Recriminations over the sacking of Damian Green, tales of Russian ‘espionage’ and aggression, and a generous helping of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are on Friday’s front pages.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Mr Green was the victim of a police “vendetta”, according to the Daily Telegraph, which reports the Metropolitan Police faces a growing Tory backlash over the former minister’s downfall.
The front page of tomorrow’s Daily Telegraph: ‘Police had Green vendetta, says Boris’ #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/wjz4UR5U1g
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) December 21, 2017
Mr Johnson has also warned Russia of Britain’s offensive cyber capability, the Daily Mail reports, as the Foreign Secretary arrived in Moscow for talks with his counterpart Sergei Lavrov.
Meanwhile, the Daily Mirror reports that an alleged Russian spy got into No10 by posing as an interpreter for Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman.
Tomorrow’s front page: Brits will get their iconic dark blue passports back after Brexit in a stunning campaign victory for The Sun https://t.co/QAK0zw1vdN pic.twitter.com/CG1CoHeZCK
— The Sun (@TheSun) December 21, 2017
The Guardian front page, Friday 22.12.17: NHS operations axed to avert winter crisis pic.twitter.com/9kQoIBAi74
— The Guardian (@guardian) December 21, 2017
The i reports that Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt wants to replace Mr Green as the First Secretary of State – effectively the Prime Minister’s deputy.
The Financial Times reports on moves by US aerospace giant Boeing to take over Brazilian jet builder Embraer in a multibillion-dollar swoop to head off competition from France’s Airbus.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition for December 22https://t.co/Ghc242sWQq pic.twitter.com/fD7Se1pjXo
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) December 21, 2017
Scientists have scored a “major breakthrough” in the fight against Alzheimer’s and a drug to treat the disease could be five years away, the Daily Express says.
