What the papers say – August 17
Monday’s front pages are led by growing criticism of how the situation around exam results has been handled, with calls for the Prime Minister to intervene.
The Guardian and The Times report Labour and the Tories have pressured Boris Johnson to “get a grip” on the nation’s “exams fiasco”.
Guardian front page, Monday 17 August 2020: PM under pressure as criticism of exams fiasco grows from all sides pic.twitter.com/2XIn6GCfLU
— The Guardian (@guardian) August 16, 2020
The Times 17/8/20 Students march towards the Ministry of Education to protest against A Level exam results being decided by algorithm, following the Coronavirus lockdown. Photo : James Veysey/Rex#tomorrowspaperstoday#thetimes #buyapaper @thetimespic.twitter.com/OJ0lU1bbDm
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) August 16, 2020
The Daily Mail and The Independent lead with calls for GCSE results to be delayed amid the worsening situation.
Monday's @DailyMailUK#MailFrontPagespic.twitter.com/fqa2LWl4fs
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) August 16, 2020
Tomorrow's @independent front page #tomorrowspaperstoday To subscribe to the Daily Edition https://t.co/koJc3LN1axpic.twitter.com/s0OT80Tehw
— Thair Shaikh (@ThairShaikh) August 16, 2020
Meanwhile, The Daily Telegraph says Education Secretary Gavin Williamson and exam regulator Ofqual are divided on whether or not to ditch the controversial algorithm used to calculate this year’s A-level and GCSE results.
This is the front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Williamson and Ofqual divided over exam grades'#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/MBqMvZ2NAzpic.twitter.com/ydzPJh99XJ
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 16, 2020
Metro leads with the student protests that took place outside Downing Street on Sunday, while the i says Ofqual could face a judicial review over the “grading fiasco”.
Monday's front page:PUPIL POWER!#tomorrowspaperstoday#BBCPapers#skypaperspic.twitter.com/uJn8mZ657B
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) August 16, 2020
Monday's front page: 'Chaotic' exam grading sparks legal action #tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/FvAcX4C8Gp
— i newspaper (@theipaper) August 16, 2020
Elsewhere, the Daily Express reports senior Brexiteers have warned the PM’s negotiators they must “face down the EU” or risk leaving the UK “shackled to Brussels”.
EXPRESS: New battle to free UK from EU shackles #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/cJqaeVLke0
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 16, 2020
The Daily Mirror leads with two bodies being found in the search for two brothers who went missing at sea off the Fylde coast in Lancashire.
Tomorrow's front page: Brothers lost at sea in hols horror #tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/hvZZrc8P1opic.twitter.com/abfkhPGckg
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) August 16, 2020
The Government is looking at bail-out loans for debt-laden private equity-owned companies in a bid to keep the British high street afloat, according to the Financial Times.
FT UK: Government explores bail out loans for private equity owned groups #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/Rj1P8v0dhX
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 16, 2020
And the Daily Star says Britain is set to be “battered” this week by wild weather from tropical storm Kyle.
Tomorrow's front page: https://t.co/bpZqF1qj05#tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/sas4vnJWCS
— Daily Star (@dailystar) August 16, 2020