What the papers say – January 22
Brexit is firmly on the front pages on Tuesday after Theresa May updated MPs on her “Plan B” and Jeremy Corbyn moved to back a second referendum.
The Guardian leads with the Prime Minister’s opposition to a so-called “People’s Vote” – and her plan to continue pushing for changes to her original plan in hope of winning MPs over.
The Guardian front page, Tuesday 22 January 2019: May rules out second vote as ‘threat to social cohesion’ pic.twitter.com/mKdL0WPJtt
— The Guardian (@guardian) January 21, 2019
Mrs May warned that a second referendum could cause civil disorder and seriously harm public trust in Parliament, the Daily Express says.
Tomorrow's Daily Express front page features a dire Brexit warning from the Prime Minister: pic.twitter.com/Dqk3oHDQR6
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) January 21, 2019
Meanwhile Mr Corbyn endorsed a plan to hold another vote after coming under pressure from Labour MPs, the Daily Telegraph reports.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph 'Corbyn backs plan for second referendum' #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/8eozKXxVDI
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 21, 2019
The Times says up to 40 members of Mrs May’s Cabinet will resign next week if MPs are whipped against backing a plan to stop a no-deal Brexit.
Dozens of ministers ready to quit over Brexit#TomorrowsPapersToday #Brexit@hendopolis pic.twitter.com/dqJHroRXQW
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) January 21, 2019
The i also leads with the threat, reporting “disbelief” among ministers at Mrs May’s intransigence.
Tuesday’s i: "Ministers plan mass resignation" (via @bbchelenalee) #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/QnuiyF1Mu3
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) January 21, 2019
Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd raised the possibility of a mass walkout, The Independent says.
Tuesday's Independent: "Groundhog Day" (via @bbchelenalee) #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/otiI51e5nY
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) January 21, 2019
Like The Independent, Metro uses the “Groundhog Day” analogy to describe the PM’s little-changed strategy.
Metro:
Groundhog May #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/OTnVyx3Qcj
— Helena Lee (@BBCHelenaLee) January 21, 2019
The PM’s Plan B focuses on changing measures for the Irish border that killed off her Plan A, although the EU’s chief negotiator rebuffed the suggestion immediately, the Financial Times reports.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Tuesday 22 January https://t.co/zkIqCy9qHG pic.twitter.com/ZSHLc5JfjJ
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) January 21, 2019
In other news, The Sun leads with an alleged incident involving a Sandringham gamekeeper and a member of the public.
Tomorrow's front page: A driver has told police a game-keeper on a Sandringham royal shoot hit him on the head with a stick and called him "a peasant" https://t.co/yuYDd56bQz pic.twitter.com/W5JmsdIKRC
— The Sun (@TheSun) January 21, 2019
The Daily Mail carries a plea by the family of speedboat victim Charlotte Brown for the Home Secretary to order the police to do more in the hunt for her killer.
Tuesday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/glWgfONmBU
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) January 21, 2019
And the Daily Mirror leads with a report on a tower block that is home to hundreds of people and has similar cladding to that used on Grenfell Tower.
Tomorrow's front page: Cover-up#tomorrowspaperstoday https://t.co/wYgeOiudqX pic.twitter.com/4AKd4RCD9n
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) January 21, 2019