What the papers say – May 19
The front pages feature a lack of clarity over international travel and the nurse credited with saving the Prime Minister’s life quitting the NHS, among other stories.
The Daily Telegraph reports health minister Lord Bethell has encouraged Britons to “abandon” summer trips abroad, while the Daily Mail exclaims “Wish you were clear, ministers!” over conflicting travel advice from the Government.
Wednesday's TELEGRAPH: Public told to abandon summer trips abroad #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/NBnFvd6WfZ
— Helen Miller (@MsHelicat) May 18, 2021
Wednesday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/iwxI3l3jSe
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) May 18, 2021
The Independent says it has calculated five million Britons will defy official orders by travelling to “amber list” countries including France, Spain and Italy.
Wednesday's INDEPENDENT: Millions set to defy PM's warning in foreign trips #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/P8xDxoz4Zb
— Helen Miller (@MsHelicat) May 18, 2021
Boris Johnson has been threatened with a Commons revolt if he attempts to reintroduce local lockdowns to control the Indian coronavirus variant’s spread, according to the i.
Wednesday's front page: PM faces backlash over local lockdowns#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/tuLqKDwDP6
— i newspaper (@theipaper) May 18, 2021
The Daily Mirror and Metro report the nurse Mr Johnson credited with saving his life last year during his time in intensive care with Covid-19 has quit the NHS over his 1% pay increase offer.
Tomorrow's front page: Boris' Covid nurse quits over pay insult https://t.co/mu5xSxZScQ #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/wzkXXw2akJ
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) May 18, 2021
Wednesday's front page:
BORIS NURSE QUITS NHS#TomorrowsPapersToday #bbcpapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/Rxi6w6zVyJ
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) May 18, 2021
The story also runs on the front of The Guardian, which additionally carries a parliamentary watchdog’s finding that the pandemic “has exposed decades-long weaknesses in Government and divisions in wider society”.
Wednesday's GUARDIAN: Virus exposed government weakness, finds watchdog #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/93YigTuQia
— Helen Miller (@MsHelicat) May 18, 2021
The story of a grandmother with cancer who instead was diagnosed over the phone with indigestion is “shocking proof” of “why we need to see a GP face to face”, claims the Daily Express.
Tomorrow's front page – Shocking proof why we need to see a GP face to face #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/R5aMenXXY4
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) May 18, 2021
The Times reports the PM is prepared to offer Australia tariff-free access to British food markets “despite warnings that it could put farmers out of business”.
Wednesday's TIMES: PM backs tariff-free trade with Australia #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/pI0xT8cLZG
— Helen Miller (@MsHelicat) May 18, 2021
Shareholders have “overwhelmingly” backed Royal Dutch Shell’s plans to shift to cleaner fuels as the International Energy Agency warned all new fossil fuel projects must stop for the world to reach net zero emissions by 2050, according to the Financial Times.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Wednesday 19 May https://t.co/FrAI2ZGWob pic.twitter.com/f3gIXLLsqk
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) May 18, 2021
And the Daily Star says a new ‘expert’ theory supposes Loch Ness Monster sightings are actually people glimpsing erect whale penises.
Wednesday's STAR: It's NOT the Loch Ness Monster, it's MOBY DICK #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/cd4S5Vcuzu
— Helen Miller (@MsHelicat) May 18, 2021