What the papers say – February 9
Fears over Britain’s measures to stop Covid carriers entering the country and various vaccination angles feature on the nation’s front pages.
The Daily Express reports on the “disgrace” of thousands of people having arrived in Britain from “variant-hit South Africa” without being checked for coronavirus.
Tuesday’s Daily EXPRESS: “ ‘Disgrace’ : No Border Virus Checks” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/iMX6wQfqOn
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) February 8, 2021
The Guardian is saying Boris Johnson has been urged to tighten border controls, while also again reporting on the Queen’s influence on Parliament with a story saying more than 1,000 bills have been vetted by the monarch, or Prince Charles, during her reign.
Guardian front page, Tuesday 9 February 2021: Johnson urged to tighten borders as variants threaten vaccine plan pic.twitter.com/9wkJ3pPlR7
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) February 8, 2021
The Financial Times leads on Mr Johnson’s support for the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine despite South Africa suspending its rollout of the jab over doubts about its efficacy against the Covid variant discovered in that country.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Tuesday 9 February https://t.co/uX8K7C1EPJ pic.twitter.com/ojpgtXwYeC
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) February 8, 2021
The Daily Telegraph reports on word from experts that the South African strain is “not likely to become dominant”.
The front page of tomorrow's Telegraph:
'SA variant 'not likely to become dominant'#TomorrowsPaperToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletter:https://t.co/QHsh1NXonI pic.twitter.com/zNtt0PWcuJ
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) February 8, 2021
The Times also carries that story but leads on a warning from Defence Secretary Ben Wallace of a growing risk of chemical and biological attacks as the “world order crumbles”.
Tuesday’s TIMES: “Growing risk of attacks as world order crumbles” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/bodVdFRKVR
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) February 8, 2021
People older than 70 who have not yet had their Covid-19 jab are being called on to do so as a matter of urgency, the Daily Mirror and the i report.
Tomorrow’s #frontpage – Over-70s are told: Time to Call The Shots#tomorrowspaperstoday
Read more: https://t.co/ZUQfkKs2jp pic.twitter.com/X3TUQgBqUU
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) February 8, 2021
Tuesday's front page: Call NHS if you still need a jab, over-70s told#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/hMnnKbjKxj
— i newspaper (@theipaper) February 8, 2021
And The Independent carries a warning from MPs that the universal credit boost introduced at the start of the pandemic needs to be extended by another year “at the very least”.
Tuesday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “Benefits boost needed for another year, warn MPs” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/B5NcdlJLQU
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) February 8, 2021
Meanwhile, Metro leads on havoc wrought across Britain by snow brought by Storm Darcy.
Tuesday's front page:DON’T DICEWITH DARCY#tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/eQuFwC79tO
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) February 8, 2021
The Daily Mail reports on a “magnificent” response to its Computers for Kids campaign.
Tuesday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/UkwamqM5lB
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) February 8, 2021
The Sun says Mike Tindall is “claiming furlough cash” for his business despite being worth more than £15 million.
Tuesday’s SUN: “Taking The Mike” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/30g8r1qfaq
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) February 8, 2021
And the Daily Star turns its sights on “missing-in-action” Education Secretary Gavin Williamson, mocking up a front page based on a familiar children’s book under the headline of “Where’s Willi?”
Tomorrow's @dailystar front page:
– As our kids face the biggest ever schools crisis, we have one question regarding our missing-in-action Education Secretary Gavin Williamson..
Where's Willi?…
– Storm Darcy blackout fears https://t.co/5IMScVXcaa#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/4RSFUyvJn3
— Daily Star (@dailystar) February 8, 2021