A series of news headlines have emerged following the US presidential TV debate, with some calling for Joe Biden to suspend his campaign and make way for a younger candidate. Democrat strategists, donors and politicians have urged the presidential nominee to withdraw before the party’s convention in August, according to the Daily Telegraph. Meanwhile, The Guardian has dubbed Biden’s debate performance “a 90 minute horror show”, describing it as “shaky”. The Daily Star contends that Donald Trump “savaged” Biden and also echoes calls for the president to step down.
Turning to UK politics, Tory Cabinet Minister Kemi Badenoch has fiercely criticised Reform candidates in an interview with The Times. Badenoch also labelled Reform leader Nigel Farage as being in politics for the “limelight”. Meanwhile, the Daily Express reports on Rishi Sunak, who claims that a racial slur against him by a Reform UK campaigner “hurts and it makes me angry”.
In other news, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made what the Daily Mail calls his biggest intervention in the election campaign. The Conservative MP has urged voters to support his party, warning that it is “by no means too late to tilt the steering wheel in the direction of common sense, avert Starmergeddon, and prevent the country from going in completely the wrong direction”.
Finally, the Daily Mirror leads with the revelation from Jay Slater’s best friend that he heard the missing teenager “slipping on rocks” during their final phone conversation earlier this month. The search for the 15-year-old has been ongoing in Wiltshire
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