THE DAY BEFORE the election, many UK papers went on the attack against Jeremy Corbyn, but they adopt a more conciliatory tone today as the nation reacts to the result.
The Conservatives lost their majority in parliament, with the decision to hold an election backfiring on Prime Minister Theresa May. Labour and Corbyn, meanwhile, have surged and increased their vote share by 10 points.
Here’s what the papers in the UK are saying about the historic result:
The Daily Mail says that Theresa May is “on the ropes” and said that Corbyn’s surge “leaves Britain on a knife edge”. It also has a sly dig at former Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg, with the line “humiliation for loser Clegg”.
The Daily Mirror runs with a picture of a smiling Jeremy Corbyn with the headline “Cor Blimey”.
The Sun heavily backed the Conservatives and appears dismayed by the result judging by its front page with lines such as “chaos of a minority govt” and “poll sparks fear on Brexit”. It also calls May’s decision to hold an election “a disaster”.
The Guardian, The Telegraph and The Times all take similar lines on the shock for Theresa May that she didn’t retain the Conservatives’ majority.
And this headline from the Metro shows the value of having a good pun in reserve, just in case.
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