Secret talks over a political leadership challenge and the weekend closure of the M25 feature among a variety of stories on the front pages of Saturday’s newspapers.
The Daily Mail says Tory MPs from the right have held “secret talks” with moderates about replacing Rishi Sunak with Penny Mordaunt as Prime Minister.
MAIL EXCLUSIVE: Plot to crown Mordaunt as PM #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/gFGFYzVdzl
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 15, 2024
The Guardian relays calls from GP and health worker unions who have called on Conservative donor Frank Hester to lose NHS contracts as his comments about MP Diane Abbott breach its “fit and proper person” test.
GUARDIAN: Calls for Tory donor in race row to lose NHS contracts #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/WUpGwaj7tK
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 15, 2024
The Independent says Ms Abbott was offered the Labour whip back but refused as she would have to undergo antisemitism training.
Tomorrow’s @independent front page. To subscribe to the Daily Edition https://t.co/koJc3LN1ax pic.twitter.com/oFn4MRSzJz
— Thair Shaikh (@ThairShaikh) March 15, 2024
The Daily Express leads with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s “olive branch” to pensioners, responding to criticism that they were “neglected” in the Budget.
EXPRESS: Hunt’s olive branch to ‘fearful’ pensioners #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/0tIAy4yNMn
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 15, 2024
The Sun reports on the closure of the M25 and how it will affect the filming of Hollywood star Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible movie.
On tomorrow’s front page: Megastar Tom Cruise has hired choppers so Mission: Impossible cast and crew can dodge the chaos of a full motorway closure this weekendhttps://t.co/I2MRHNP7NR pic.twitter.com/nJxaudRlUC
— The Sun (@TheSun) March 15, 2024
The i weekend says thousands of Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat food delivery rider accounts are being traded on the black market.
I WEEKEND: Deliveroo and Uber Eats ‘backdoor’ to UK illegal migration #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/W1TBBsKTVT
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 15, 2024
The Daily Mirror reports on a British woman’s “last hope” as she faces the death penalty in Bali.
Saturday’s front page: One last hope#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/aOUrSSD7Rn pic.twitter.com/hS4fnirhQL
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) March 15, 2024
The Daily Telegraph says the Minister for veterans’ affairs Johnny Mercer is facing prison after he refused to name Special Forces whistleblowers who raised concerns about alleged unlawful killings of Afghans.
The front page of today’s Daily Telegraph:
‘Mercer faces jail threat over Afghan inquiry’#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) March 16, 2024
The Times carries calls from Lord Sewell who said the Church of England’s £1 billion slavery reparation fund is “almost like bribery”.
THE TIMES: Church ‘playing race card’ #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/DeYhwIWS33
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 15, 2024
Social media app TikTok has hit 16 billion dollars (£12.5 billion) in revenue, according to the FT Weekend.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Saturday 16 March https://t.co/uoAXDLhfwm pic.twitter.com/r4lze0mSyG
— Financial Times (@FT) March 15, 2024
And the Daily Star runs with a story on the “mystery of the rampant” beavers in Cornwall.
STAR: Mystery of the rampant beavers #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/B2wsgqxUX3
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 15, 2024
