What the papers say – November 21
The Duke of York’s decision to step down from royal duties fills the nation’s papers on Thursday’s.
The Times headline says Andrew “stands down after crisis talks with Queen”, the Daily Mail casts the duke as an “Outcast”, and the Daily Mirror leads with the headline “I’m sorry mummy”.
The Times 21/11/2019The Duke of York has stepped down from public duties after crisis talks with the Queen and the Prince of Wales in the wake of his BBC Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis. Photo : Jamie Wiseman/Daily Mail#tomorrowspaperstoday#thetimes@thetimespic.twitter.com/v1N8pju9xp
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) November 20, 2019
Thursday's @DailyMailUK#MailFrontPagespic.twitter.com/9NHxKqHO4L
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) November 20, 2019
Tomorrow's front page: I'm Sorry Mummy#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/lnqu8XSnedpic.twitter.com/rKVaK66GVv
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) November 20, 2019
Andrew was “shamed into stepping down” from his duties, the Daily Express says, with the i claiming there is a “Crisis at the palace”.
Here is tomorrow's @Daily_Express#frontpage:
– #PrinceAndrew shamed into stepping down from royal duties– #BorisJohnson's tax giveaway – £465 windfall for millions of workers #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/TuTSyd1uGu
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) November 20, 2019
Crisis at the palace. Thursday’s @theipaper front page #tomorrowspaperstoday#bbcpapers#skypaperspic.twitter.com/ehuJzFf1v2
— Tim Alden (@timaldi) November 20, 2019
The Daily Telegraph also reports on the duke’s departure from public life, and covers an election pledge by Prime Minister Boris Johnson that the elderly will not have to sell their homes to pay for social care.
Tomorrow’s @Telegraph front page:
“Duke departs from public life”#tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/phetR9k67r
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) November 20, 2019
Meanwhile, Labour has promised £75 billion to tackle the “UK housing crisis” if elected, according to The Guardian.
Guardian front page, 21.11.19: Labour in £75bn pledge to tackle UK housing crisis pic.twitter.com/Bxus57LpsW
— The Guardian (@guardian) November 20, 2019
The US ambassador to the EU, Gordon Sondland, has testified he followed orders from US President Donald Trump “on Ukraine quid pro quo”, the Financial Times reports.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Thursday 21 November https://t.co/lP8DrMyvgypic.twitter.com/Dg20ayuHtA
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) November 20, 2019
The Independent continues its reporting on the deaths of babies and mothers in the care of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust, saying hundreds of families are still “in dark” over the situation.
The Independent: Hundreds of families still in dark over baby deaths #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/65tGkHARgn
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) November 20, 2019
And the Daily Star decries a “Scrooge ban on Xmas Crackers” by “Barmy business bosses” who want to do away with excess waste.
Daily Star: Scrooge ban on Xmas crackers #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/1mRPrSqAyr
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) November 20, 2019