Tuesday’s papers react to the Queen’s Speech and racist abuse during England’s football qualifier in Bulgaria. …
By BBC NewsStaff
Image caption The Daily Mirror is one of several papers to react to the racist abuse directed against England players in Bulgaria. “England stand tall against the racists” is the paper’s headline, after the Euro 2020 qualifier was stopped twice as a result of the behaviour. The paper calls the Three Lions players “heroes” for their response to “Bulgarian thugs”. Image caption “Bulgar off, you racists”, the Sun puns on its front page alongside a picture of Bulgaria fans making Nazi salutes. The paper says England’s black players were targeted with monkey chants during the game, which finished in a 0-6 victory for England. Image caption The Daily Star calls the scenes the “shame of footie thugs” and says that England “remained defiant” to record a victory which edges them closer to next summer’s championships. Image caption The Queen’s speech, which outlined the legislative programme for Boris Johnson’s government, also features prominently in many of Tuesday’s papers. The i says the PM’s plans are “unlikely to become law without a general election”. Meanwhile, the paper calls England’s players “dignified” for their response to what happened in Bulgaria. Image caption The Metro says the Queen’s opening remarks in her speech – in which she said it was her government’s priority to leave the EU by the 31 October deadline – were in “marked contrast” to the last Queen’s speech in 2017, when she said the “priority is to secure the best possible deal”. Image caption The Daily Express leads on quotes from Mr Johnson that the government’s plans will get “this amazing country moving again”. Image caption However, the Times says MPs are “all but certain” to reject the government’s legislative programme. Away from politics, the paper picks up on a study which suggests Britons were more contented in the Victorian era than at any other point in the past 200 years. Image caption The Daily Telegraph’s splash focuses on continuing Brexit talks under a wide picture of a smiling Queen. Sources in Brussels and London have told the paper there was “cautious optimism” that a new deal could be struck. It says that Mr Johnson has cancelled a planned cabinet meeting “in order to avoid the potential for leaks” over the ongoing talks. Image caption Facebook’s planned 2020 launch of its own digital currency, named Libra, faces a delay, according to the Financial Times’ splash. The paper quotes the project’s deputy chairman saying that licensing approvals “may not be ready in time”. Image caption And the Daily Mail reports on a backlash from Barclays customers after the bank announced plans to end cash withdrawals at post offices from January, despite millions of such transactions being made last year. There are “15 million reasons to think again, Barclays!” the paper’s headline insists.
