What the papers say – October 26
Retail tycoon Sir Philip Green features on nearly every front page on Friday after he was named in Parliament as the businessman at the centre of #MeToo allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse.
The Daily Telegraph reports that the Topshop owner was identified by Lord Hain, the former Labour cabinet minister, after two days of speculation over the name of the man who had taken out an injunction against the paper.
The peer said he had been contacted by someone “intimately involved in the case” and felt a “duty” to name the businessman using parliamentary privilege, the paper adds.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph 'Sir Philip Green named as #MeToo scandal businessman' #tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/FLoCBWGFJc
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) October 25, 2018
The Daily Mail runs with the headline: “Named and shamed”, which is echoed on the front of the Daily Express.
Friday’s @DailyMailUK#MailFrontPagespic.twitter.com/3UyjgfXS0O
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) October 25, 2018
Friday’s Daily EXPRESS: “Named And Shamed” #bbcpapers#tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/62fAPE10hM
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) October 25, 2018
The Daily Mirror and The Sun say MPs have called for the businessman to be stripped of his knighthood.
Tomorrow's front page: The fall and fall of S̶i̶r̶ Philip Green#tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/qJCW23jXKgpic.twitter.com/jarxwgA6t0
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) October 25, 2018
Tomorrow's front page: Billionaire Sir Phillip Green's reputation was shredded as he was named as the tycoon who spent £500,000 trying to silence alleged victims of sexism, racism and bullying https://t.co/UpnBIFdalDpic.twitter.com/7Nj4lz5CjR
— The Sun (@TheSun) October 25, 2018
Sir Philip said he “categorically and wholly denies” any suggestion he was guilty of unlawful behaviour, The Guardian reports.
The Guardian front page, Friday 26 October 2018 Philip Green: I am not guilty of unlawful sexual, racist behaviour pic.twitter.com/THHJqUEeEK
— The Guardian (@guardian) October 25, 2018
And The Times says the collapse of the privacy injunction, which cost Sir Philip about £500,000 to secure, will renew controversy about how the law is being used by the wealthy to mask allegations of wrongdoing.
Friday’s TIMES: “MPs call for Green to be stripped of knighthood” #bbcpapers#tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/4DIz2OqA3C
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) October 25, 2018
The same story also features on the front of the i and the Metro.
Friday’s i- “Unmasked” #bbcpapers#tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/smgr5geIQH
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) October 25, 2018
Friday’s METRO: “Green Outed In The Lords” #bbcpapers#tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/C6kHdBVBdE
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) October 25, 2018
The Financial Times says the billionaire retailer became the highest-profile Briton embroiled in the global backlash against sexual harassment.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition Friday October 26 https://t.co/AaVTA0YK42pic.twitter.com/t0QQhXCq1b
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) October 25, 2018