2020-08-22
Daily Express Front Page 22nd of August 2020
The Daily Express lead story suggests Tory MPs are blaming the EU for the prospect of a no-deal Brexit.
The Daily Express lead story suggests Tory MPs are blaming the EU for the prospect of a no-deal Brexit.
Hashem Abedi’s sentence also makes the front page of The Daily Express.
The Daily Express says EU bosses have threatened to curb British truckers’ access to European roads as the deadlock over a Brexit trade deal deepens.
The Daily Express says job losses on the high street are a “bloodbath”, after M&S became the latest firm to slash its staff numbers.
The Daily Express says exam changes are a “victory for common sense”. The paper says Mr Johnson ordered his education secretary to scrap the algorithm used to calculate results after a “deafening outcry”. Its front page also carries a picture of Madonna after she celebrated her birthday on Sunday.
The Daily Express says that a new battle is brewing to further separate the UK from the EU, after claims from senior Brexiteers that a deal might leave the country “tied” to Brussels.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged his government is going “all out” to secure a coronavirus vaccine able to wipe out the disease across the UK, the Daily Express reports.
The Daily Express reports that people who refuse to wear face masks when required could be fined up to £3,200.
Rishi Sunak is vowing to “put the foot on the accelerator” to drive recovery after the UK plunged into the deepest recession on record, the Daily Express says.
The Daily Express leads on the long-awaited biography of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, which is published on Thursday, saying Finding Freedom will expose the depths of the rift between the couple and the Royal Family.