‘Will we ever be free?’: Papers respond to lockdown announcement

The delay to the easing of lockdown restrictions in England until July leads many of the Tuesday front pages.

The Daily Telegraph writes about Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s “refusal” to offer a cast-iron guarantee that the end of lockdown will not be pushed back further after postponing it by four weeks to July 19.

The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:

'It's definitely July 19… unless it's not'#TomorrowsPapersToday

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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) June 14, 2021

The Daily Mirror writes “freedom day delayed”, while the Daily Mail says there was “Tory fury” with the delay which was a “bitter blow to millions of families”.

Tomorrow's front page: Vax to the future https://t.co/q47ZdjGgLz #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/90tS7rl2YG

— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) June 14, 2021

MAIL: PM: Curbs could go on and on #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/T5O4LodzgG

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 14, 2021

The Sun questions “will we ever be free?”, the Daily Star calls it a “lockdown KO” and Metro says freedom has been “put on ice”.

THE SUN: Will we ever be free? #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/FaLPZu7WXW

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 14, 2021

Tomorrow's front page: Hold The Pina Coladas! #Tomorrowspaperstoday https://t.co/MSMKCxL6BF pic.twitter.com/bTP6gsVZso

— Daily Star (@dailystar) June 14, 2021

Tuesday's front page:

FREEDOM PUT ON ICE#tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/ZQrZMWVyQx

— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) June 14, 2021

The Daily Express leads with Mr Johnson’s view that a delay to reopening will save lives, while The Times carries his suggestion the UK must learn to live with the virus.

Tomorrow's front page: Boris – Let's be sensible… delay will save lives#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/q9q98XmWAc

— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) June 14, 2021

THE TIMES: We must learn to live with Covid, warns PM #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/MpqjbguGfg

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 14, 2021

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