What the papers say – June 1
Coverage of Donald Trump’s conviction for 34 felonies in the US continues to dominate the front pages of Saturday’s newspapers.
The Daily Mirror, the Financial Times, the Daily Mail, and the Independent all run with pieces on the former US president in the wake of his conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a case stemming from a payment that silenced porn star, Stormy Daniels.
Daily Mirror: Deluded. Deranged. Dangerous. #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/xadLiroJwr
— George Mann (@sgfmann) May 31, 2024
Financial Times: Trump lashes out at ‘rigged’ trialafter historic criminal convictions #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/6UELXaxmvm
— George Mann (@sgfmann) May 31, 2024
Daily Mail: Trump rages at Biden’s ‘fascist state’ #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/SwHcJlMnKJ
— George Mann (@sgfmann) May 31, 2024
The Daily Telegraph opts for a piece on former British prime minister Boris Johnson and his opinion on Trump’s conviction, claiming it was a “hit job”.
The Daily Telegraph: Johnson – Trump is victim ofa hit job #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/VpACXxJtZA
— George Mann (@sgfmann) May 31, 2024
The Sun splashes with a piece that says King Charles has told his brother, the embattled Andrew, Duke of York, to move out of his 30-room mansion in Windsor Park.
#TomorrowsPapersToday #TheSun pic.twitter.com/YZBNOgzHTa
— Peter Brown (@petbro2022) May 31, 2024
Moving onto British politics, voters are making it loud and clear to the Conservative Party, with polling indicating a change in government may be on the horizon, as per the i.
i Sport: UK voters’ message to the Tories – it’s timefor change #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/EDUXdZSeL3
— George Mann (@sgfmann) May 31, 2024
The Times leads on Sir Keir Starmer’s vow to create wealth with the economy centric to his pitch to British voters.
The Times: Starmer – I’ll create wealth #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/EXljUrLAwH
— George Mann (@sgfmann) May 31, 2024
The Daily Express splashes on a saliva test that searches for markers in patients’ DNA to determine their genetic risk of developing prostate cancer.
Daily Express: AT-HOME TEST TO ‘TURN TIDE ON PROSTATE CANCER’#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Jr3CV7mJj3
— George Mann (@sgfmann) May 31, 2024
The Guardian opts for a piece on the war in Ukraine, with leader Volodymyr Zelensky claiming Russian troops are hunting and laughing at his people.
The Guardian: Zelenskiy: Russian troops arelaughing at and hunting us #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/KgcmrZaJsd
— George Mann (@sgfmann) May 31, 2024
The Daily Star leads with a piece on aliens and a claim from King Charles’ astronomer that most scientists believe there is life out among the stars.
Daily Star: Boffs ❤️ E.T #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/SdlRrl9ZSE
— George Mann (@sgfmann) May 31, 2024