What the papers say – December 12
Britain’s firing of a warning shot to Brussels over a no-deal Brexit leads many of the Saturday papers.
The Royal Navy will be given the power to arrest EU fishermen who illegally enter Britain’s waters if Boris Johnson fails to secure a Brexit deal, according to The Times, the Daily Express and the Daily Mail.
The Times 12/12/20 The Duchess of Cambridge and her children, Louis, 2, Charlotte, 5, and George, 7, enjoy a pantomime at the London Palladium to thank key workers. Photo : Aaron Chown/PA #tomorrowspaperstoday#thetimes #buyapaper @thetimespic.twitter.com/h2x04rNnEN
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) December 11, 2020
Saturday’s Daily EXPRESS: “Gunships To Guard Our Fish” #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/hqoz9Z2Q4F
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) December 11, 2020
Saturday's @DailyMailUK#MailFrontPagespic.twitter.com/ii1QkHRZ2j
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) December 11, 2020
The Independent quotes the Prime Minister as saying a no-deal Brexit, which now appears likely, would be “wonderful”.
Saturday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “No-deal Brexit? It’ll be wonderful, says Johnson” #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/fi5zPyNf7w
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) December 11, 2020
The Financial Times Weekend reports Brussels has urged EU governments “not to entertain the idea of side deals” with Whitehall if trade talks fail.
Tomorrow's front page: the EU urges member states to press the UK for early talks as soon as it crashes out pic.twitter.com/fzy7iKAfgX
— Matthew Garrahan (@MattGarrahan) December 11, 2020
The Daily Star calls France’s president a “great pudding” as it tells him to “Shove your cake, Mr Macron. And your bloody croissants!”.
Meanwhile, scientists have asked families to rethink their Christmas plans and ignore the easing of pandemic rules amid fears of rising numbers of coronavirus cases across the UK, The Guardian says.
Tomorrow’s Guardian front page #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/YjuMVCnybv
— Clare Margetson (@claremargetson) December 11, 2020
The Daily Telegraph reports ministers have threatened schools with legal action if they close before the end of term.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Schools face being sued if they close early'#tomorrowspaperstoday#coronavirus#COVID19
More here: https://t.co/IIJzpPv9mypic.twitter.com/pUBWe9dQr1
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) December 11, 2020
An NHS software problem has led some family doctors to say in the i weekend that they are not ready to administer Covid-19 vaccinations this week.
i weekend: “NHS IT chaos hits vaccines at your GP” #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/J5Z8xLEqBE
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) December 11, 2020
And Dame Barbara Windsor’s husband appears on the front of the Daily Mirror to call for greater funding for dementia care, which is echoed by friends of the late actress in The Sun.
Saturday's front page: Do It For Babs. #tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/K9YjSn0Sj1pic.twitter.com/t1aO4JznF8
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) December 11, 2020
Tomorrow's front page: Dame Barbara Windsor’s pals call for her death to mark a turning point in the war on dementia https://t.co/PrMRG5LYAppic.twitter.com/x5M4Y9rSnE
— The Sun (@TheSun) December 11, 2020