Sunday Express Front Page 9th of August 2020
The prime minister has personally taken charge of the decision to send pupils back to school in September, according to the Sunday Express, claiming there are “no excuses” for them not to return.
The prime minister has personally taken charge of the decision to send pupils back to school in September, according to the Sunday Express, claiming there are “no excuses” for them not to return.
The Daily Star Sunday reports that notorious prisoner Charles Bronson has forced jail staff to U-turn on a decision to take his favourite fish and chip supper off its menu.
The Observer reports on calls to give returning holidaymakers statutory sick pay if they have to quarantine for two weeks and are unable to work.
Boris Johnson will launch a campaign warning parents and teachers that keeping children away from school will do “more harm than good” come September, according to The Sunday Times.
Sir David King, former chief scientific adviser to the government, tells the Sunday Mirror the UK is heading for another national lockdown if the prime minister does not counterbalance the effects of schools reopening.
The Sunday Telegraph leads on France’s plans to formally ask the UK for £30m to help fund new border patrols in the English Channel after a huge surge in illegal migrant crossings.
The Mail on Sunday leads on an interview with Boris Johnson that sees him take on teaching unions trying to block the reopening of schools in September and claim Britain has a “moral duty” to get pupils back in the classroom.