What the papers say – November 19
The personal and economic prices of coronavirus, as well as William’s words on his mother’s Panorama interview, fill the national papers.
The Daily Telegraph reports three households could be allowed to meet under a proposed relaxing of the rules at Christmas, though the i says that could come at the cost of “lockdown for most of January”.
TELEGRAPH: rules to be relaxed for families at Christmas #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/3u4ibwxC8S
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) November 18, 2020
‘On the 5th day of Christmas, the Government said to me, lockdown for most of January’ 😟Hopes grow for family Christmas. Thursday’s @theipaper front page #TomorrowsPapersToday#bbcpapers#skypapers#lockdownpic.twitter.com/BFL531z2c7
— Tim Alden (@timaldi) November 18, 2020
Every day of fun with family will lead to “FIVE DAYS of extreme lockdown”, warns the Daily Mirror.
Thursday's front page: The cost of Xmas #tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/6MhuwSpceBpic.twitter.com/xsAnR1YRlO
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) November 18, 2020
The Daily Express offers a “double dose of good news” as it says two vaccine candidates are producing “exciting” results.
Thursday's front page: Vaccine: Double dose of good news #TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/cFM8GLcphlpic.twitter.com/voeAMCGWz4
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) November 18, 2020
The positivity continues in Metro which reports an NHS doctor had premature twins while in a coronavirus-caused coma.
Thursday's front page:MY COVIDMIRACLES#tomorrowspaperstoday#BBCPapers#skypaperspic.twitter.com/Kt60XLl5TM
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) November 18, 2020
The Times says Boris Johnson has promised the largest investment in the military since the Cold War, but The Guardian reports the £16 billion announcement comes as the foreign aid budget “faces huge cut”.
The Times 19/11/20 Boris Johnson, who is self-isolating after meeting an MP with coronavirus, appeared virtually at prime minister’s questions yesterday. Photo : Jessica Taylor/House of Commons. #tomorrowspaperstoday#thetimes #buyapaper @thetimespic.twitter.com/IhFtX36mCj
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) November 18, 2020
Guardian front page, Thursday 19 November 2020: PM finds £16.5bn for defence as foreign aid budget faces huge cut pic.twitter.com/3kFHiVE7An
— The Guardian (@guardian) November 18, 2020
Rishi Sunak will next week publish what his allies have described as a “scary” outlook for the economy, which he expects will suffer the effects of the pandemic until at least 2024, according to the Financial Times.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Thursday 19 November https://t.co/k4aESHexWjpic.twitter.com/ELOM0HypKV
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) November 18, 2020
Meanwhile, Labour “stands on the brink of civil war” after leader Sir Keir Starmer blocked Jeremy Corbyn from sitting as a party MP, The Independent reports.
Tomorrow's @independent front page #tomorrowspaperstoday To subscribe to the Daily Edition https://t.co/koJc3LN1axpic.twitter.com/hD3dvNi6j2
— Thair Shaikh (@ThairShaikh) November 18, 2020
The Sun and the Daily Mail say the Duke of Cambridge wants the truth about journalist Martin Bashir’s Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales
Tomorrow's front page: Prince William last night sensationally intervened in the row over Martin Bashir's interview with Diana. https://t.co/N4X5paYHnLpic.twitter.com/LZnaDZWVFv
— The Sun (@TheSun) November 18, 2020
Thursday's @DailyMailUK#MailFrontPagespic.twitter.com/6WhZFdEpGp
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) November 18, 2020
And the Daily Star reports that as Britain fought coronavirus, £10b “of taxpayers’ cash was trousered by Bozo’s cronies and other chancers”.
Thursday's front page: Shane blackface shame #tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/UYMpa51vtTpic.twitter.com/xpRrCJwH6W
— Daily Star (@dailystar) November 18, 2020