What the papers say – May 23
The nation’s papers are led by revelations on the effectiveness of vaccines against coronavirus variants.
The Sunday Telegraph and Sunday People report new data from Public Health England found the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines remain effective against symptomatic disease from the Indian and Kent variants.
📰The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Vaccines effective against Indian variant'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 22, 2021
SUNDAY PEOPLE: Vaccines DO work on variants #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/E4Yc9ZTyh8
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) May 22, 2021
The results keep the nation on track for the next step of the Government’s road map on June 21, according to the Sunday Express and Mail on Sunday.
SUNDAY EXPRESS: On course for freedom day! #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/1ZzeXgWLNT
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) May 22, 2021
MAIL ON SUNDAY: Minister: jab beats variant #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Cbx6K74A4Q
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) May 22, 2021
Meanwhile, The Sunday Times leads with a claim from Dominic Cummings that the Government initially pursued a herd immunity strategy to combat the virus, before being warned it would lead to “hundreds of thousands choking to death”.
SUNDAY TIMES: Herd immunity was UK policy, says Cummings #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/rCZnEDKcTg
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) May 22, 2021
Elsewhere, The Observer reports ministers have vowed to “restore trust” in the BBC in the wake of the Dyson report into the 1995 Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales.
Tomorrow’s front page pic.twitter.com/nCtVIBqVkK
— The Observer (@ObserverUK) May 22, 2021
Michael Jackson’s family have also hit out at the journalist at the centre of the scandal, Martin Bashir, according to the Sunday Mirror.
Tomorrow's front page: Jackson's family blasts Bashir and BBC https://t.co/sTilBCtGWe #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/dXRLPfWTrB
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) May 22, 2021
The Independent says the number of migrants crossing the English Channel has doubled in the last year.
Tomorrow's @independent front page #tomorrowspaperstoday To subscribe to the Daily Edition https://t.co/XF8VnDpHYF pic.twitter.com/i4mKgIA0AK
— The Independent (@Independent) May 23, 2021
And the Daily Star on Sunday leads with football commentator Clive Tyldesley calling for commentators to be allowed to swear.
Tomorrow's front page: $*#% me! There's people on the pitch.. #TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/LyItNYpwp2 pic.twitter.com/kzbn8KMcRN
— Daily Star (@dailystar) May 22, 2021