The final sprint of the general election campaign features on the front of most of Saturday's newspapers. The Times leads with comments from Tory Cabinet Minister Kemi Badenoch who claims Nigel Farage is only in politics for the "limelight". Also on the front of the paper, US President Joe Biden hugs his wife Jill Biden after a 90-minute debate against Donald Trump. The paper's headline says Democrats are weighing up whether to ditch the 81-year-old after his uninspiring performance on CNN. [BBC]
Taking aim at Labour leader Keir Starmer, the Daily Mail quotes former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who makes an "impassioned plea" to readers to stop Sir Keir Starmer from winning a huge majority. An eight-page "tactical voting guide to avoid a Starmer supermajority" is also teased on the front. [BBC]
Elections are not just happening in the UK - the Daily Telegraph leads with reflections President Joe Biden's sub-par debate performance and says in its headline he has "one week to stand down". Matt's cartoon pokes fun at an empty seat in the White House Oval Office insisting it should be offered to an elderly man or infirm man needs it. Back to the UK election and veteran broadcaster David Dimbleby is pictured in a large image on the right hand side. The veteran broadcaster claims politicians of today are "not up to scratch". [BBC]
The Daily Express leads with Rishi Sunak's reaction after it was reported on Friday a Reform UK canvasser used a racist slur against him. The paper reports carries an image of the prime minister, reporting on his "hurt and anger" at having to talk to his daughters about the comments. Elsewhere, the tabloid reports on dozens of Just Stop Oil supporters being arrested on suspicion of planning to disrupt airports this summer. [BBC]
Away from the election, the front of Saturday's Daily Mirror reports on a "new clue" in the search for missing British teenager Jay Slater. His best friend tells the tabloid he saw him slide down some rocks while walking home from a night out in Tenerife. Jay was last seen on 16 June and his disappearance has sparked a huge search operation led by Spanish police. [BBC]
"Biden's shaky TV debate sparks calls to quit race" reads the Guardian's front page headline. It describes fear inside the Democrat party after the US president delivered a faltering and unfocussed performance in the first televised debate against Donald Trump of the US presidential election campaign. The paper also covers this year's Glastonbury festival and says Hollywood stars are set to bring "extra sparkle" to Somerset's fields. [BBC]
Finally, the Daily Star also features the US election debate on its front page saying the "free world" is "in a bit of a pickle". The tabloid pictures Donald Trump and says the former US president "beat up" his successor "on live TV". [BBC]
A number of Saturday's front pages reflect on the US presidential TV debate including the Daily Telegraph which says Joe Biden is facing calls from Democrat strategists, donors and politicians to suspend his campaign and make way for a younger candidate, at the party's convention in August.
The Guardian calls President Biden's debate performance "a 90 minute horror show" and on its front page describes his showing as "shaky".
"Sleepy" Biden was savaged by Donald Trump, according to the Daily Star which also echoes calls for the president being urged to step down.
Switching to British politics and the polling day run in - Tory Cabinet Minister Kemi Badenoch speaks to the Times where she fiercely criticises Reform candidates and goes on to say the Reform leader, Nigel Farage, is in politics for the "limelight".
The Daily Express leads with Rishi Sunak who says a racial slur against him by a Reform UK campaigner "hurts and it makes me angry".
Former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson makes what the Daily Mail calls his biggest intervention in the election campaign. He urges voters to support the Conservatives, writing, "it is by no means too late to tilt the steering wheel in the direction of common sense, avert Starmergeddon, and prevent the country from going in completely the wrong direction."
Finally, the Daily Mirror leads with Jay Slater's best friend who says he heard the missing teenager "slipping on rocks" in final phone conversation earlier this month.
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