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‘Don’t go to work, but do go to parties’: Newspapers react to Plan B announcement

The Daily Star simply refers to the PM as “Captain Cock-up”, while The Mirror said it is Plan B for us and plan 'lie, lie, lie' for him.

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2021-12-09 07:55
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Mounting scrutiny of Boris Johnson over Christmas parties allegedly held last December and new pandemic restrictions are splashed across the front pages.

The Sun mocks up the Prime Minister as the Grinch beneath the headline “Do As I Say.. Not As I Christmas Do”, while Metro reports Mr Johnson is under growing pressure to resign after Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer accused him of taking the public “for fools” throughout the episode.

On tomorrow's front page: Here’s everything Boris Johnson is telling you to do after one rule for them https://t.co/k7K3Abtw7B pic.twitter.com/MU3W7YgCXu

— The Sun (@TheSun) December 8, 2021

Thursday's front page:

'PM TAKING
THE PUBLIC
FOR FOOLS'#TomorrowsPapersToday #BBCPapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/InSuX1mzrO

— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) December 8, 2021

The Daily Star simply refers to the PM as “Captain Cock-up”.

STAR: Cluebo #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/V2zpqtb0C7

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) December 8, 2021

Mr Johnson has brought forward new national pandemic restrictions as his party’s scandal “engulfs” No 10, reports The Guardian.

Guardian front page, Thursday 9 December 2021: PM triggers Covid plan B as party scandal engulfs No 10 pic.twitter.com/bp54HyBddu

— The Guardian (@guardian) December 8, 2021

But the Daily Mail says the PM has been accused of fast-tracking the fresh curbs to distract from the scandal, which the Financial Times claims has caused anger to “fester”.

Thursday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/4HjmVSlYRY

— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) December 8, 2021

Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Thursday 9 December https://t.co/PDldBGrWdB pic.twitter.com/SGptonJUrZ

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) December 8, 2021

Mr Johnson has refused to answer questions about two other parties allegedly held in contravention of pandemic rules, reports the Daily Mirror.

Tomorrow's front page: Plan B for us… Plan 'lie,lie,lie' for him #tomorrowspaperstoday https://t.co/q4KrcivzOg pic.twitter.com/x4xDgsGkL3

— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) December 8, 2021

The Daily Express quotes the 57-year-old as saying the new plan B Covid measures should help people enjoy a “close to normal” Christmas.

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Tomorrow's front page: PM: Plan B best chance for 'close to normal' Xmas#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/UlLJ5Ikqe2

— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) December 8, 2021

The rules include a return to working from home, Covid passes and more masks in cinemas and theatres, according to The Independent and The Times, with the latter also reporting one million people could be infected with the Omicron coronavirus variant in the next month.

Tomorrow's @independent front page #tomorrowspaperstoday To subscribe to the Daily Edition https://t.co/koJc3LN1ax pic.twitter.com/jAqlMUKw7s

— Thair Shaikh (@ThairShaikh) December 8, 2021

TIMES: PM orders return to working from home / Tories held raucous second party #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/uJFZcgQg8l

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) December 8, 2021

The Daily Telegraph covers an “immediate backlash” to the “irrational” new curbs, with the paper noting their apparent inconsistency via the headline: “Don’t go to work, but do go to parties.”

The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:

'Don’t go to work, but do go to parties'#TomorrowsPapersToday

Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4O6L2Y pic.twitter.com/NdBGaTBcL5

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) December 8, 2021

And health experts have offered reassurances that boosters will hold off Omicron, reports i.

PM's 24-hour U-turn on Covid Plan B#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/xNFiujVurM

— i newspaper (@theipaper) December 8, 2021

Related: Really?! Police will not investigate ‘rule-breaking No 10 Xmas party’

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