The Papers: ‘This must end now’ and ‘Rayner’s secret plan’
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There is a mix of stories on Tuesday’s front pages, but UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy’s condemnation of Israel’s “intolerable” bombing of Gaza is prominently featured. The Daily Mirror declares “this must end now” in their lead story paired with an image of a malnourished four-month-old baby in Gaza. The paper spotlights Lammy’s message to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “End this blockade and let aid in.”
The Guardian leads with Lammy calling Israel’s Gaza rhetoric “repellent and monstrous”. The paper reports that UK-Israel relations plunged to their worst state in decades after Lammy suspended talks over a new trade deal. Accompanying the story is a compelling image of a man carrying the body of his nephew who was killed in an Israeli airstrike. Elsewhere, “access to e-gates in EU could take until 2026” despite the deal announced at Monday’s EU-UK summit.
The Times reports the UK is “ready to sanction top Israelis over Gaza”. The paper says the government is drawing up plans with other countries to impose sanctions on Israel’s finance minister and defence minister among others. Also prominent is an interview with primary school teacher Leanne Lucas, who survived the Southport stabbings, calling for a ban on pointed kitchen blades.
The UK accusing Israel of “cruel and monstrous extremism” headlines the i Paper’s Gaza coverage. Lammy’s warning is also heavily featured as he signals a “dark new phase in this conflict”.
The Daily Telegraph reports that Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner had a “secret plan” for a new tax raid on savers. The paper reports it saw a document that suggested Rayner was proposing eight tax increases, which could raise taxes by £3bn to £4bn a year. In its continuing coverage of Monday’s “Brexit reset”, the paper says cheap phone calls for UK tourists were blocked by the EU after efforts to drop roaming charges were derailed.
The Financial Times leads their coverage with the EU set to impose a flat fee of €2 on billions of small packages entering the bloc, mainly from China. The paper calls it a “further setback” for low-cost online retailers such as Temu and Shein. Sharing the top slot is the international condemnation of Israel’s continued assault on Gaza. The paper echoes other front pages reporting that the UK froze negotiations for a trade deal with Israel in response to the “abominable” situation in Gaza.
Water bosses “will finally be punished” after criminal investigations into sewage spills hit a record of 81, the Metro reports. The troubled Thames Water holds the top spot with 31 probes. The paper reports that under new laws, bosses can be jailed for up to five years for the most serious breaches and firms fined hundreds of millions of pounds.
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s warning that “Britain is turning into a police state” is blared across the Daily Mail’s front page. Johnson’s comments come after a judge refused to reduce the sentence of a mother locked up over a “hateful” tweet after the Southport murders. Also teased is an exclusive on “ITV’s daytime bloodbath” after it introduced budget cuts to fund World Cup coverage.
“They think it’s all over… yer telly” declares the Daily Star in its coverage of ITV’s daytime budget cuts. The paper says This Morning, Lorraine and Loose Women are all hit. Elsewhere, Jennifer Lopez’s latest eye-catching outfit is hailed as “a real peach”.
“Barking mad!” shouts the Sun as it promotes an exclusive that says taxpayers are expected to “fork out thousands of pounds to put up a dog that crossed the Channel in a packed dinghy”. The paper reports that the German Shepherd “made the perilous trip” with its owner and was taken ashore and sent to quarantine. Also sharing the top spot is ITV’s “daytime cull” of 220 jobs.
Finally, the Daily Express reports on the “pensioners hit by ‘triple whammy’ savings blow”. The paper says one million pensioners face “unprecedented tax demands” after Reeves’s decision to maintain the freeze on income tax bands. Alongside, the Princess of Wales’ outing at the royal garden party in a yellow ensemble is deemed a “ray of sunshine”.
