The Daily Telegraph’s lead story is “Starmer sabotages Burnham on Brexit”. The report says Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is “raising the possibility of rejoining the EU”, while Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is “trying to keep Leave voters on his side” despite his “previous desire to reverse the 2016 referendum”. Sir Keir sought closer ties with the bloc but stuck to Labour’s election manifesto promise to “stay outside the EU” with “no return to the single market, customs union or freedom of movement”.
“I won’t walk away,” reads the Daily Mirror’s headline in its headline, describing Sir Keir’s message to Labor colleagues as “defiant”. The report said the prime minister “rejected the call to set a departure timetable” despite pressure from some Labor MPs and senior ministers. Also on the front page are Alan Titchmarsh, David Beckham and King George III. It also includes a photo showing Charles at the Chelsea Flower Show and the caption “best friends.”
