Tuesday’s front pages highlight various election-related reports. The Times features an interview with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, in which he says that a large majority for his party will be better for the country. Sir Keir mentions that this means the party can “roll up our sleeves and get on with the change we need”. Ed Miliband, the shadow energy secretary, spoke about tackling climate change on The Guardian. Miliband described Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to delay some of the government’s net-zero pledges as a “historic mistake”.
Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in France is expected to make significant gains on Sunday’s parliamentary election. The i reports that Labour leader Sir Keir is pragmatic about working with the party. It is said that talks are focusing on how to tackle illegal migration. Gordon Brown, the former Prime Minister, wrote an article for the Mirror entailing a vote for Labour would prevent children from growing up in poverty.
The Daily Express carried an article by Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch, who said former Conservative voters that consider switching to Reform could bring about hundreds of Tory MPs losing their jobs in return for just a few inexperienced Reform candidates. Post Office minister Kevin Hollinrake criticized Royal Mail for failing to deliver postal votes in time for the election, as noted in the Daily Telegraph.
The Metro reports on the death of Peter Fouché, a British combat medic and founder of the Project Konstantin charity in Ukraine. Daily Mail covered an interview given by Rob Johnson, who recently stepped down as the head of an office in the Ministry of Defence. He warned that the UK’s armed forces are not ready for a conflict of any scale.
Lastly, the Financial Times leads on a ruling from the US Supreme Court that Donald Trump has broad immunity from criminal prosecution for his actions as president. This will reduce the chance of a verdict in the case until about November’s election. If elected, Trump could instruct the Department of Justice to drop the case altogether. The Daily Star reveals that football chiefs may impose a ban on England’s Jude Bellingham over a last-minute goal gesture he made that was directed towards the Slovakia bench
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