What the papers say – October 13
Northern Ireland continues to make headlines, while shipping issues and Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s holiday also feature on the nation’s front pages.
The Daily Telegraph writes Brussels will offer a new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland to resolve a dispute over the protocol surrounding the country. The new deal could reduce customs checks but would mean the European Court would still have “oversight”, the paper says.
📰The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Brussels to offer new Brexit deal for NI'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) October 12, 2021
The Guardian carries a similar story, calling the move an “olive branch” from the EU and saying it comes in defiance of the French government.
Guardian front page, Wednesday 13 October 2021: EU to offer olive branch on Northern Ireland goods pic.twitter.com/MeZl1wpCp9
— The Guardian (@guardian) October 12, 2021
And The Independent says the UK is “on course for a collision with Brussels”.
Wednesday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “Frost demands key Brexit trade deal is ripped up” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/qCJLBuqp6F
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) October 12, 2021
Sticking with Europe, and the Daily Express leads with the British side of the debate as Brexit minister Lord Frost tells Brussels he will take the “nuclear option” and rip up the Brexit agreement unless the EU eases border rules.
Tomorrow's front page: EU told: Your 'poison' is wrecking Brexit rules#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/RyVx7U5rqY
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) October 12, 2021
Warnings for ministers that the UK faces gaps on shelves at Christmas leads The Times, as the port of Felixstowe forced ships to turn away after it ran out of capacity.
Wednesday’s TIMES: “Backlog at biggest port forces ships to turn away” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/bc3uOQDYaM
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) October 12, 2021
The i carries a similar story, reporting the world’s largest shipping company Maersk has started diverting “super-sized cargo vessels away from Britain because of the supply-chain crisis”.
'Ships unable to dock and unload goods for Christmas' #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/rSas00D8pe
— i newspaper (@theipaper) October 12, 2021
Continued fallout from the report criticising the UK’s early response to Covid leads Metro, which writes minister have refused repeatedly to apologise.
Wednesday’s front page:
APOLOGISE? FAT CHANCE#tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/KNjsnqI4BQ
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) October 12, 2021
The Daily Mail leads with Health Secretary Sajid Javid tearing up social distancing measures for GP surgeries which should allow more face-to-face appointments.
Wednesday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/LrimdSBy4z
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) October 12, 2021
The Daily Mirror and the Daily Star lead with a picture showing Mr Johnson painting during his holiday.
Tomorrow's front page: Giving us the brush-off #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/eQg6cFjEND pic.twitter.com/uwPxQeOjpz
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) October 12, 2021
Wednesday’s Daily STAR: “What a load of Pollocks” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Hg6jvMnzev
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) October 12, 2021
And the Financial Times writes the UK’s economy will have more longer-lasting damage from coronavirus than others in the G7, according to forecasts by the International Monetary Fund.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Wednesday 13 October https://t.co/nQVfkhdslA pic.twitter.com/yfDHa0CL7Q
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) October 12, 2021