The Monday papers are led by the evacuation of British diplomats from Sudan as internal warring in the African nation rages on.
The Guardian, Daily Express and Metro report British embassy staff and their families were evacuated from the Sudanese capital Khartoum in a special operation involving 1,200 armed forces personnel.
Guardian front page, Monday 24 April 2023: Armed forces evacuate UK embassy staff from Sudan pic.twitter.com/NG1UZdO0vt
— The Guardian (@guardian) April 23, 2023
Front page: Daring SAS mission plucks Brits to safety #tomorrowspapertoday
Harrowing tales from Brits stranded in Sudan https://t.co/xFh10Mpn9W pic.twitter.com/BW45BhZRLS
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) April 23, 2023
Tomorrow’s Paper Today ?
ESCAPE FROM KHARTOUM
?SAS leads UK Embassy airlift? Abbott fighting for her political life#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/hSgHNxMIb1
— Metro (@MetroUK) April 23, 2023
Meanwhile, The Daily Telegraph says the Foreign Office has been accused of abandoning British citizens in Sudan.
The front page of tomorrow’s Daily Telegraph:
‘UK citizens ‘abandoned’ amid feeble response to Sudan crisis’#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4OoUh6 pic.twitter.com/q4WKgESpRz
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) April 23, 2023
Elsewhere, The Times and i lead with Labour MP Diane Abbott having the Labour whip suspended after suggesting Jewish, Irish and Traveller people are not subject to racism “all their lives”.
THE TIMES: Corbyn ally sparks new Labour row over racism #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/2CamDMNN34
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) April 23, 2023
I: Abbott loses Labour whip over ‘offensive’ race comments #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/bdjgeYh0pZ
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) April 23, 2023
The Daily Mail carries its campaign calling for the return of tax-free shopping for overseas tourists.
Monday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/1mT4Q36gsO
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) April 23, 2023
Singer Sir Rod Stewart has urged the Government to give nurses a pay rise, according to the Daily Mirror.
Tomorrow’s front page: Rod: Give nurses a rise now#TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/TxJv6Hc3vV pic.twitter.com/19DrvCv8RB
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) April 23, 2023
The Independent reports MPs are set to warn that the taxpayer-funded apprenticeship scheme needs to be overhauled to focus on people at the start of their careers.
INDEPENDENT: MPs: Cut funding of apprenticeships for City high-flyers #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/BSrG1YiO3J
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) April 23, 2023
And the Daily Star says the mercury is likely to hit 26 degrees Celsius for the King’s Coronation.
STAR: Coronation heat! #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/y1Rx3JT7yD
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) April 23, 2023
