Newspaper Round Up: 28th of May 2021
Daily Express Front Page 28th of May 2021
10:49 pm
The proposed end of lockdown may have to be later than the expected date of 21 June – that’s the lead in the Daily Express.
Daily Mirror Front Page 28th of May 2021
10:45 pm
The Daily Mirror leads on claims Matt Hancock lied over the safety of care home residents, following Dominic Cummings’s accusations.
Times Front Page 28th of May 2021
10:40 pm
Next month’s anticipated end to coronavirus lockdown restrictions “hangs in the balance”, according to The Times, because of the rise in cases of the Indian variant.
Daily Telegraph Front Page 28th of May 2021
10:15 pm
The fallout from Dominic Cummings’ explosive evidence to MPs is the lead in The Daily Telegraph, which reports Health Secretary Matt Hancock is under growing political pressure over the care homes policy early in the COVID pandemic.
Daily Mail Front Page 28th of May 2021
10:10 pm
There’s a warning for the prime minister in the Daily Mail, which urges Boris Johnson not to “steal our summer” by pushing back the end of lockdown from 21 June.
Guardian Front Page 28th of May 2021
10:02 pm
Matt Hancock is trying to “salvage his reputation” after being accused of lying over the safety of care home residents early in the pandemic – so says The Guardian.
Metro Front Page 28th of May 2021
9:57 pm
Metro highlights Matt Hancock, saying the health secretary managed to “dodge” Dominic Cummings’s accusations about his honesty over the coronavirus pandemic.
Financial Times Front Page 28th of May 2021
9:16 pm
The Financial Times leads on European airlines being forced to cancel flights to Moscow after Russian authorities failed to approve new routes that avoided Belarus’s airspace in response to Minsk’s interception of a passenger jet.