What the papers say – July 16
A range of political tales make the front pages on Tuesday, alongside celebrations of England’s Cricket World Cup triumph.
The Times leads with Conservative leadership candidates Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson both condemning language used by US president Donald Trump when he suggested four American congresswomen should “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came”.
Tory rivals take aim at Trump#tomorrowspaperstoday@hendopolis pic.twitter.com/LiANdFrnzR
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) July 15, 2019
The i leads with the same story, saying the rivals have “condemned” the jibe.
Tuesday's front page: Tory rivals condemn 'offensive' Donald Trump jibe at ethnic minority women #tomorrowspaperstoday #skypapers #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/L8TsbqyQOR
— i newspaper (@theipaper) July 15, 2019
The Daily Telegraph leads with a report suggesting the leadership of the RAF, Army and Navy is from a “generation not used to having people from other diversity groups serving alongside them”.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph: 'Middle-aged white chiefs' are problem for modern military #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/efRVAbZxYk
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 15, 2019
The Guardian contains an essay from Mr Johnson which has been “unearthed” by the paper, in which he reportedly says Islam has caused the Muslim world to be “literally centuries” behind the west.
The Guardian front page, Tuesday 16 July 2019: Islam kept Muslim world centuries behind the west, Johnson claimed pic.twitter.com/f0YY6qUSDz
— The Guardian (@guardian) July 15, 2019
The Financial Times carries details about an aborted offer from Santander to Andrea Orcel to become the Spanish bank’s chief executive.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition Tuesday July 16 https://t.co/HmgL7Y1tpM pic.twitter.com/3Lmi3nlmQd
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) July 15, 2019
The Metro leads with a “crackdown” on electronic scooters.
Tuesday's front page:E-SCOOTERSCRACKDOWN#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/yqTCUMgb6K
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) July 15, 2019
The Daily Mirror carries a column from England all-rounder Ben Stokes reflecting on events at Lord’s.
Tomorrow's front page: This is what it feels like to be on top of the world#tomorrowspaperstoday https://t.co/z6yh1VnMjB pic.twitter.com/GznWnlFSe5
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) July 15, 2019
The Sun says a debate between the Tory leadership rivals turned into a “love-in”.
TOMORROW'S FRONT PAGE: Tory leadership rivals Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt turned their final showdown into a love-in last night. https://t.co/44MilW53cl pic.twitter.com/FXgK9StOmT
— The Sun (@TheSun) July 15, 2019
The Daily Mail discusses a report on pollutants, saying babies are at risk of being harmed while still in the womb.
Tuesday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/3N0SMSPBKU
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) July 15, 2019
The Daily Express reports an 86-year-old woman has been embroiled in a row over her pension and the benefits she receives.
Here is tomorrow's @Daily_Express #frontpage:
– Heartless council strips pensioner of nest egg in benefits row– @ColeenRoo enjoys some fun in the sun– The woman behind #CricketWorldCup2019 star @benstokes38 #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/e28laoGsU5
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) July 15, 2019
And the Daily Star reports on people wearing rubber suits “terrorising” a village.
Here is tomorrow's @Daily_Star #frontpage:
– Police hunt weirdos in gimp suits terrorising village– Page 3 model #IndiaReynolds joins #LoveIsland– #England's #CricketWorldCup2019 heroes have some fun #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/w8qxJzUQXk
— Daily Star (@Daily_Star) July 15, 2019