What the papers say – October 25
The Tuesday papers are led by a stern warning from the new Tory leader to his colleagues.
“Unite or die” adorns the fronts of The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and The Times as Rishi Sunak urges the warring factions in his party to come together for the good of the country and the economy.
🗞 The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Sunak tells Tories: We must unite or die'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) October 24, 2022
Tomorrow's @Guardian: Unite or die – Sunak’s warning to Tory MPs
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— Richard Preston (@richardpreston_) October 24, 2022
THE TIMES: @RishiSunak tells Tories: Unite or die #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/LMeD2UjymO
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 24, 2022
The slogan is also carried by the i and Daily Express.
Tuesday's front page: Unite or die, Sunak tells Tories#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— i newspaper (@theipaper) October 24, 2022
Front page – 'We must unite or die … and deliver for Britain'#TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/Kbs1KBrjXB pic.twitter.com/v7ZhlnAyoK
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) October 24, 2022
Metro leads with a different comment from Mr Sunak, as he calls his appointment “the greatest privilege” of his life.
Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰
HERE COMES THE SUNAK
'It is the greatest privilege of my life to give back to country I owe so much to'#tomorrowspapertoday pic.twitter.com/PRwxatiqYG
— Metro (@MetroUK) October 24, 2022
The Financial Times reports Mr Sunak’s primary aim is to get a grip on the economy.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Tuesday 25 October https://t.co/bcxy2ISbXM pic.twitter.com/hARvbBUuHI
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) October 24, 2022
The Daily Mail calls Mr Sunak’s victory in the Conservative leadership race a “new dawn for Britain”, while The Sun leans into the former chancellor’s love of Star Wars with the headline: “The force is with you.”
Tuesday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/nHflc8mTv6
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) October 24, 2022
On tomorrow's front page: Tory MPs turn to Star Wars fan Rishi Sunak as ‘new hope’ without a single vote being casthttps://t.co/rqZpb5qPju pic.twitter.com/OsXEMvRBce
— The Sun (@TheSun) October 24, 2022
However, the Daily Mirror and The Independent both take issue with the method of Mr Sunak’s appointment after his rival candidates, Boris Johnson and Penny Mordaunt, dropped out.
Tuesday's front page – Our new unelected PM #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/WUjJAwmV0k pic.twitter.com/10aZGhZz0I
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) October 24, 2022
Our front page @Independent #TomorrowsPapersToday #GeneralElectionNow pic.twitter.com/PaYguyMtow
— Alastair Jamieson (@alastairjam) October 24, 2022
And the Daily Star is already questioning how long Mr Sunak is destined for the role.
Tuesday's front page – We'll see if he'll last the month 👀https://t.co/JaxvKcg8aH pic.twitter.com/i1khycAX6w
— Daily Star (@dailystar) October 24, 2022