The Guardian splashes on the final date of the lockdown roadmap being put in jeopardy by the Indian coronavirus variant.It also reports on Palestinians fleeing their homes in Gaza due to Israeli airstrikes.
Like several of the other papers, The Times leads on Boris Johnson’s warning that the Indian COVID variant could delay the final stage of lockdown easing.
The Daily Telegraph’s front page focuses on the prime minister’s warning that he faces “hard choices” on whether to ease lockdown completely in England on 21 June in light of the Indian variant.
The Serious Fraud Office has launched an investigation into Sanjeev Gupta’s steel empire, the Financial Times reports.