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Newspaper headlines: ‘Survival’ and ‘floundering’ in election debate
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn “floundered” over his stance on a second EU referendum during a “bruising” televised showdown with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the Daily Mail reports. It says the live studio audience “ridiculed” him as he “ducked a string of questions” on the issue.
That sentiment is echoed in the Daily Express’s splash, which says the prime minister “tore into” Mr Corbyn in a debate that “ignited” that campaign. It says Mr Johnson “stands firm” after his performance.
The Guardian, however, says Mr Corbyn “successfully attacked” the prime minister over the NHS in what it calls a “testy” debate, accusing Mr Johnson of “being ready to sell it off” to US corporations.
The Financial Times bases its front page on a snap YouGov opinion poll that gave Mr Johnson a 51-49 win. The paper concludes the prime minister “survived”, but his Brexit comments “began to wear thin” with the studio audience. It notes Mr Corbyn did not get “the breakthrough he sought” despite giving a “solid performance”.
It was a “historic head-to-head”, says the i, but the two men “reverted to attack lines” on Brexit and the NHS. The paper points out that Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon were “shut out” of the debate.
Also quoting the YouGov poll, the Times puts the two party leaders “neck and neck”. It leads on Mr Corbyn’s refusal to say which side he would back in a second referendum but credits him for landing “a series of blows” on Mr Johnson, specifically concerning the NHS.
Politics aside, the fallout from the Duke of York’s Newsnight interview continues to make some front pages. The Daily Mirror claims royal protection officers’ notebooks could “hold the truth” about allegations against Prince Andrew.
Meanwhile, the Sun reports that the duke cancelled a visit to flood-hit areas in Yorkshire following the “disastrous” interview and corporate backers withdrawing support from his business mentoring initiative.
The Metro leads on the deaths of infants and mothers detailed in a leaked report into maternity care failings at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. Calling it “the biggest maternity scandal ever to hit the NHS”, it says one mother who lost her baby wants police to investigate “hundreds of other unexamined allegations”.
Veteran entertainer Christopher Biggins says the “PC brigade” – a term used to describe those concerned with political correctness – has “forced” Scottish comedy duo The Krankies from festive pantomimes, according to the Daily Star.
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