2020-06-30
i Front Page 30th of June 2020
The i reports that Leicester will stay in lockdown, with non-essential shops not being allowed to open and local schools being closed for most pupils.
The i reports that Leicester will stay in lockdown, with non-essential shops not being allowed to open and local schools being closed for most pupils.
Metro writes that Leicester’s coronavirus cases were “continuing to rise”, according to Matt Hancock, with children “particularly impacted” as it becomes the first UK city to go back into a strict lockdown.
The Guardian leads with Boris Johnson attempting to refocus his premiership by promising a “new deal” for Britain in response to the coronavirus crisis.
Leicester has become the first city in Britain to be plunged back into lockdown after public health officials expressed alarm at a significant rise in COVID-19 cases, The Daily Telegraph writes.
The Daily Express leads on the government’s changes to the civil service following the announcement that the UK’s most senior civil servant Sir Mark Sedwill is to leave the post.
The Daily Mail reports on delays to hip and knee replacement surgeries due to the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the NHS.
The Daily Star leads with boxing champion Tyson Fury talking about the racial abuse he has suffered.
The Guardian also reports on Sir Mark Sedwill’s departure, claiming it is a victory for the prime minister’s adviser Dominic Cummings.
The Times leads with a government spending pledge on schools.
Boris Johnson will begin the search for a Brexiteer to run the Civil Service after its current head was ousted ahead of a wholesale reform of Whitehall, The Daily Telegraph writes.