‘MPs vote on assisted dying’ and ‘Wallace steps aside’
Most newspapers on Friday featured MasterChef host Gregg Wallace quitting his TV role. The Daily Telegraph said Wallace withdrew from the newspaper’s investigation after the BBC began investigating the sexual misconduct allegations. The newspaper also reported that Lord McKinley urged MPs to vote against the euthanasia bill when it is introduced to the House of Commons on Friday. The colleague told the newspaper that the experience of having all four limbs amputated after contracting sepsis taught him that “life, no matter how difficult it is, is worth living.”
Metro reports that Wallace “faces accusations of inappropriate and sexualized behavior from 13 women during filming, including former BBC Newsnight presenter Kirsty Walker”.
The Daily Mirror also reported that Wallace was “under investigation for sexual comments” and was hit with 13 complaints over his “jokes,” boasts and behaviour. Sir Rod Stewart “slammed” him for “‘humiliating contestant wife Penny'”, the newspaper said.
The Sun also said Sir Rod Stewart “accused” Greg Wallace of “humiliating” his wife Penny Lancaster after the host left MasterChef on Thursday. The paper added that “the pop legend branded Wallace a ‘pudgy, bald bully’ as he faced ’13 misconduct complaints’. Meanwhile, TV host Stephen Mulhern Stephen Mulhern was taken to hospital after collapsing in a restaurant due to a “reaction” and was given local anesthesia hours ahead of routine surgery, the newspaper said. “
The Daily Star also used Sir Rod Stewart’s “pudgy bald bully” riposte as the story’s front page headline.
The Guardian is leading the vote on whether to legalize euthanasia. The newspaper called it a “once-in-a-decade” opportunity to “fundamentally change the state’s role in matters of life and death.” Speaking to the newspaper, Kim Leadbeater, the MP behind the bill, made a “last call” ahead of the vote, urging colleagues to support the principle of bodily autonomy.
The i newspaper said it had carried out a new poll which found a “majority” of Britons support plans to legalize euthanasia. The newspaper said 54% of adults support Leadbeater’s proposed legislation, while 16% oppose it. Friday’s vote was the first in 15 years on the “highly charged issue”, it added.
The Daily Mail published an unusual comment at the top of its front page, which said MPs “must hit the pause button” on what it called an “ill-conceived bill”. However, the newspaper revealed Transport Secretary Louise Haigh admitted a criminal conviction from ten years ago. The newspaper reported that Hague’s position was deemed “untenable” and called on Keir Starmer to “come clean about why she was given such a prominent role”.
Haigh’s photo appeared on the front page of The Times, which explained that her 2014 conviction “is now lapsed, meaning it has been expunged from her record”. The paper leads to another political story – Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to tighten immigration rules. He said net migration figures approaching one million “should shock us all”, the newspaper added.
Christine Lagarde urges European political leaders to work with Donald Trump on tariffs and “buy more American-made products,” a Financial Times headline says, warning of “fierce trade” War could destroy global economic growth.” The newspaper said the president of the European Central Bank said in his first interview since Trump’s victory that the EU needed “not retaliation, but negotiation.”
