“On the brink”, “hanging by a thread” and “Salon of last chance” are just some of the metaphors used by headline writers to describe the Prime Minister’s predicament on Wednesday morning after he was abandoned by two of his senior ministers of his cabinet. . “Finally” reads the banner headline in the Mirror, adding that “after years of supporting toxic PM, Sunak & Javid take the plunge”. The Sun has the headline “Last Chance Saloon” and also paints a bloody, Shakespearean scene by adding that “Boris was stabbed in the day from hell”. “Can even Boris the Greased Piglet get away with this?” the Mail wonders, adding that their “humiliating” resignation letters decry the Prime Minister’s lack of “integrity” and “grip”. The Telegraph clears its front page to cover the crisis in a huge story. It’s headlined: “Johnson hangs by a thread as Sunak and Javid quit” and publishes scathing extracts from their resignation letters. He describes the prime minister as “trying” to support his cabinet. The Times writes “Johnson on the brink” and highlights Rishi Sunak’s words in his resignation letter saying “I have been loyal … but we cannot go on like this”. The Guardian’s front page reads “Prime Minister on brink as Javid and Sunak quit” in what it calls a day of “dramatic exits”. The Financial Times follows a similar line and what, for the pink ‘un, is the unusual treatment of spreading the story right to the front of the paper. “Johnson on the brink as ministers quit,” he says. “Go! Go! Lost?” says the Metro and has the clever line that the Prime Minister is caught in a “Pincher movement”. “The whole rotten lot must go,” says the Record, while the Herald has “Johnson on the brink.” It is up to the ever-faithful Express to put a positive spin on the crisis, which it tries to portray as an opportunity for a “liberated” Johnson to present the “true blue Tory agenda”, perhaps alluding to past tensions with ex-Chancellor Sunak. He claims that a coup has already failed. The headline: ‘Boris fights back’ Declaring… now I’m free to cut taxes’.
title: " Johnson On The Brink What The Papers Said About Boris Johnson S Cabinet Resignations Media " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-03” author: “Karen Oconnell”
“On the brink”, “hanging by a thread” and “Salon of last chance” are just some of the metaphors used by headline writers to describe the Prime Minister’s predicament on Wednesday morning after he was abandoned by two of his senior ministers of his cabinet. . “Finally” reads the banner headline in the Mirror, adding that “after years of supporting toxic PM, Sunak & Javid take the plunge”. The Sun has the headline “Last Chance Saloon” and also paints a bloody, Shakespearean scene by adding that “Boris was stabbed in the day from hell”. “Can even Boris the Greased Piglet get away with this?” the Mail wonders, adding that their “humiliating” resignation letters decry the Prime Minister’s lack of “integrity” and “grip”. The Telegraph clears its front page to cover the crisis in a huge story. It’s headlined: “Johnson hangs by a thread as Sunak and Javid quit” and publishes scathing extracts from their resignation letters. He describes the prime minister as “trying” to support his cabinet. The Times writes “Johnson on the brink” and highlights Rishi Sunak’s words in his resignation letter saying “I have been loyal … but we cannot go on like this”. The Guardian’s front page reads “Prime Minister on brink as Javid and Sunak quit” in what it calls a day of “dramatic exits”. The Financial Times follows a similar line and what, for the pink ‘un, is the unusual treatment of spreading the story right to the front of the paper. “Johnson on the brink as ministers quit,” he says. “Go! Go! Lost?” says the Metro and has the clever line that the Prime Minister is caught in a “Pincher movement”. “The whole rotten lot must go,” says the Record, while the Herald has “Johnson on the brink.” It is up to the ever-faithful Express to put a positive spin on the crisis, which it tries to portray as an opportunity for a “liberated” Johnson to present the “true blue Tory agenda”, perhaps alluding to past tensions with ex-Chancellor Sunak. He claims that a coup has already failed. The headline: “Boris is fighting! Stating… I am now free to cut taxes.”
