What the papers say – January 17
Britain’s continuing response to the coronavirus pandemic leads many of Sunday’s newspapers, from developments in the vaccine rollout to the suggestion of hotel quarantine being mandatory for arrivals into the UK.
The Sunday Times writes officials have been told to prepare for the introduction of mandatory quarantine in hotels and using other technology to ensure people remain in isolation.
All international arrivals to UK face hotel quarantine, The Sunday Times reports. Plus exclusive report and extracts from the new autobiography of the serial killer Dennis Nilsen #TomorrowsPaperToday pic.twitter.com/8aZDwUoGEF
— The Sunday Times (@thesundaytimes) January 16, 2021
The Sunday Telegraph says every adult in the country could have the jab by the end of June, adding there is optimism that five million people a week could be vaccinated.
The front page of The Sunday Telegraph: 'All over-18s could have jab 'by end of June'' #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/yyZrIttACD
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 16, 2021
The Sunday Express carries words from Health Secretary Matt Hancock, who writes “We can see the way out of this pandemic.”
Sunday EXPRESS: “We CAN See The Way Out” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Sgr9ZeDwSB
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) January 16, 2021
While The Observer carries a different take on the pandemic, saying employers who have breached Covid guidelines are avoiding punishment according to new research.
Tomorrow’s front page pic.twitter.com/lhJFI0kmcQ
— The Observer (@ObserverUK) January 16, 2021
The Independent says Prime Minister Boris Johnson is being pressured into announcing an inquiry into the handling of the pandemic by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.
Tomorrow's @independent front page #tomorrowspaperstoday To subscribe to the Daily Edition https://t.co/koJc3LN1ax pic.twitter.com/mSHeM09cNs
— Thair Shaikh (@ThairShaikh) January 16, 2021
The Sunday People accuses Mr Hancock of a “blunder” when contracts with private hospitals which would have given the NHS an extra 8,000 beds were cancelled.
Sunday PEOPLE: “Hancock Blunder Over 8,000 Hospital Beds” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/snv5mW3Ng8
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) January 16, 2021
And the Daily Star on Sunday runs with a picture of Laurence Fox wearing a lanyard saying he is exempt from wearing a face covering.
Tomorrow's @DailyStarSunday front page: Is this the biggest berk in Britain? #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/wUmg3txGvA pic.twitter.com/ys4bpU7HVG
— Daily Star (@dailystar) January 16, 2021
The Mail on Sunday writes China is under pressure from the US after claims workers at a Wuhan laboratory became ill with Covid-like symptoms in autumn 2019.
MAIL On Sunday: “America Points Finger At China Lab” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/m4JPdtA7V0
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) January 16, 2021
And the Sunday Mirror leads with “shock Westminster claims”, with a woman who claimed she was raped by a Tory MP hoping for a legal review into the case.
Sunday MIRROR: “Top Tory’s ‘Sex Attack’ In Parliament” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/9ZbObB0jFt
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) January 16, 2021