Dominic Cumming’s sensational WhatsApp leak dominates the front pages this morning.
The former aide published a series of conversations he had with Boris Johnson yesterday, showing the prime minister thought PPE was a “disaster” and even considered replacing Matt Hancock with Michael Gove.
The Guardian led with the latest Cummings revelations, honing in on text messages showing the PM calling Health Secretary Matt Hancock “hopeless”.
Guardian front page, Thursday 17 June 2021: Cummings texts show PM calling health secretary ‘totally hopeless’ pic.twitter.com/4xgIgWA5vB
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) June 16, 2021
Metro calls Mr Cummings “Nuclear Dom”, while the Daily Star mocks up the three men involved as clowns next to the headline: “Hopeless bloke said hopeless bloke is hopeless.”
Tomorrow's paper tonight 📰
— Metro (@MetroUK) June 16, 2021
NUCLEAR DOM
🟥 Cummings unleashes PM's WhatsApp messages
🟥 Boris brands his Health Sec 'f***ing hopeless'#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/KA9N4UM2S8
Tomorrow's front page: 'Hopeless bloke said hopeless bloke is hopeless, says hopeless bloke'https://t.co/RC7kvdHXXE#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/aIv82jxrpx
— Daily Star (@dailystar) June 16, 2021
The PM claims to have full confidence in Mr Hancock, according to The Independent, the Daily Express says “Sorry Dom, we’ve got bigger fish to fry” and the Daily Mirror wonders how the Health Secretary is “still in a job?”
Thursday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: ‘Totally hopeless’ #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/y0fYkAfsrX
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) June 16, 2021
Tomorrow's front page: Sorry Dom, we've got bigger fish to fry!#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/vykgoY4Gz2
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) June 16, 2021
Tomorrow's front page: Hopeless https://t.co/tanPIDj2M2 #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/n1WouLss1a
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) June 16, 2021
And The Times reports Mr Hancock is set to be exonerated over claims he lied to the Prime Minister.
Thursday’s TIMES: “ ‘Hopeless’ Hancock to be cleared in lying row” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/wKZe2Afnof
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) June 16, 2021
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