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Newspaper headlines: Businesses ‘cut ties’ with Prince Andrew
The fallout from Prince Andrew’s BBC Newsnight interview lives another day on a few front pages, including the Sun’s, which includes an allegation that he used a racial slur. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: “We strenuously deny that these words were ever used”.
The Daily Mail reports that businesses – including accountancy firm KPMG, insurance company Aon and pharmaceutical giant Astrazenec – are “deserting” Prince Andrew over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. It also reports that the duke has been accused of using a racial slur. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: ‘We strenuously deny that these words were ever used”.
The Times hones in on the unease within the ranks of youth charity Outward Bound, which it says is “one of the Royal Family’s favourite charities”. It reports that trustees will discuss this week whether to keep the Duke of York on as patron – a position he took over from his father, the Duke of Edinburgh, in March. It also notes that the Palace “firmly denied” an allegation that Prince Andrew used a racial slur.
The Queen has “thrown her support” behind her son in the wake of the BBC interview, according to the Daily Express. It says Prince Andrew “regrets” not “expressing sympathy” for Epstein’s victims.
Back in the realm of politics, the Financial Times leads with the prime minister’s decision to put corporation tax cuts on hold to help fund the NHS. The paper says the move is evidence that the Tories don’t have a “war chest” for both tax cuts and spending promises.
In keeping with the focus on healthcare, the Guardian splashes on warnings from NHS leaders that staffing shortages are jeopardising hospital patients’ safety and quality of care. It says findings that hospital performance in England is at a record low are causing “anxiety” in the Tory Party, throwing its attempt to portray the campaign as “the Brexit election”.
The i newspaper looks ahead to Tuesday’s pre-election debate between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, which will air on ITV. The paper says Mr Corbyn is facing “pressure” to use it to boost poll ratings.
The Metro leads on the life sentences handed to Svenson Ong-a-Kwie, 19, and Arron Isaacs, 17, for the murder of Jodie Chesney, 17, in London in March. It stresses the pair were seeking “revenge” in a “tit-for-tat vendetta” when they killed her in a case of mistaken identity.
Meanwhile, the Daily Star writes that “blokey banter” in the workplace has been “killed off” by “snowflakes” – the derogatory term given to younger generations who are viewed as less resilient. It claims the majority of men are “too scared” to ask female colleagues to make their round of tea.
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