What the papers say – July 15
Would-be Conservative leaders jostle on the front pages along with stories of soaring temperatures and a culinary werewolf.
“Penny’s in heaven” declares Metro, but the i says rivals have turned on “favourite” Tory PM-hopeful Penny Mordaunt ahead of Friday’s TV debate.
Tomorrow's paper today 📰
PENNY'S IN HEAVEN
🔴 Mordaunt edges further ahead of Truss in the race to be our next PM#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/3NzLtMHlY0
— Metro (@MetroUK) July 14, 2022
Friday's front page: Tory rivals turn on Mordaunt as favourite faces TV trial#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/HLTbKSZZ5F
— i newspaper (@theipaper) July 14, 2022
The Daily Express and Daily Mail say senior Conservatives have questioned whether Ms Mordaunt has what it takes, with the latter paper citing concerns from her old boss Lord Frost.
Tomorrow's front page: Knives out for Penny! #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/SL2TVaNJyb
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) July 14, 2022
Friday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/tq7geDumTR
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) July 14, 2022
The former Brexit minister is also on the front of The Daily Telegraph, where he tells Kemi Badenoch to step aside for Liz Truss so there can be “unity among free marketeers”.
📰 The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Frost urges Badenoch to stand down for Truss'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 14, 2022
Ms Truss is accused in The Independent of “black-ops” for allegedly briefing against Ms Mordaunt, while The Times reports the Foreign Secretary has received a boost with the backing of Suella Braverman following the Attorney General’s withdrawal from the leadership race.
Friday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “ ‘Lies and black-ops’: Tory campaign turns nasty” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/4musX9dTno
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) July 14, 2022
Friday’s TIMES: “Boost for Truss in bitter struggle with Mordaunt” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/zkyij2CkEv
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) July 14, 2022
Shifting away from politics, surging temperatures have prompted NHS doctors in the Daily Mirror to share they fear the worst over heat-related illnesses and deaths in coming days.
Tomorrow's front page: Summer meltdown – red hot alert.https://t.co/vmA31G6Ju8 #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/BW8q0awRec
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) July 14, 2022
The Environment Agency tells The Guardian water company bosses should be imprisoned for serious pollution.
Guardian front page, Friday 15 July 2022: Jail water firm bosses over pollution, says watchdog pic.twitter.com/fZZmaYO5zt
— The Guardian (@guardian) July 14, 2022
The Sun says Rebekah Vardy was preparing to evacuate her Portugal holiday home after being caught up in a forest fire, while celebrity chef John Carasig confides in the Daily Star that he is a werewolf.
Friday’s SUN: “Vardy Bush Fire Terror” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/YJXzAOtMGw
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) July 14, 2022
And bigger than expected declines for Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan have set a “grim” tone for Wall Street, according to the Financial Times.
Just published: Front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, for Friday 15 July pic.twitter.com/hi1AhTXfFK
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) July 14, 2022