What the papers say – April 12
Julian Assange’s unceremonious removal from the Ecuadorian embassy in London makes headlines on Friday, along with Brexit and the Duchess of Sussex.
The Guardian leads with the WikiLeaks founder’s sensational arrest that saw him dragged from the Knightsbridge embassy where he had been holed up for nearly seven years in a diplomatic stand-off.
Guardian front page, Friday 12 April 2019: Assange faces five years in US jail as standoff ends pic.twitter.com/TF91AjHB53
— The Guardian (@guardian) April 11, 2019
The Daily Mail also picks up the tale, saying he faces decades in a US jail after he was hauled out by eight policemen and put before a judge as extradition proceedings got under way.
Friday's Daily MailTHAT’LL wipe the smile off his face #tomorrowspaperstoday#bbcpapers(via @hendopolis) pic.twitter.com/3DYAJr8BWt
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 11, 2019
He faces criminal action in America over his role in one of the “largest compromises of classified information in US history”, the Financial Times reports.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Friday 12 April https://t.co/XArBXqxDBRpic.twitter.com/gAGJ9MVxVG
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) April 11, 2019
Ecuador had revoked the asylum he was granted after seeking refuge in the embassy in 2012, The Times reports.
The Times 12/4/2019Julian Assange gestures from a police vehicle on his arrival at Westminster Magistrates court, London. Assange was arrested earlier by Police Officers inside the Ecuadorian Embassy. Photo : Jack Taylor/Getty Images#thetimes#tomorrowspaperstoday@thetimespic.twitter.com/OvIeZMUOCg
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) April 11, 2019
The story is also in the front of the i and the Metro.
I: Assange faces jail in the US #tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/o8tn6YsUVi
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) April 11, 2019
In other news, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have said they will keep details about the arrangements for the birth of their baby private.
The story leads The Sun and the Daily Mirror.
Tomorrow's front page: Meghan: I won't parade with baby#tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/FqHol2TOBSpic.twitter.com/cAtZe5eqGW
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) April 11, 2019
And the Daily Telegraph and Daily Express lead with Brexit.
Friday's Daily TelegraphNo-deal plans axed after Brexit put on hold #tomorrowspaperstoday#bbcpapers(via @hendopolis) pic.twitter.com/f4IsxxURGV
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 11, 2019
Tomorrow's Daily Express front page– MPs need a break? We want #Brexit – Why #MeghanMarkle will ditch 42 years of #RoyalBaby tradition– #JulianAssange booted out of embassy and now faces jail#tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/SQ578akTxv
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) April 11, 2019
