prince William – who spoke candidly about the difficult year his family have faced following his wife’s cancer diagnosis.
The broadsheets continue political coverage on their front pages with the latest analysis from the US election as well as some domestic political news creeping back onto the front splashes.
William’s brutal year
‘It’s been brutal,’ says the Mirror.
The Daily Mirror leads with William’s quote “It’s been brutal” as he reflected on the cancer diagnoses of both his wife Princess Kate and father King Charles. “I’m so proud of my wife and my father but it has been the hardest year of my life…” he adds.
‘Hardest year of my life,’ quotes the Sun newspaper.
The Sun highlights the same sentiment with the headline “It’s been the hardest year of my life”.
‘Emotional Prince speaks candidly about Kate’s cancer battle,’ reports the Mail.
The Daily Mail reports on Prince William’s “brutal year” and features an image of William and Kate with their daughter Princess Charlotte.
‘It’s been dreadful,’ quotes the Express.
The Express says also leads with the royal news. The front page says an ‘emotional’ William opened up about his family’s tough year following Kate’s cancer battle.
Trump eyes quick start with tariffs and tax cuts
‘Barron helped Trump win the bro vote,’ says the Telegraph.
The Daily Telegraph features a picture of Trump’s youngest child Barron Trump alongside Nigel Farage. The paper says the teenager helped his father woo “the bro vote.”
‘Biden calls for unity after his own party turn on him over defeat,’ says the FT.
The FT highlights outgoing President Joe Biden’s call for national unity after Trump’s victory calling on Americans to “bring down the temperature” just as his own party “turned its ire” on him over the defeat of their candidate, Vice-President Kamala Harris, the paper says.
‘Trump eyes quick start with tariffs and tax cuts,’ claims The Times.
The Times lead article says Trump is eyeing up a “quick start with tariffs and tax cuts”. The paper says his goal of “re-ordering” the global economic order already has America’s trading partners across Europe and Asia frantically drawing up contingency plans on how to respond.
‘Trump could threaten to hold back intelligence from the UK,’ claims the i.
The i claims Trump “could threaten to hold back intelligence” from the UK according to British “security sources”. He could do so as a “bargaining chip” to “pressure the UK on key policy issues such as [the] Russia-Ukraine war”, the paper says.
‘Putin calls Trump a courageous man,’ writes The Guardian.
The Guardian picks up on Biden’s pledge for a peaceful transition whilst highlighting Putin’s congratulations to Trump. The paper says Putin called Trump a “courageous man”.
Bank of England warning
‘Fresh rise in inflation after chancellor’s tax-and-spend budget,’ writes The Telegraph.
The Daily Telegraph leads on a warning from the Bank of England that Britain is “facing a fresh rise in inflation” after what the paper calls Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s “tax-and-spend Budget”.
‘Bank cuts interest rates as Budget fuel inflation fears,’ says the FT.
The FT says the Bank’s decision to cut interest rates is evidence of caution as the new government’s first Budget “fuels inflation fears.”
