Boris Johnson’s warnings over possible impediments to reopening from the Indian variant of the coronavirus feature on most of the nation’s front pages.
The Daily Telegraph splashes on the Prime Minister saying the variant could disrupt plans to lift the last pandemic restrictions on June 21. It also reports the Duke of Sussex has been accused of a “woeful lack of compassion” over his latest interview.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Real risk of disruption to our plans, warns PM'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 14, 2021
Similarly, the Daily Mail says the Indian variant is a “threat to June freedom”, as do the Daily Mirror and The Guardian.
Saturday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/aSFw0hiXdJ
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) May 14, 2021
Tomorrow's front page: Threat to freedom day https://t.co/kveqGwFrGt #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/3ON0GXXwfD
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) May 14, 2021
Guardian front page, Saturday 15 May 2021: PM – new variant threatens to delay end of lockdown pic.twitter.com/eC43G3lIUX
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) May 14, 2021
The i has a similar lead as does The Times, which also reports Greece, Italy and Portugal have opened their borders to UK tourists.
I WEEKEND: Threat to 21 June end of lockdown #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/qOd5c8YZ22
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) May 14, 2021
TIMES: Lockdown easing at risk #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/OSIH5pVGel
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) May 14, 2021
And The Independent says Mr Johnson has warned of “hard choices ahead” over reopening plans, while also reporting second doses of vaccinations will be sped up for the over-50s and the vulnerable in light of the Indian variant.
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: Indian variant puts end of Covid restrictions at risk #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/YUxKWEGEGT
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) May 14, 2021
Elsewhere, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has told the Daily Express Britain can look forward to a “brighter future” as the economy recovers from the pandemic.
EXPRESS: Spending splurge to fire up Britain #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/vwRDxvUn7A
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) May 14, 2021
The Financial Times leads on tensions in the Middle East while also reporting on an investigation into the Gupta metals empire.
Just published: Front page of the FT Weekend, UK edition, for Friday/Saturday 15th/16th May pic.twitter.com/KutbdUfcTU
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) May 14, 2021
And the Daily Star says Russian officials have issued a warning about World War III after twisting a story the paper wrote four years ago.
Tomorrow's front page: Oopsie! #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/Y4sfhsO2XD pic.twitter.com/8nAxT5Yw4n
— Daily Star (@dailystar) May 14, 2021
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