The mid-week papers are led by the Government’s clampdown on small boats crossing the Channel and the murder trial of the man accused of killing nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel.
The Daily Express, The Times and The Guardian carry the controversial policy, with the latter citing the UN’s claim that the Tories are “extinguishing the right to seek refugee protection in the UK”.
Wednesday’s front page: Rishi Lays Down Law ‘We Decide Who Comes Here’ #TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/wtLmSNspfc pic.twitter.com/YiYNMDC5Ym
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) March 7, 2023
The Times: Sunak ready to battle judges over migration #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/q9UmZG137V
— George Mann ?⚒️? (@sgfmann) March 7, 2023
Guardian front page, Wednesday 8 March 2023: Tories ‘extinguishing right to seek refugee protection in UK’, says UN pic.twitter.com/7qYYlYAr3A
— The Guardian (@guardian) March 7, 2023
Outspoken football commentator Gary Lineker, who has criticised the policy by likening it to the Nazi regime, is the subject of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail front pages after Tory MPs demanded he be rebuked by the BBC.
The front page of tomorrow’s Daily Telegraph:
‘BBC urged to sack Lineker after ‘Nazi’ migrant jibe’#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) March 7, 2023
Wednesday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/680cv2qBd6
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) March 7, 2023
Elsewhere, the Daily Mirror and Metro report on the court trial of Thomas Cashman, who allegedly killed Olivia as he tried to shoot a convicted burglar as the latter tried to force his way into her home.
Wednesday’s Front Page ?
Mum, I’m scared
?Heart-breaking words of nine-year-old gun victim revealed
Read more: https://t.co/JjUMCU7Dos#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/CnKLZYxudo
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) March 7, 2023
Tomorrow’s Paper Today ?
‘MUM, I’M SCARED’
? Fearful Olivia’s last words… Then bullet from killer’s gun hit her in the chest, court told#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/djJehkClEl
— Metro (@MetroUK) March 7, 2023
The head of the US central bank has warned that officials could raise interest rates farther and faster than previously expected in order to stabilise prices, the Financial Times says.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition Wednesday March 8 https://t.co/D8odunKHTP pic.twitter.com/YBpM2E7O6h
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) March 7, 2023
While according to the i, the Environment Agency no longer has a target for visiting sewage treatment works.
Wednesday’s front page: Carry on sewage pumping: water firms are told to self-police their pollution #TomorrowsPapersToday
Latest by @CapurrodDaniel: https://t.co/6agXYB9y9m pic.twitter.com/YYueoGeeqJ
— i newspaper (@theipaper) March 7, 2023
The Independent marks International Women’s Day with a Tracey Emin artwork as its splash.
Independent digital front page: @TraceyEmin #IWD2023 #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/b9zaUm54g7
— George Mann ?⚒️? (@sgfmann) March 7, 2023
And the Daily Star claims it has joined a £1.4billion space mission to find extra-terrestrial life on Jupiter.
Tomorrow’s front page: ‘Infinity and beyond!’https://t.co/8lMlnpanhn#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/UAn0UZcZes
— Daily Star (@dailystar) March 7, 2023
