United Kingdom
The Sun had the day’s top scoop, reporting about ex-foreign secretary and would-be PM Boris Johnson’s marital troubles. “Bonking Boris booted out,” the paper blasted. The saga is likely to deal a fresh blow to Johnson’s ambitions of becoming Conservative leader, the Sun predicted. The i, meanwhile, reported that a “No-deal Brexit means deeper cuts to Britain’s public sector.”
Excl: Boris Johnson splits from long suffering wife Marina, dealing his hopes of becoming PM a fresh blow;https://t.co/1Bqi4iKNCP pic.twitter.com/OvifcNa0G3
— Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) September 6, 2018
Germany
Der Tagesspiegel focused on comments made by German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer that immigration is the “mother of all political problems.” The paper declared that Seehofer had “gone to the limits again.” Die Welt ran a front-page splash on Vladimir Putin’s new weekly TV show, called “Moscow, Kremlin, Putin.” The paper’s headline: “A president to watch.”
France
Le Monde led with a story about French President Emmanuel Macron and Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán’s differing visions for Europe. The headline: “How Macron and Orbán want to embody two opposing Europes.” The paper’s other top story asked: “Donald Trump: A president out of control?” Libération took readers inside the Oval Office too. The paper featured a striking image of the U.S. president, shot from behind, with the headline: “The White House: A civil war.”
Belgium
Le Soir dedicated its front page to examining race relations in Belgium. “Racism, it does not pass,” was the headline on an all-black front page. De Morgen examined the influence of KU Leuven, the Catholic university, on Flemish politics.
