Daily Mirror
The Daily Mirror says Boris Johnson’s “callous and chaotic” leadership in the pandemic has been laid bare at the COVID inquiry.
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail says Dominic Cummings has been left “squirming” after being accused of poisoning the pandemic response with toxic briefings against colleagues.
The Sun
Police have been criticised after officers tore down posters of Israeli children held hostage by Hamas, according to The Sun.
The Times
Boris Johnson said the pandemic was “nature’s way of dealing with old people”, The Times reports following a dramatic day at the COVID inquiry.
The Guardian
Dozens of people have been killed after Israeli airstrikes destroyed apartment blocks in Gaza, according to The Guardian.
The Daily Telegraph
Dominic Cummings was accused of contributing to a “toxic” culture in Downing Street according to The Daily Telegraph. The COVID inquiry has heard how he repeatedly used expletives to describe cabinet ministers during the pandemic.
i
Boris Johnson’s private view that old people should “accept their fate” from COVID was revealed in the latest testimony at the inquiry, according to the i.
Daily Star
An apology to the British public is the front of Wednesday’s Daily Star. The paper says it’s sorry it understated its less than complimentary view of Boris Johnson and his government.
Daily Express
The Daily Express leads with Dominic Cummings’s appearance at the COVID inquiry. During a dramatic day, it was revealed Boris Johnson had described the chaos at the heart of government as an “orgy of narcissism”.
Metro
Metro reports that hundreds of railway ticket offices are to stay open after a shock government U-turn.
Financial Times
Odey Asset Management is set to close five months after allegations of sexual assault and harassment against founder Crispen Odey plunged one of London’s oldest hedge fund groups into crisis, the Financial Times reports.
