‘One in, one out and back in again’ and ‘teen killer unmasked’
“One in, one out, and in again!” The Daily Express newspaper says that an immigrant sent to France under the prime minister’s immigration plan returned to England “on a small boat”. Express newspaper stated that the Conservative Party described the news as a “nonsense” and stated that this return “makes a mockery of Sir Keir Starmer’s ‘one in, one out’ agreement with France.”
The Daily Telegraph also describes the phrase “one in, one out, then in again” as “a huge embarrassment for Sir Keir Starmer”. In other front-page news, former police chief Jim Gamble, who was “lined up to lead” the national investigation into gangs, withdrew his candidacy.
Metro carries the same headline as the Express and the Telegraph, describing it as a “bizarre twist on Starmer’s immigration plan”. While 15-year-old Muhammad Umar Khan is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Harvey Willgoose, the face of “schoolboy Harvey’s killer” is also seen on the front page.
The Daily Mail calls the immigration plan “le farce” as it reports that a man returning to England made his second Channel crossing “just 29 days after being kicked out of the country”.
For The Sun “will you come again?” writes. when reporting on returning immigrants. The image of a boat full of people trying to cross the English Channel takes up most of the front page. The newspaper quotes Reform UK leader Nigel Farage as saying “the illegals are laughing at us”.
The Daily Mirror uses the phrase “no mask” in its main headline. The front page was dominated by newly released photos of the 15-year-old boy who fatally stabbed teenager Harvey Willgoose in February.
The Guardian leads the latest coverage of the grooming ring investigation, describing Jim Gamble’s exit as “new turmoil”. The report states that he is the only candidate to head the investigation. The newspaper’s lead image is a photograph of three men wearing hard hats, each carrying a toddler; It is stated that it was taken after a kindergarten in Kharkiv, Ukraine, was hit “in a wave of Russian air strikes”.
The Times also leads the grooming investigation, reporting that “victims say the minister should resign”. Four survivors who left the inquiry panel said they would only return if Conservation Minister Jess Phillips resigned. The newspaper reported that survivors had sent a letter to the home secretary saying Phillips was “unfit” to oversee the process. Phillips rejected claims that the government was trying to dilute the focus of the investigation and insisted that the scope of the investigation would be “laser focused”.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been “called on to increase income tax” as divisions in the Labor Budget emerge, according to The i Paper. A “bold move” would “help fix Britain’s public finances and raise £22bn next month”, Labor leading figures claim.
The Financial Times also headlines about the chancellor: “Lawyers, accountants oppose Reeves’ plans to tax raid on partners”. The newspaper says that they argue that “the pressure will hit the cornerstone of the economy.”
There’s “a traitor on the Beeb”, writes Star, as “celebrity circles are awash with spoilers for the Traitors finale”. TV chiefs allegedly “fought to keep the result secret”.
