2020-07-01
Financial Times Front Page 1st of July 2020
The Financial Times leads on China imposing a national security law on Hong Kong, a move which has been criticised by the US and European leaders.
The Financial Times leads on China imposing a national security law on Hong Kong, a move which has been criticised by the US and European leaders.
Metro reports that Leicester’s mayor, Sir Peter Soulsby, flouted lockdown rules to visit his girlfriend overnight in previous months.
The Daily Express reports that Boris Johnson is vowing to modernise hospitals, schools, roads and high streets in a £5bn ‘new deal’.
The Daily Star reports that a statue of The Wurzels’ iconic late frontman Adge Cutler has been “vandalised” with googly eyes, prompting fury from fans.
The Financial Times reports that investment banking fees rocketed to a record $57bn in the first six months of the year, boosted by a series of lucrative debt sales during the coronavirus crisis.
The Daily Mirror leads with Leicester being placed in the UK’s first local lockdown due to a surge of new coronavirus cases in the city, with Number 10 advising: “We recommend people stay at home”.
The Times leads with Boris Johnson promising on Wednesday to lead Britain out of the coronavirus crisis with an economic recovery plan as bold as Franklin D Roosevelt’s New Deal.
Leicester is facing strict new rules to fight a second wave of coronavirus as the rest of the UK will begin an easing of restrictions on Saturday, the Daily Mail reports.