What the papers say – November 5
The world and Britain’s papers are waiting for a clear picture about who will be the next US president.
The Financial Times reports the poll is “on a knife edge”, while The Times says “America holds its breath”.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Thursday 5 November https://t.co/D6U2b2UcaOpic.twitter.com/W4xCmv8c07
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) November 4, 2020
The Times 5/11/20 Donald Trump questioned the swing towards Joe Biden in postal voting as his campaign demanded a recount in Wisconsin, a crucial state. Photo : Carlos Barria/Reuters#tomorrowspaperstoday#thetimes #buyapaper @thetimespic.twitter.com/4FMXasZ128
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) November 4, 2020
The US is “in the dark”, according to The Independent, which adds that the presidents has threatened a Supreme Court challenge “on baseless voter fraud claims”.
Thursday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “America kept in the dark” #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/aCSBqz98Nz
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) November 4, 2020
Metro refers to the protracted process under the headline “Make American wait again”, while The Daily Telegraph has Mr Biden saying “we will win” and his opponent threatening “legal war”.
Thursday's front page:MAKE AMERICAWAIT AGAIN#tomorrowspaperstoday#BBCPapers#skypaperspic.twitter.com/Fd0iMuOl9G
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) November 4, 2020
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'We will win, says Biden as Trump threatens legal war'#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/1EuLuDL03T
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) November 4, 2020
The Democratic candidate is quoted on the front of The Guardian saying “no one will take away our democracy”, while the Daily Mail asks if the president is “Donald Trumped?”
Guardian front page, Thursday 2 November 2020: Biden: no one will take away our democracy pic.twitter.com/a4FckNraxU
— The Guardian (@guardian) November 4, 2020
Thursday's @DailyMailUK#MailFrontPagespic.twitter.com/oGVUxbhhrb
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) November 4, 2020
The Daily Mirror casts Mr Trump as a “liar and a cheat until the bitter end” as the i says Mr Biden “edges closer to the White House”.
Tomorrow's front page: A liar and a cheat until the bitter end https://t.co/1sctepDw1f#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/MrEW9AcKRe
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) November 4, 2020
Thursday's front page: Joe Biden edges closer to the White House, as poisonous legal battle begins from Trump#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/RGS2dZDTlY
— i newspaper (@theipaper) November 4, 2020
On the home front, Health Secretary Matt Hancock warns in the Daily Express that the NHS could collapse if the coronavirus is not brought under control with the second lockdown.
Tomorrow’s #frontpage – We Can’t Let Covid Break our NHS #tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/7yYDh6BRzN
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) November 4, 2020
And the Daily Star criticises shoppers for going “officially nuts” yesterday with panic-buying ahead of the lockdown.
Tomorrow’s #frontpage – How Very 2020: Oh great.. First it was bog rolls, now they’re panic-buying all the lightly salted tortillas, Doreen! #tomorrowspaperstoday
Read more: https://t.co/gDtlJzd2bbpic.twitter.com/XQjTTxsYJR
— Daily Star (@dailystar) November 4, 2020