What the papers say – February 27
The fallout from Lee Anderson’s suspension as a Conservative MP features among a variety of stories on the front pages of Britain’s newspapers on Tuesday.
The Independent says the Prime Minister declined to call out Mr Anderson’s comments about Mayor of London Sadiq Khan being controlled by “Islamists” as racist, as the former party deputy chairman refuses to apologise for the statement.
INDEPENDENT. PM squirms as top Tory doubles down on ‘Islamist’ claim #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/lB35xKocKB
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) February 26, 2024
The Times says Rishi Sunak has moved to “take heat out of” the row, saying he is proof the country is not racist.
THE TIMES: I’m proof that Britain isn’t racist #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/wyx2qh0Ugw
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) February 26, 2024
Meanwhile, the Daily Express says “Red Wall Tories” have called for the lifting of the suspension on Mr Anderson.
Front Page – Get him back! Tories rally round 'race row' Lee Anderson @LeeAndersonMP_#TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/Yn9OzNGAax pic.twitter.com/9SyJYVdivW
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) February 26, 2024
In other news, the Daily Mirror says 100 children a day are blackmailed online.
Tuesday's front page: 100 kids a day are victims of sick online blackmailers #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/CdlyCowkVz pic.twitter.com/K5aVdtB6Zr
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) February 26, 2024
Sweden has cleared the “last hurdle” to join Nato, according to the Financial Times.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Tuesday 27 February https://t.co/LIqzvkJa26 pic.twitter.com/QM0Ip0Plvg
— Financial Times (@FT) February 26, 2024
The i says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has just six days to find tax cuts to “save Tory MPs”, while the Guardian focuses on experts warning Mr Hunt over a “dubious” case for unfunded tax cuts.
Tuesday's front page: Hunt has six days to find tax cuts to save Tory MPs#Tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/XKy2R7Z2Cf
— i newspaper (@theipaper) February 27, 2024
THE GUARDIAN: Experts warn Hunt over ‘dubious’ case for unfunded budget tax cuts #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/8wDXjg0Yko
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) February 26, 2024
The Daily Telegraph reports that “military wives” have caused the Ministry of Defence to shelve plans to change the way military housing is allocated.
📰The front page of Tuesday's Daily Telegraph:
'Army wives force MoD U-turn over housing'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) February 27, 2024
The Metro reports on a woman who was sentenced to a minimum of 24-years after killing a stranger in July 2021.
Tomorrow's Papers Today 📰
CAT SADIST CAGED FOR KILLING A STRANGER #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/JRGyLZygZ2
— Metro (@MetroUK) February 26, 2024
The Sun says Friends star Courtney Cox could be the first signing for the celebrity spin-off of the show The Traitors.
On tomorrow's front page: Friends legend lined up as first signing for Celebrity version of The Traitors – and she’s pals with Claudia Winkleman https://t.co/zF9tquPyLC pic.twitter.com/5PAsPFZFeC
— The Sun (@TheSun) February 26, 2024
And the Daily Star runs with a story on a celebrity health guru who claims people should sing to their food to improve their wellbeing.
STAR; Sing for your supper #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/BVeikguYNM
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) February 26, 2024