What the papers say – June 26
Boris Johnson appears across the front pages again on Wednesday, this time after a photographer caught him in a moment of affection with a supporter – albeit of the four-legged kind.
The Tory leadership hopeful, who met Lucky the dog while campaigning in the Surrey Hills on Tuesday, said it was “do or die” on Brexit, The Times reports.
Johnson to pull Britain out of EU "do or die"#tomorrowspaperstoday @MsHelicat #Brexit pic.twitter.com/nGL1edyYyv
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) June 25, 2019
Mr Johnson “categorically” ruled out any further delays to Britain’s departure from the EU, the Daily Express says.
Tomorrow's @dailyexpress #frontpage
– Do or die we will quit EU by October 31 #Brexit
– TV baker Paul Hollywood's wife in skin cancer ordeal
– £7bn pension top-up scandal…are you missing out?
– Smile…Queen makes Kate snap happy pic.twitter.com/9IY5raayfb
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) June 25, 2019
The pledge was a challenge to rival Jeremy Hunt, who responded by saying he could be more trusted as prime minister, the i reports.
Wednesday's front page: Boris Johnson tells Jeremy Hunt: It's Brexit do or die #tomorrowspaperstoday #skypapers #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/rGHnmGIWv5
— i newspaper (@theipaper) June 25, 2019
Mr Johnson’s manoeuvre signalled a hardening of his position on Brexit and an increase of influence on his campaign by hardline Eurosceptics, The Guardian says.
Guardian front page, 26 June 2019 – Johnson: UK will leave EU in October ‘do or die’ pic.twitter.com/GpW0NGQdKQ
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) June 25, 2019
The Financial Times leads with warnings that the “do or die” promise raised the risk of a second general election that will hand power to Jeremy Corbyn.
Front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, for Wednesday 26th June 2019 pic.twitter.com/ZMMDZL3nc5
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) June 25, 2019
In other news, the Daily Mail leads with a decision by doctors not to charge foreign NHS patients for care amid concerns of “racism”.
Wednesday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/mGBxfSLrJ8
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) June 25, 2019
The Daily Telegraph leads with closures of GP surgeries affecting rural and coastal communities.
The front page of tomorrow’s Daily Telegraph: ‘Hundreds of villages lose local GP surgery’ #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/VaFarYU0Sr
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) June 25, 2019
A row over a will between two step-sisters leads the Daily Mirror.
Tomorrow's front page: Deadlock#tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/v54v6huyDc pic.twitter.com/1hz5NETvew
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) June 25, 2019
And The Sun leads with Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez being ordered by a tribunal judge to pay his children’s nanny thousands of pounds.
Tomorrow's front page: 'Football moneybags Riyad Mahrez blasted after a judge ordered him to pay £3,612 to his children's nanny' https://t.co/6FFt1kRjVe pic.twitter.com/LtOSo07WeF
— The Sun (@TheSun) June 25, 2019