What the papers say – July 4
The fallout from allegations against Chris Pincher dominate the papers for the start of the week.
The Daily Telegraph and The Times say the PM is facing a renewed backlash from within his own party due to the scandal.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'PM facing Cabinet backlash over Pincher'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 3, 2022
Times: Sex scandal revitilises rebel plot to topple PM #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/LAO01RuZSb
— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) July 3, 2022
Metro says Mr Johnson’s team is “groping for answers” as they “struggle to defend him” while Labour’s response is front page of the Daily Mirror.
Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰
GROPING FOR ANSWERS
🔴 Minister: 'Not aware of party whip sex pest claim 🔴 Insider: PM joked 'Pincher by name, pincher by nature' #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/ETtzr1qgm3
— Metro (@MetroUK) July 3, 2022
Monday's front page: You don't know what decent is #tomorrowspaperstoday https://t.co/bQCNLBvkkI pic.twitter.com/lFPgQS65Gn
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) July 3, 2022
The Independent says there are fears slow investigations into recurrent sleaze scandals will deter victims from coming forward.
Tomorrow's @independent front page #tomorrowspaperstoday To subscribe to the Daily Edition https://t.co/XF8VnDpHYF pic.twitter.com/iEa2Bfvn3G
— The Independent (@Independent) July 4, 2022
Meanwhile, the Financial Times reports that Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to fight the Prime Minister over the effects of Brexit.
Just published: Front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, for Monday 4th July pic.twitter.com/O60SAqNW5w
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) July 3, 2022
The Guardian reports children of single parents are “hardest hit by era of Tory austerity”.
Guardian front page, Monday 4 July 2022: Revealed: children of lone parents hardest hit by era of Tory austerity pic.twitter.com/5fRzAdwAcc
— The Guardian (@guardian) July 3, 2022
There is a record four month wait to buy a house in the UK, according to the Daily Express.
Tomorrow's front page – Record four month wait to buy a house#tomorrowspaperstoday https://t.co/aeKp7BCTl3 pic.twitter.com/lrWvcJWB9J
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) July 3, 2022
The Daily Mail reports that police have let 22,000 suspects “roam free” because officers are “too busy”.
Daily Mail: Police let 22,000 suspects roam free #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/w42K4dK47x
— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) July 3, 2022
The Sun leads on the death of The Only Way is Essex star Jake McLean in a car accident in Turkey.
On tomorrow's front page: Towie’s Yazmin Oukhellou seriously hurt and boyfriend Jake McLean killed after car plunged off cliff in Turkey https://t.co/NxwPJH098x pic.twitter.com/FFXWziogPc
— The Sun (@TheSun) July 3, 2022
And the Daily Star says warm weather will make Britain hotter than Cancun by Saturday.
It's going to be scorchio 🥵 #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/q19oKZIJf5 pic.twitter.com/0lknGn0nyz
— Daily Star (@dailystar) July 3, 2022