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Newspaper headlines: ‘Down to the wire’ election and Labour’s ‘plonker’
Several papers lead with a new poll commissioned by The Times, which suggests the Conservatives might win fewer seats than previously predicted. The paper says Boris Johnson will launch a “final assault on Labour’s heartlands” as the survey suggests he cannot be sure of a majority.
The i newspaper says the survey of 105,000 voters predicts a Tory majority of 28 but that a hung Parliament is also within the margin of error. “Corbyn closes on Johnson as race tightens,” the paper’s headline says.
“Britain’s future down to the wire,” declares the Daily Mail, reporting on the same poll. The paper carries a front page comment from Boris Johnson, claiming the UK faces “the greatest crisis since the war”.
Both Labour and the Conservatives have called this election “the most important for a generation”, the Guardian’s front page story notes. It says the party leaders will spend a “frantic” final 24 hours criss-crossing the country for campaign events.
A photo of Boris Johnson driving a JCB – adorned with the slogan “get Brexit done” – through a wall features on the front page of the Daily Telegraph. Its main story is on the prime minister promising longer sentences for serious criminals, following a couple of cases where released offenders committed further crimes.
The Daily Mirror front page focuses on Dave Merritt, whose son Jack was killed at London Bridge by an offender on release after a terrorism conviction. Mr Merritt accuses the prime minister of using his son’s death as a political “opportunity”.
Boris Johnson is planning to “shake up” overseas aid if he wins the election, the Financial Times says. The paper says he wants to fold the Department for International Development into the Foreign Office, but officials fear it could be a pretext to cut the £13.4bn aid budget.
“I look like a right plonker,” is the headline on the Metro, which covers the secret recording of Labour’s shadow health secretary criticising party leader Jeremy Corbyn. Jon Ashworth apologised but said his remarks to a Tory activist friend were just “banter” across the political divide.
“Demolition job on Corbyn… by his own man!” is the headline on the Daily Express. The paper says Mr Ashworth took a “wrecking ball” to his own party.
The Sun features a poster-style front page endorsing the Conservatives and saying “Boris ticks all the boxes”. “Don’t trust Marxist Labour,” the paper says.
And the Daily Star features a Christmas plea from the parents of Madeleine McCann, missing since 2007, to help find their daughter. “We miss hugs and kisses with Maddie,” is the paper’s headline.
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