Sunday’s papers are led by growing concern over the ‘freedom day’ easing of coronavirus restrictions.
The Sunday Express,Sunday Mirror and The Sunday Times report Prime Minister Boris Johnson is being “hammered from all sides” over Monday’s expected easing, with “scientists, doctors, politicians and ordinary people” warning the PM that the opening up was too fast.
Tomorrow’s front page: ‘Summer freedom farce’https://t.co/PjWCIfYsdt#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/DeFDiq142F
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) July 17, 2021
Tomorrow’s front page: Freedumb Day #TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/kpy6vJ5rLm pic.twitter.com/fSpTqjG52M
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) July 17, 2021
SUNDAY TIMES: @BorisJohnson swelters over ‘freedom day’ mayhem #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/QwL3BMm2Qo
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 17, 2021
Meanwhile, The Observer leads with the Health Secretary Sajid Javid revealing he has tested positive for Covid. The paper says NHS Test and Trace regulations could force the Prime Minister to spend ‘freedom day’ in quarantine after Mr Javid visited No 10 while potentially infectious.
Tomorrow’s front page pic.twitter.com/Av272nqWH2
— The Observer (@ObserverUK) July 17, 2021
The Sunday Telegraph reports jabs will only be offered to vulnerable 12 to 15-year-olds, while The Independent says scientists are calling on all children over 12 to be vaccinated.
The front page of tomorrow’s Sunday Telegraph:
‘Children will only be jabbed if vulnerable’
Read more: https://t.co/qBW6PUxzzc#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/PpCVe7DOR6
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 17, 2021
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: Pressure mounts to give Covid jab to over 12’s #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/1IMlvKf1yG
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 17, 2021
The Sunday People says freed double child killer Colin Pitchfork is not on the sex offenders register.
PEOPLE: Freed child killer NOT on sex register #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/74xkaI6HPd
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 17, 2021
And 55,000 British troops have not received a single Covid jab, according to the Daily Star Sunday.
Tomorrow’s front page: ‘EXCLUSIVE: 55,000 of our troops have not had a single jab against covid ‘https://t.co/u7v87HOY5t#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/BSPaeHgMYN
— Daily Star (@dailystar) July 17, 2021
