What the papers say – June 19
Farewells to Dame Vera Lynn and the Government’s contract tracing app problems feature prominently on the front pages on Friday.
The Daily Mirror pays tribute to Dame Vera after her death at 103, while the Daily Express leads with the Queen’s sorrow.
Tomorrow's front page: We'll meet again. #tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/fkjFxNfooZpic.twitter.com/miE3rIPwsr
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) June 18, 2020
Tomorrow's front page: 'Queen: I'm so very, very sad' #tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/MO4sOfvsQApic.twitter.com/ghaZBm4hqi
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) June 18, 2020
Metro devotes its front page to the wartime heroine.
Friday’s Metro: Dame Vera Lynn #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/8Pp4nOdoH2
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) June 18, 2020
And the Daily Mail carries a farewell headline of “Goodnight Sweetheart”, while leading with a story on the latest in a string of “corona fiascos” concerned the Government’s tracing app.
Friday's @DailyMailUK#MailFrontPagespic.twitter.com/YaIGohaUGr
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) June 18, 2020
The Times also takes up that theme, reporting on a technology failure it says leaves the “virus tracing plan in disarray”.
The Times 19/6/20 Boris Johnson greets Emmanuel Macron, keeping at a social distance, at 10 Downing Street to commemorate the 80th anniversary of General de Gaulles 'Appel' speech. Photo : Times photographer Jack Hill#tomorrowspaperstoday#thetimes #buyapaper @thetimespic.twitter.com/ujO4DV9N3m
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) June 18, 2020
The Independent also reports on the turmoil with the tracing app.
Friday’s Independent: Ministers’ U-turn on contact-tracing app #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/3PlcqsZ5DI
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) June 18, 2020
And the Daily Star leads on Dominic Raab’s misconception that taking a knee was inspired by Game of Thrones. On the heels of the Dominic Cummings scandal, they have called it “Dom & Dumber”.
Tomorrow's front page: 'Where do we find em? Dom & Dumber' #tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/MR05omacZBpic.twitter.com/RGBQH8Dr6t
— Daily Star (@dailystar) June 18, 2020
Meanwhile, The Guardian leads on an internal review which suggests a “toxic culture” within the Labour Party was responsible for their heavy defeat in last December’s election.
Guardian front page, Friday 19 June 2020 – Revealed: the dysfunctional ‘toxic culture’ that led to Labour defeat pic.twitter.com/eB6gykpgvV
— The Guardian (@guardian) June 18, 2020
The Daily Telegraph‘s main story concerns a promise of extra funding for schools to help children catch up on learning.
Friday’s Daily Telegraph: Extra £1bn for children to catch up on learning #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/3nUSyR5UM5
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) June 18, 2020
The i, however, leads on doom and gloom in the school sector, saying millions of GCSE and A-level grade are likely to be marked down this year owing to overly-generous predictions by teachers.
Friday’s i: 2020 GCSE and A-level grades set to be cut #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/tMUXEuwi1h
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) June 18, 2020
And the Financial Times reports on a drop in Wirecard shares amid warnings of missing funds.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Friday 19 June https://t.co/2fYjBr3OGPpic.twitter.com/IrPHr5R6y7
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) June 18, 2020