Voting reforms and ‘Diane Abbott suspended’

BBCPrime minister’s plan to decrease the voting age to 16 is dominating the papers on Friday, with the Each day Mirror declaring it a “historic poll field reform”. “Votes as 16 as Starmer panics over Reform” says the headline of the Each day Telegraph, as Labour unveiled its accelerated plan in Parliament on Thursday night. Beneath the proposed modifications, 1.5 million 16 and 17-year-olds will have the ability to head to the polling sales space on the subsequent common election.The i Paper can be main on the vote, with their headline declaring that “Reform and Corbyn are more likely to profit”. The prime minister has argued that 16 and 17-year-olds already pay taxes and will get a say within the working of the nation, however the i Paper writes that his critics are accusing him of making an attempt to “rig political system”. The Metro’s headline reads “Starmer’s new era”, with the Friday version of the paper reporting that the prime minister stated the transfer will “modernise our democracy”. Singer Alexandra Burke can be pictured as Morticia who she portrays in The Addams Household: The Musical Comedy which is on tour.”Labour in for ‘nasty voter shock'” reads the headline of the Each day Categorical, with Nigel Farage predicting Labour’s determination will “backfire” amid his claims of a surge in younger voter help for Reform. Elsewhere, Lucy Bronze roars after scoring a penalty that earned the Lionesses a spot within the semi-finals of Euro 2025. The Afghan knowledge leak naming “British spies and troopers” is the main story for the Instances. The paper says that when the super-injunction blocking reporting on the breach was lifted, the press was hit by a secondary injunction which barred the disclosure of further info attributable to nationwide safety issues. At a Excessive Court docket listening to on Thursday, the Ministry of Defence lastly agreed that the specifics of the dataset may very well be reported, and so the media have been capable of reveal that greater than 100 British particular forces, MI6 spies and navy officers have been compromised within the leak, along with the 1000’s of Afghan nationals who have been named. Rory McElroy is the primary picture on the entrance web page of the Guardian, pictured on the inexperienced on the Open 2025 after it kicked off at Royal Portrush. The Friday version of the paper is main with “Diane Abbott suspended by Labour for second time” as their most important story after the MP doubled down and stated she didn’t remorse her controversial previous remarks on racism. The Monetary Instances stories employment within the UK fell for the fifth month in a row in June and wage progress slowed “within the newest signal that the federal government’s tax rises, the next minimal wage and the US commerce warfare are hitting the roles market”. The broadsheet factors out headcount was minimize by 41,000 final month, in response to the Workplace for Nationwide Statistics. The Each day Mail warns that police will use facial recognition cameras at Notting Hill Carnival this yr, in what the paper is looking an “unprecedented crackdown on violence”. Brooklyn Beckham and spouse Nicola Peltz are pictured on the entrance web page, holidaying in St Tropez amid ongoing hypothesis on their relationship with the remainder of the Beckham household. The paper asks “Will Brooklyn ship mum and pa a postcard?””Torode race slur a Kanye rap” reads the Solar’s entrance web page, alleging that sacked MasterChef host John Torode repeated lyrics from Kanye West’s hit Gold Digger, which incorporates racial slurs. The TV chef recognized himself as having an upheld declare of utilizing racist language in opposition to him, however denied the allegation, stating he has no recollection of the alleged incident and doesn’t imagine that it occurred.British followers are seen celebrating the Lionesses win over Sweden on the entrance web page of the Each day Star after a nail-biting penalty shoot-out. It footage England goalie Hannah Hampton who the paper describes because the “penalty shoot-out hero”.