What the papers say – May 29
The papers on Sunday are led by concerns over the direction of the Conservatives.
The Observer reports senior Tories have warned the party has an “enormous identity problem” as a result of partygate and U-turns on tax police.
The Observer: Johnson is trashing Tory identity, party grandees warn #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/dLBv0WitUr
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) May 28, 2022
Meanwhile, the Sunday Express carries a staunch defence of Prime Minister Boris Johnson from Michael Gove, with the Housing Secretary telling the paper: “No one in Government has his energy, his determination, his vision.”
Front page: Gove fights to save PM's skin #tomorrowspapertoday#TomorrowsPaperTodayhttps://t.co/0xHrOXtHNd pic.twitter.com/sijGSxjYbK
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) May 28, 2022
The Sunday Telegraph leads with the Government vowing to hold to account petrol stations that are not passing on the fuel duty cut.
🗞 The front page of today's Sunday Telegraph:
'PM's war on rip-off petrol stations'
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s cost-of-living rescue package excludes “tens of thousands of Britain’s poorest families” due to the benefits cap, according to The Independent.
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— The Independent (@Independent) May 29, 2022
And the Daily Star says bunting to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee has been banned from lampposts by some local councils due to concerns over weight.
Uh oh 👀https://t.co/a1YdDVthqw pic.twitter.com/y1KHEVjwL6
— Daily Star (@dailystar) May 28, 2022