What the papers say – June 2
Concerns over the Government’s planned mandatory quarantine rules lead the nation’s papers.
The Guardian says new arrivals under quarantine will still be able to “shop and use public transport” under the regulations aimed at preventing a second wave of Covid-19 in the UK.
Guardian front page, Tuesday 2 June 2020: Critics round on No 10 over 'ridiculous' quarantine pic.twitter.com/TDhlzBlcOb
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) June 1, 2020
Meanwhile, The Daily Telegraph says the rules could be “phased out just weeks later” and “superseded” by air bridges with certain foreign countries.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Quarantine plan under review as MPs revolt'#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/mZVYVc46zt
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) June 1, 2020
The Daily Mirror leads with students returning to school on Monday, while The Times reports it will be “impossible” for all primary students to be back in class “for a month before the summer holidays”.
Tomorrow's front page: Small steps into a new normal #tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/zHGvcmUHCIpic.twitter.com/oJTmRcaHWe
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) June 1, 2020
Safe return of all primary pupils ‘will be impossible’#tomorrowspaperstoday@AllieHBNewspic.twitter.com/rCXGlG3R1I
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) June 1, 2020
Summer schools are being planned to help disadvantaged students catch up with missed work, according to the i.
Tuesday's front page: Summer camps to stop children falling behind #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/0lRbRELc7U
— i newspaper (@theipaper) June 1, 2020
The Daily Mail leads with the results of a study which shows that cutting social distancing from two metres to one metre only raises the risk of catching coronavirus by 1.3%.
Tuesday's @DailyMailUK#MailFrontPagespic.twitter.com/aukrjrgKwP
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) June 1, 2020
The Metro says it is “blisteringly easy” for cyber criminals to pose as NHS coronavirus contact tracers.
Tuesday's front page:TRACK TRACEFRAUD ALERT#tomorrowspaperstoday#BBCPapers#skypaperspic.twitter.com/Ely4me3CBK
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) June 1, 2020
Hospitals could end up forking out millions of pounds in annual payments if the £13.4bn owed by NHS trusts is written off, according to The Independent.
Tuesday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “NHS £13.4bn write-off to cost hospitals millions” #BBCPapers#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/AQbu2GpoNO
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) June 1, 2020
The Daily Express has Health Secretary Matt Hancock declaring that Britain is “winning the battle against Covid-19”.
Tomorrow's front page: We're winning battle against Covid-19. #tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/j3t6CFEDoG
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) June 1, 2020
The Sun says Victoria Beckham was paid £1m not to perform with the Spice Girls on their reunion tour last year.
Tomorrow's front page: 'Victoria Beckham made nearly £1million by not singing with the Spice Girls on last year's reunion tour' https://t.co/BRGhM1nY8jpic.twitter.com/G4QvjAeHiM
— The Sun (@TheSun) June 1, 2020
The Financial Times reports several senior Facebook executives publicly criticised chief executive Mark Zuckerberg for refusing to follow Twitter’s lead in fact-checking posts from US President Donald Trump.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition Tuesday June 2 https://t.co/ix0YOBZx9tpic.twitter.com/bsM7MYyWlt
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) June 1, 2020
And the Daily Star says a parrot has helped catch a serial burglar.
Tomorrow's front page: Burglar is collared by a bird – Hercule parrot. #tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/RTJlbQVD0q
— Daily Star (@dailystar) June 1, 2020