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‘Rishi Sunak attacks Nigel Farage’ – Paper Talk  News Briefing

‘Rishi Sunak attacks Nigel Farage’ – Paper Talk 

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Friday’s newspapers are dominated by the general election and with less than a week until polling days, they are keen to force home their messages. 

The traditional right-leaning newspapers are slamming Nigel Farage’s Reform Party – the true threat to the Conservatives at this election after members were recorded making racist, homophobic and Islamophobic comments. Other right-leaning papers are tapping into fears that Labour will end up with a supermajority if disillusioned Conservative voters decide to cast their vote for Reform. 

The left-leaning newspapers, continue to push Labour’s plans if they are elected this July. These include plans to fix the NHS and close loopholes for private schools. 

‘PM and Starmer clash in last TV debate’ & ‘Phil Foden flies home’ – Paper Talk  News Briefing

‘PM and Starmer clash in last TV debate’ & ‘Phil Foden flies home’ – Paper Talk 

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Last night’s BBC election debate dominates the Thursday front pages. The papers dig their heels into their camps with the left-leaning papers leading on the betting scandal engulfing the Conservative Party, whilst the right-leaning newspapers scrutinise Starmer’s plan – or lack of it – to deal with the small boats crossings. 

Away from politics, various domestic stories are splattered across the papers, from the latest in the Holly Willougby trial to the news Phil Foden has briefly returned to the UK for the birth of his third child. 

Many back pages pick up on Gareth Southgate’s comments asking fans to get behind the team following backlash over a few poor performances.

‘General election betting scandal’ & ‘Julian Assange finally free’ – Paper Talk News Briefing

‘General election betting scandal’ & ‘Julian Assange finally free’ – Paper Talk

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Many of Wednesday’s newspapers focus on the Wikileaks founder Julian Assange – who agreed to a plea deal that has seen him set free. He is en route to his native Australia ending a years-long legal battle. 

Elsewhere, the betting scandal is also splashed on the papers as another Tory has been implicated in the scandal, and Labour has also found itself wrapped up in the political mess. 

Labour have been out and about spreading its election messaging in this morning’s newspaper briefings – convincing readers that the party has changed since 2019 and sharing plans of how they’ll improve the NHS. 

Many of the papers feature pictures of Harry Kane and England are through to the Round of 16 at the Euros – although the team’s performance has been widely panned for being flat and boring.

‘Holly Willoughby kidnap plot trial’ & ‘IFS scathing verdict’ – Paper Talk News Briefing

‘Holly Willoughby kidnap plot trial’ & ‘IFS scathing verdict’ – Paper Talk

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Tuesday’s front pages have a little more variety than what we’ve seen over the past few weeks – with other domestic topics away from the general election finding themselves as the lead story. 

The tabloids lead on the opening day of a trial of a man accused of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder TV presenter Holly Willoughby. Princess Anne’s accident at home – which has seen the 73-year-old taken to hospital, as well as England’s upcoming Euros match also make the front splash. 

Elsewhere, politics make up the rest of the front pages with the left-leaning newspapers picking up on comments that the IFS think tank has said Labour and Conservative plans to improve public services are “essentially unfunded.” The right-leaning papers offer up their scrutiny of Labour’s plans if they are elected to government on 4 July.

‘Corbyn would have been a better PM than Boris’ – Paper Talk News Briefing

‘Corbyn would have been a better PM than Boris’ – Paper Talk

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Friday’s front pages feature a variety of topics, with domestic politics the most popular. The latest scandal plaguing the Conservative Party – an election betting scandal – makes several of the more liberal front pages. 

Several papers – right and left – pick up on Sir Keir Starmer’s comment that Jeremy Corbyn would have been a better prime minister than Boris Johnson.

Across the papers, England’s drab performance against Denmark – which resulted in a 1-1 draw, makes most of the papers. The coverage is continued across the back pages with critics saying England’s performance was ‘tame’ ‘laboured’ and ‘disjointed’.

‘Polling suggests Tory wipeout’ – Paper Talk  News Briefing

‘Polling suggests Tory wipeout’ – Paper Talk 

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Thursday’s front pages feature a variety of topics – politics, is of course the focus. Several of the Conservative-supporting papers lead on the latest polling, which has suggested the Tories are on course for an electoral wipeout. Critics will say these papers are attempting to woo back disillusioned Tory voters by scaring them into voting Conservative otherwise expect an all-powerful Labour government. 

Several left-leaning newspapers also lead with the new polling data – but point to the fact the right-wing Reform Party – led by Nigel Farage – is picking up those disillusioned Tory voters. 

A few other politically charged stories also feature, with images of Just Stop Oil’s latest protest being the most popular this morning.