Mosley 'nearly made it' and 'Macron trounced' at EU elections

Michael Mosley at the Hay Festival 2024Image source, Billie Charity
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Pictures of Dr Michael Mosley appear on almost all the front pages.

The Daily Mail shows him with his arm round his wife, Clare, who pays tribute to her "wonderful, funny, kind and brilliant husband'. , external

The Daily Mirror, external says he put his own body and its ailments on the line to make great television. The Guardian says the presenter "made complex ideas look breezily simple", external. While The Sun calls him a "health champ of the masses", whose diet plans "changed the approach to weight loss".

Former home secretary Suella Braverman has told The Times the "Tories must embrace Farage", external. She tells the paper it's time to "unite the right", and says there's "not much difference" between Nigel Farage's policies and those of her own party. The Daily Telegraph's columnist Kamal Ahmed takes a very different view. He says the Tories can't afford to turn "Faragiste", external, as "elections are won from the centre".

The "i" says it's spoken to Conservative insider, externals who say fears of a post-election takeover by Mr Farage are mounting. The paper's main story is a poll by BMG Research, which suggests both Labour and the Tories are yet to convince voters they have the answers to the challenges facing the UK. The poll -- which was a representative sample of more than 1,500 adults -- also suggests voters think Labour will win, but doubt life will improve.

The Financial Times says Labour has thrown out plans to bring back a lifetime cap, external on the amount savers could have in their pensions before paying tax. The paper says the party is looking to "de-risk" its election campaign, by avoiding tax-raising policies that could be attacked by the Tories. It quotes allies of the shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, as saying there "will be no black hole" as a result of the change.

And the Daily Mirror says the environmentalist and broadcaster Chris Packham has called on Taylor Swift fans to protest against her use of private jets., external

Mr Packham tells the paper the pop star has "enormous power" and is "speaking to an audience which will have significant problems in their lives due to climate breakdown". Ms Swift's publicist says she has bought "double the amount" of carbon offsets needed to compensate her travel during her current Eras Tour.

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