What the papers say – April 15
Pushbacks against lobbying and moonlighting civil servants lead an array of stories on the nation’s front pages.
Most front pages carry the newly-released family photo of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh with their great-grandchildren, including the Daily Express, which bears the headline “Royals share the love”.
Tomorrow's front page: Royals share the love – https://t.co/M0raaRGyfx#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Lx4YuWo9q5
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) April 14, 2021
Metro publishes the same photo, but leads with a story on the Conservatives rejecting Labour calls for a Commons inquiry into lobbying.
Tomorrow's paper tonight 📰
'SLEAZE IS BACK'
Starmer hits out as Tories reject Labour call for Commons inquiry into lobbying#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Ic85ydQR55
— Metro (@MetroUK) April 14, 2021
The Daily Mail runs with the same theme, leading with an exclusive saying the Prime Minister has been lobbied by a Saudi prince.
Thursday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/Cx9u0cXAdp
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) April 14, 2021
And the i says there is even a lobbyist on the committee of the UK’s lobbying watchdog itself.
Thursday's front page: UK lobbying watchdog is… lobbyist#TomorrowsPapersTodayExclusive by @DavidParsleyPWhttps://t.co/DSu377ynCA pic.twitter.com/yz2bcCUVjY
— i newspaper (@theipaper) April 14, 2021
The Daily Telegraph runs the royal photo, above a lead story on a coming “crackdown” on civil servants taking second jobs in the wake of the Greensill row.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Crackdown on mandarins' second jobs'#TomorrowsPapersToday
📩 Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/QYb7RYO6pm
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) April 14, 2021
The Independent reports on the same Whitehall row, saying civil servants have been ordered to “come clean on second jobs”.
Thursday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “Come clean on second jobs now, Whitehall told” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/5prAbL7TBH
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) April 14, 2021
And The Times runs a similar civil service story, though its lead article looks ahead to predicted “six-hour airport waits for returning holidaymakers” due to Covid quarantine rules.
Thursday’s TIMES: “Six-hour airport waits for returning holidaymakers” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/7guq1642u0
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) April 14, 2021
Elsewhere, the Government’s independent equality watchdog has warned a requirement for Covid passports may be unlawful, according to The Guardian.
Guardian front page, Thursday 15 April 2021: Watchdog warns requirement for Covid passports may be unlawful pic.twitter.com/MqliRibVPZ
— The Guardian (@guardian) April 14, 2021
The Daily Mirror details job cuts at British Gas, a development the paper calls a “disgrace”.
Tomorrow’s #frontpage – British Gas Disgrace – Engineers axed after refusing to accept pay cuts ‘fire and rehire’ scandal#tomorrowspaperstoday
Read more: https://t.co/JLKOxSMwGf pic.twitter.com/SHUjgPNEB4
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) April 14, 2021
The Financial Times leads on the listing of digital exchange Coinbase on the Nasdaq shares index.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Thursday 15 April https://t.co/yv58eDKhJt pic.twitter.com/IH2bSdd2P6
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) April 14, 2021
And the Daily Star says Extinction Rebellion “crusties” have claimed some dairy products are racist.
Thursday's front page: They've Gone Totally Emmental. #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/uc7wBYuPuZ
— Daily Star (@dailystar) April 14, 2021