2022-06-15
Metro Front Page 15th of June 2022
The Metro considers the first deportation flight to be a ‘Rwandan air farce’ after it has been grounded by an European court.
The Metro considers the first deportation flight to be a ‘Rwandan air farce’ after it has been grounded by an European court.
Metro reports a plane carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda has been cleared for takeoff, but the plane may have “hardly anyone aboard”.
The Metro leads with the death of a young British soldier fighting with Ukrainian troops.
The Metro focuses on the two British men who are facing execution after fighting for Ukraine and refers to them as “Putin’s Pawns”.
Metro says RMT union head Mick Lynch has shown “no shame” over the mass strikes that will shut down the rail network in the coming weeks.
Trains are set to grind to a halt later this month after the rail workers’ union ordered a three-day strike – claiming it would be the biggest strike in a generation.
According to Metro, Boris Johnson is technically safe from another poll for 12 months following Monday’s confidence vote, but the pressure will build if the Conservatives lose two crucial by-elections on 23 June.
Metro describes the Queen’s appearance on the palace balcony on the last day of the jubilee as “magical”.
Metro says a no confidence vote could happen as soon as Tuesday because more tory MPs are questioning Boris Johnson’s leadership.
The Metro reports that staff shortages at airports have caused chaos, with flights being rescheduled or diverted, and families sleeping on airport floors and queuing for almost eight hours.