At first glance the front pages look quite similar today, with seven papers using the same image of a pensive May being driven away after parliament last night to carry the story of her offer to resign.
Two front pages are almost identical in layout: the Daily Mail and Daily Express both feature the picture, and in white capitals on a black background pose questions revealing their sympathy for the PM: “Will her sacrifice be in vain?” the Mail asks, while the Express says “What more does she have to do?”
Thursday’s EXPRESS: What more does she have to do? #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/H4A1d4ficd
— Helen Miller (@MsHelicat) March 27, 2019
Thursday’s MAIL: Will her sacrifice be in vain? #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/FIhPTX6tbT
— Helen Miller (@MsHelicat) March 27, 2019
The Sun coins the portmanteau we never knew we needed: “Finally, it’s Therexit”. Its headline is “I’m off! Now back my deal”.
Sun front page, Thursday 28 March pic.twitter.com/hBWWO45ggK
— Kate Lyons (@MsKateLyons) March 28, 2019
The i has made a baffling choice on its front page, running the same headline – “Back me and sack me” – that the Sun ran on Tuesday. The headline was a bit unpleasant the first time round but it raises a more important point: have we reached the point where we have run out of Brexit headlines?
What's going on here then?
— Kate Lyons (@MsKateLyons) March 28, 2019
Left: @TheSun Tuesday March 26. Right: @theipaper Thursday March 28. pic.twitter.com/fop6dgSh0l
An original headline on the front page of the Guardian, however, which focuses on the Commons rejecting all eight alternatives in indicative votes: “Parliament finally has its say: No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.”
Guardian front page, Thursday 28 March 2019: Parliament finally has its say: No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No pic.twitter.com/F21ltmOu1K
— The Guardian (@guardian) March 27, 2019
The Telegraph’s lead is “May falls on her sword” and features quotes from Boris Johnson high in the piece, saying he would now support May’s deal because he saw it as the only alternative that would prevent the House of Commons from “stealing Brexit”.
Thursday’s TELEGRAPH: May falls on her sword #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/jVlZgYJTMa
— Helen Miller (@MsHelicat) March 27, 2019
The Mirror says we are seeing “The end of May”. The Mirror also draws attention to Johnson’s reconsideration of May’s deal, but calls it a “shameless U-turn” from the “leadership hopeful”.
Tomorrow's front page: The end of May#tomorrowspaperstoday https://t.co/TNJd3fR20o pic.twitter.com/oq5HNmT5i9
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) March 27, 2019
The Times’s headline is “May vows to resign”. The paper says the “PM will quit if her deal is passed” but that “MPs plunged the process further into chaos when they failed to find a majority for an alternative to Mrs May’s deal.”
Thursday’s TIMES: May vows to resign #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/t2ZFNZWtHN
— Helen Miller (@MsHelicat) March 27, 2019
The Financial Times says: “May offers to resign in final plea for rebels’ backing on Brexit deal”. The paper features a quote from May: “I am prepared to leave this job earlier than I intended in order to do what is right for our country and our party”.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, latest UK edition, Thursday 28 March https://t.co/TIrq09xgiG pic.twitter.com/40KInQpmEv
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) March 27, 2019
