What the papers say – June 7
Many of Monday’s papers are led by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcoming a baby daughter.
The Sun, Daily Mirror and Metro report the royal family have celebrated the birth of Lilibet “Lili” Diana, who was born on Friday in California.
On tomorrow's front page: Meghan and Harry announce birth of baby girl Lilibet ‘Lili’ Diana Mountbatten-Windsor https://t.co/CPop1O0dAR pic.twitter.com/IUUavfV54o
— The Sun (@TheSun) June 6, 2021
Tomorrow's front page: Our girl Lilibet Diana #TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/wBRCELandu pic.twitter.com/zU2IH0fJc3
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) June 6, 2021
Monday's front page:
GRAN GESTURE#tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/vH4tIkh3H2
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) June 6, 2021
Meanwhile, the Daily Star carries a slightly sideways view of the story.
Tomorrow's @dailystar #frontpage:
Aaaaaah! Spotlight-dodgers ensure totally normal low-key birth by naming kid after Queen #MeghanAndHarry#royalbabyhttps://t.co/VGCQXWJhxn…#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/8oWeCVQ472
— Daily Star (@dailystar) June 6, 2021
Elsewhere, The Daily Telegraph leads with Health Secretary Matt Hancock hinting at a possible delay to England’s planned June 21 reopening, with The Independent reporting hospital admissions will be key to the decision.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Hancock hints at delay to reopening'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) June 6, 2021
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: Hospitals key to 21 June decision, says Hancock #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/0gW8ipLoTX
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 6, 2021
The race is on to fully vaccinate as many people as possible prior to June 21, according to the Daily Express and i.
EXPRESS: Vaccine battle to save June 21 #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/um8xiIuseR
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 6, 2021
I: UK in race to stop spread of long Covid #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/YxT52cgfiC
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 6, 2021
The Daily Mail says Tory MPs have urged the Government to hold firm on the reopening.
Monday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/tJ11jbJcUD
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) June 6, 2021
The Times reports on “airport chaos” as thousands of holidaymakers rush to return from Portugal before new quarantine rules come into effect on Tuesday.
THE TIMES: Covid chaos at airports #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/RxISxZtS8r
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 6, 2021
Experts warn in The Guardian that Amazon may escape a G7 deal to make the world’s biggest companies pay more tax.
Guardian front page, Monday 7 June 2021: Global deal may let Amazon off hook on tax, say experts pic.twitter.com/QDMVK9nHRJ
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) June 6, 2021
And the Financial Times reports a global microchip shortage may last “another year at least”.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Monday 7 June https://t.co/znGUyVACTR pic.twitter.com/qZJrfswyQn
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) June 6, 2021