What the papers say – February 1
Brexit, statins and Amazon’s contribution to the public purse are on Friday’s front pages.
The Daily Mail says some MPs have complained about having to cancel ski trips due to plans to shelve the recess and vote on Brexit legislation.
Friday’s @DailyMailUK#MailFrontPagespic.twitter.com/L1GwmL6cJt
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) January 31, 2019
The Guardian reports that nearly one in three British businesses are actively considering relocating some operations if the UK crashes out of the EU.
Guardian front page, Friday 1 February 2019: Fear of hard Brexit pushes one in three firms to plan move abroad pic.twitter.com/HEP22NfkIY
— The Guardian (@guardian) February 1, 2019
The i leads with a report on extra cash being earmarked for Leave constituencies held by opposition MPs.
I: Labour faces mutiny over Brexit bribes #tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/8q4QZfaB8k
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 31, 2019
The Daily Mirror reports on Amazon’s tax affairs.
Tomorrow's front page: Madness #tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/I6XmxhU73Jpic.twitter.com/y8fY3vee4H
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) January 31, 2019
The Church of England has called for social media companies to be slapped with multi-million pound fines if they fail to tackle harmful content, the Daily Telegraph reports.
TELEGRAPH: Church Calls for fines on harmful social media #tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/dBSLf5g4J3
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 31, 2019
The Times leads with the outcome of legal action against the Assad government over the murder of Sunday Times war correspondent Marie Colvin.
Sunday Times journalist was murdered by Assad#tomorrowspaperstoday@hendopolis#Syriapic.twitter.com/zNhlgli7Fw
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) January 31, 2019
The Daily Express leads with research into the benefits of taking statins.
Friday’s @Daily_Express front page
– Statins really do save lives– Snowbomb hell unleashed: @metoffice warns of ‘risk to life’ as Britain freezes #uksnow– Shell’s soaring profits fuel driver fury#tomorrowspaperstoday#frontpagespic.twitter.com/0xNyZ69i0P
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) January 31, 2019
The Sun reports on the development of a contraceptive gel for men.
Tomorrow's front page: Gel that men rub on their limbs could become the new male contraceptive https://t.co/NCTqbCOxw7pic.twitter.com/QtKeuqZbQ2
— The Sun (@TheSun) January 31, 2019
The Financial Times says eight banks, which haven not yet been publicly named, are accused of collusion in the multi-trillion euro bond market.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition Friday February 1 https://t.co/bW44gCIWabpic.twitter.com/VZ4AvoWmha
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) January 31, 2019
Government claims the number of rough sleepers has fallen have been rejected by charities, The Independent reports.
Tomorrow’s @Independent front page #tomorrowspaperstoday To subscribe to the daily edition: https://t.co/ozdV9Zd9Sipic.twitter.com/mJ0MXiVy6z
— The Independent (@Independent) January 31, 2019