What the papers say – April 23
The nation’s papers are led by allegations from No 10 against Boris Johnson’s former aide Dominic Cummings and further developments in the David Cameron lobbying saga.
The Times, The Daily Telegraph and The Sun report a Downing Street insider has blamed Mr Cummings for the leaking of text messages between the Prime Minister and billionaire Sir James Dyson.
TIMES NEW VERSION: Cummings is accused of leaking PM’s texts #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/1T8Lc5Vw7C
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) April 22, 2021
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Cummings accused of leaking No 10 texts'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) April 22, 2021
Tomorrow's front page: 'PM accuses Dominic Cummings of leaks' https://t.co/5pcFfTQwhE pic.twitter.com/JiQQ0DW5zU
— The Sun (@TheSun) April 22, 2021
Elsewhere, The Guardian, the i and Financial Times say David Cameron personally lobbied the top civil servant at the Treasury and the deputy governor of the Bank of England on behalf of the failed finance firm Greensill Capital.
Guardian front page, Friday 23 April 2021: Cameron pushed Bank for £20bn to support Greensill pic.twitter.com/KMVpw4vUSM
— The Guardian (@guardian) April 22, 2021
Friday's front page: David Cameron used Covid to lobby Bank of England #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/kazFTTYbOj
— i newspaper (@theipaper) April 22, 2021
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Friday 23 April https://t.co/YhjcV2Xy1v pic.twitter.com/3Nux6XxX17
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) April 22, 2021
And The Independent focuses on Mr Johnson’s meeting with Manchester United executive Ed Woodward at Downing Street days before the launch of the ill-fated European Super League.
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: @BorisJohnson ‘s no 10 meeting with Man Utd chief #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/6Z05lq337M
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) April 22, 2021
In other news, the Daily Express and the Daily Mirror lead on Spanish tourism chiefs putting out the welcome mat for British visitors this summer.
Tomorrow's front page: Spain boosts summer holiday hopes#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/j71dcIuNAx
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) April 22, 2021
Tomorrow’s #frontpage – We’ll see you in June: Spain hols chief’s message to Brits#tomorrowspaperstoday
Read more: https://t.co/znus9wwFbt pic.twitter.com/nwFjO8eGFM
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) April 22, 2021
The Daily Mail, however, attacks the Government for being slow to lift the 30-person limit for funerals.
MAIL: Show them some pity #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/xifHhcUgd0
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) April 22, 2021
Metro leads on the environment, with US President Joe Biden’s call for the world to step up the fight against climate change.
Friday's front page:
TIME TOSTEP UP!#tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/3ms1rJ147O
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) April 22, 2021
And the Daily Star splashes on potential pint price hikes as Britons are encouraged to support their local pubs.
Tomorrow's @dailystar #frontpage
– You sneaky little bar stewards. Pubs told to add 40p to pint as loyal punters ‘will happily pay more to support their local’https://t.co/9Mm3TzMOqP#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/LWT3xvssId
— Daily Star (@dailystar) April 22, 2021