What the papers say – June 21
Headaches for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak dominate the front pages of Friday’s newspapers with bets on the General Election date taking centre stage.
The Independent, the i and the Daily Mirror all report on the investigation into a spike in bets.
INDEPENDENT: All bets off on trust in Tories #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/6u3bF19yaJ
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 20, 2024
I: Betting farce derails Tory campaign amid fears that more names will emerge #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/ONmVrlhopU
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 20, 2024
MIRROR: What are the odds on that? #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/sfB5p2nUl4
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 20, 2024
The Metro and the Financial Times both lead on the “flurry of bets” before Rishi Sunak announced the election date.
METRO: What a flutter shambles #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/GP2dXTtvEH
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 20, 2024
FT UK: Flurry of bets on July election placed in run-up to Sunak’s announcement #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/7C9MiEnqwj
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 20, 2024
The Times leads on Mr Sunak’s vow to cast out Tories involved in any poll betting.
THE TIMES: Sunak bows to boot out Tories over poll betting #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/KMCmT99QA4
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 20, 2024
The Guardian reports on another headache for the Prime Minister after a former Tory minister has revealed he intends to vote Labour at the upcoming election.
THE GUARDIAN: New blow for PM as former Tory minister says he will vote Labour #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/DhvTaTaBLy
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 20, 2024
The Daily Mail and The Daily Telegraph both lead on Sir Keir Starmer saying former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn would have made a better prime minister than Boris Johnson.
MAIL: CORBYN would have been better PM than Boris, Keir claims #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/X3GzzMnJT5
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 20, 2024
TELEGRAPH: Starmer: Corbyn better than Johnson as PM #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/FyyR4tBWDb
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 20, 2024
The Daily Express splashes with an image of baby Dexter Newton, whose future has been made much brighter thanks to an NHS drug made available after a five-year campaign by the paper.
EXPRESS: Thank you…you’ve saved our son’s life #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/ovP6LEsXQv
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 20, 2024
And the Daily Star leads on Gary Lineker’s harsh words to Frank Lampard about his bald patch.
STAR: Here wig go! #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/CbWgK1aOfn
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 20, 2024