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Newspaper headlines: Brexit trade speech and No 10 adviser resigns
Brexit is the top story for the Financial Times after a speech by the PM’s chief trade negotiator in Brussels on Monday night. David Frost said the UK would not allow the EU to oversee its rulemaking in exchange for a trade deal, the paper reports. It says France is preparing a “last-ditch effort” to persuade other EU members to “toughen” their demands on the UK.
Tuesday’s Telegraph also leads with Mr Frost’s speech, which it described as “a rare intervention for an official”. He said the UK leaving the EU is an opportunity for “economic competition” that should benefit everyone in Europe. The paper says he will “set out the shape of Britain’s preferred trade deal next week” ahead of negotiations in March.
The Metro leads on the resignation of Downing Street adviser Andrew Sabisky after criticism of comments he was reported to have made prior to taking up the job. The remarks – including on race – were made on the internet by a user with Mr Sabisky’s name. The paper says Mr Sabisky was hired after adviser Dominic Cummings appealed for “misfits and weirdos with odd skills”.
The Guardian also reports on the resignation of Mr Sabisky. It says it came after “mounting criticism” within the Conservative Party after No 10 “refused to condemn” comments he had reportedly made. The resignation “represents a defeat” for the PM’s aide Mr Cummings, the paper adds.
The Times also reports on the goings-on within No 10 – but on a reported disagreement between Boris Johnson and aide Mr Cummings over plans to scrap the BBC licence fee. The Times says the PM is “significantly less gung-ho” than Mr Cummings on scrapping the fee, the paper says.
Most of the front page of the Mirror is taken up with an aerial photo of flooding in Hereford, following another day of floods after Storms Ciara and Dennis. The paper quotes environmental scientist Angela Terry as saying the UK is in a “national emergency”.
The Daily Star reports that NASA is looking to build a nuclear-powered spaceship to travel 25 trillion miles to the nearest star “to discover aliens”. The paper says the new spaceship would venture to an area in another star system where the temperature is “just right for liquid water to exist” and where scientists are “most likely to find life”.
The main photo on the front of the Daily Mail is of the late Princess Margaret’s son, the Earl of Snowdon, and his wife the Countess of Snowdon who have announced their divorce. The paper’s top story is on the savings bank National Savings and Investments, which has cut its interest rates. Savers have been “dealt a fresh blow,” the paper says, and the move will “raise questions over the value of putting money away”.
The Daily Express leads with the Snowdons’ divorce after 27 years of marriage, saying it comes just one week after another royal split. Last week, the Queen’s grandson Peter Phillips and his wife Autumn announced they are to divorce.
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