It is (almost) all about Brexit on the front pages of the papers today, with many of them predicting that this week could be May’s last in the top job.
The Daily Mirror says May has 24 hours to save her job as “Labour scent blood and Tory rebels plot to ditch her as new vote humiliation looms”, calling this week the “End of May’s reign”.
Tomorrow's front page: End of May's reign #tomorrowspaperstoday https://t.co/R4xnTN4hM1 pic.twitter.com/fz9nGh6Yji
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) December 9, 2018
The i’s splash is “Tory rivals line up to oust May” and focuses on the jostling of Tory contenders for the top job, saying Esther McVey, Dominic Raab and Boris Johnson have refused to rule out leadership bids.
The Times has “May to face leadership battle over Brexit deal”, saying the 48 letters from MPs required to trigger a contest are “likely to be submitted this week”, with a former cabinet minister telling the paper: “I would be astonished if we don’t get to 48 this week.”
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph: 'May prays for deliverance as vote looms' #TomorrowsPaperToday pic.twitter.com/7che7ueTmA
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) December 9, 2018
It is doom and gloom in the Telegraph’s coverage, which like many others has a photograph of May leaving church in the rain on Sunday. Its headline is: “May prays for deliverance as vote looms.”
The paper says the prime minister has had to resort to “11th-hour crisis talks” with the EU in order to save “Tuesday’s ‘doomed’ vote” and talk that MPs might “kill off the deal and possibly her premiership”.
The FT also runs a picture of May in the rain and says: “May faces calls to retreat from Brexit storm.”
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition Monday December 10 https://t.co/7CXzzSvhjx pic.twitter.com/3JGwoAeicv
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) December 9, 2018
The Guardian’s splash is “May in race to win over rebels amid clamour to call off vote”, reporting on the prime minister’s “last-ditch attempt to win over mutinous Tory MPs” and featuring a large photo of anti-fascism protesters at an event opposing Tommy Robinson’s march on Sunday.
Guardian front page, 10 December 2018: May in race to win over rebels amid clamour to call off vote pic.twitter.com/JoYl1tRZ5E
— The Guardian (@guardian) December 9, 2018
The Express focused on May’s “crunch talks” with Brussels ahead of the Commons vote. The strongly pro-Brexit paper has labelled her discussions the “Battle to fix Brexit”.
The Daily Mail left Brexit off the front, instead focusing on “Drug driving at record levels”, as did the Sun, which alleges “Queen’s driver abused boy at palace”.
