The election campaign is over and voters will decide who will lead the UK for the next five years, and British newspapers will be reporting on each party’s final campaign proposals, along with some suggestions of their own.
“Starmer hails ‘new era of hope’ as Britain votes in historic election,” read Guardian’s front page. The newspaper’s headlines noted that Rishi Sunak’s closest allies had “admitted defeat” as final polls put Labor on course for an unprecedented victory.
“On the final day of a heated six-week campaign, the Guardian understands Sunak has revealed to members of his inner circle that he fears losing his seat,” the newspaper reported.
When voters go to the polls, Mirror As expected, Keir Starmer got the nod. Against a stark black background, its caption read “Vote for change. Vote Labour”.
Perhaps more surprisingly, solar The front page also read “It’s time for a new manager” in support of Labour. While the influence of newspaper endorsements has waned in recent years, speculation remains rife about who The Sun will support.
It was the first time since 2005 that the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid has backed Labour, and the editorial outlining its case was decidedly lukewarm, describing Starmer as wanting “closer ties with Brussels” “Ex-Remainers”. However, it did praise him for “bringing his party back to the center of British politics”.
this era Another Murdoch-owned newspaper also offered cautious support to Starmer. The historic scale of the election was underlined in its headline: “Labour set for ‘biggest majority since 1832′”.
In an editorial titled “Leaps in the Dark,” the paper argued that “democracy needs change” and apparently stopped short of urging people to vote Conservative. There was little enthusiasm in his message, however, with the newspaper writing that “Sir Keir has left the British people in the dark about his intentions in government”.
this mail There was no such equivocation, with its front page mainly warning that a vote for reform would ensure a Labor win. The caption read “Vote Farage, let them…” and featured a picture of Starmer and his deputy Angela Rayner.
The newspaper’s election day edition promised a guide to tactical voting and read: “If Labor wins today, I warn you not to own a home, run a business or drive a car”; an apparent allusion to former Labor leader Neil Kinnock Famous speech delivered days before the 1983 election.
North of the border, of mail The Scottish edition told voters to “back Rishi and defeat the SNP”, with a full-page photo of Nicola Sturgeon, who resigned as first minister more than a year ago.
Scottish log There’s also a turn to recent political history, with a reference to Shepard Fairey’s iconic “Hope” poster of Barack Obama. The newspaper used an image of Keir Starmer in shades of red and blue as a backdrop, with the headline “Change” urging voters to back Labour.
scotland front page The country’s Reading as a direct rebuke to the record title, ‘Change? What Change?’ the front page outlines the areas where the newspaper believes Starmer’s Labor Party will be on par with the Tories, concluding by noting that ‘In Westminster, nothing will change’ ”.
This is the first time you’ll see tomorrow’s front page as the election approaches📰
In Westminster, nothing changes 🥀 pic.twitter.com/pPkE7Ei5o5
— The National (@ScotNational) July 3, 2024
Throughout its homepage, Express Britain is urged to “vote Conservative”. Above the headline, the newspaper appears to have taken some time to convince itself of its position, acknowledging that frustration with the government is “understandable” and that all voters have the right to register a “protest” there, but it concludes that it will hold high “The torch of conservatism, until it burns bright again.”
this I The report stated that “Labour’s lead in the final polls has narrowed, but Starmer is still expected to gain a landslide advantage.” The newspaper noted that “most cabinet ministers are worried about their future.”
this Financial Times Starmer is expected to get a “majority of over 200”, he said. The newspaper’s headline read, “Polls show Labor on course for landslide victory, Conservatives brace for bleak night.”
telegraph Readers could be forgiven for forgetting that there’s an election going on, since only one short story about “mail-in voting chaos” indicates that it’s voting day.
The newspaper’s main headline was “Homeowners face tax raids by Labor government”.
at last, star The front page was just a picture of a pair of oversized clown shoes and the caption “Toodle pip!”
The paper’s front-page story, just five lines long, read: “Remember Bozo. Remember Partygate. Remember Lizzie Lettuce. Remember Rishi and D-Day. Remember to vote.”
