What the papers say – December 7
Developments on Brexit and the arrival of a coronavirus vaccine on British shores are among the stories making headlines on Monday.
The Times writes French president Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Angela Merkel “closed ranks” to weaken European demands in a last-ditch bid to complete a Brexit deal.
The Times 7/12/20 Merkel and Macron in final bid for Brexit dealPhoto: Tom Pilston for The Times#TomorrowsPapersToday@hendopolis#thetimes#buyapaper@TimesPicturespic.twitter.com/bvEXp9oCxB
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) December 7, 2020
The Daily Telegraph says the talks remain on a “knife edge” after the EU backed down over fishing arrangements, with a similar story leading The Guardian.
TELEGRAPH: Brexit talks on ‘knife edge’ as EU backs down over fishing #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/4u3gR6VDhY
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) December 6, 2020
Guardian front page, 7 December 2020: Breakthrough on fishing rights as Brexit talks hang in the balance pic.twitter.com/XV1HOhyN4L
— The Guardian (@guardian) December 6, 2020
The Financial Times also carries the line on the talks being on a knife edge, adding “brinkmanship” over the divorce deal continues.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, international edition, Monday 7 December https://t.co/7vH7tgHHyZpic.twitter.com/SgaVjeWhGz
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) December 6, 2020
Metro says there is still a “deadlock”, and The Independent says it is “make or break”.
Monday's front page:FROSTY THE'NO' MAN#tomorrowspaperstoday#BBCPapers#skypaperspic.twitter.com/e7a2K8a01v
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) December 6, 2020
Tomorrow's @independent front page #tomorrowspaperstoday To subscribe to the Daily Edition https://t.co/koJc3LN1axpic.twitter.com/f1baShGiwi
— Thair Shaikh (@ThairShaikh) December 6, 2020
The Daily Mail writes Prime Minister Boris Johnson is “bullish” and is prepared to walk away from the talks if asked to sign a deal that “binds Britain to future Brussels laws”, while a similar line leads the Daily Express.
Monday's @DailyMailUK#MailFrontPagespic.twitter.com/IjyeZOCP9S
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) December 6, 2020
Monday's front page: No deal if we can't take back control. #tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/zPDX2NWSccpic.twitter.com/gdqAhB8oEN
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) December 6, 2020
Covid-19 vaccines arriving in the UK leads the i, with the DailyMirror running with the headline: “Day hope arrived”.
Monday's front page: Vaccines land in UK for V Day#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/PshjK38ZRS
— i newspaper (@theipaper) December 6, 2020
Tomorrow's front page: Day hope arrived #tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/x4hRTNayI9pic.twitter.com/XWihrWxq5w
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) December 6, 2020
The Sun combines both stories into what it calls a “momentous week for UK”, with the country on the “brink of a new dawn”.
Tomorrow's Front Page: Brits to get first #Covid jabs tomorrowhttps://t.co/XRpFn2QBAMpic.twitter.com/yGpUeiBU9A
— The Sun (@TheSun) December 6, 2020
And the Daily Star leads with Gary Neville’s criticism of how the Government handled the coronavirus crisis.
Monday's front page: Gary: Boris Own Goal. #tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/DUtF7SBWRXpic.twitter.com/nUSEOV7o8B
— Daily Star (@dailystar) December 6, 2020