The recent mayoral elections have delivered a heavy blow to the hopes of Rishi Sunak and the Conservative party, according to the Sunday Telegraph. Saturday is described as a “dire day” for the Tories and, as a result, Sunak will be unveiling a series of announcements intended to bring people back to work, clamp down on anti-Semitic hate speech, and deport migrants. The Home Secretary, James Cleverley, believes that the voters who have drifted away from the Conservatives will soon return.
Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour party, has informed the Observer that Sunak needs to call a general election without delay following the “disastrous” local and mayoral election results. According to Starmer, the UK needs to be free from Sunak’s “zombie government” and the recent election results have shown that people have voted for change. The Sunday Express reports the Tories are saying “we’re doomed” and that the loss of the West Midlands mayor has deeply affected the party, leading it to panic.
Away from politics, the Sunday Times has revealed that a major investigation relating to suspected murders of Afghan civilians by a rogue SAS unit was conducted after the commanding officer of the squadron reported it to the police. Emails reveal that other senior officers knew of the killings but did not report them. Meanwhile, the Sun on Sunday claims that actor Will Ferrell has purchased a “large stake” in Leeds United Football Club because he has fallen in love with English football and is eager to restore the team’s “glory days.”
Finally, the Telegraph has reported that the US had shared evidence with the UK during the height of the Covid-19 outbreak indicating that the virus may have originated from a Chinese lab leak. This information was given to the UK amidst concerns that the virus did not just jump from animals to humans. These findings were described by one former official as “gobsmacking.
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