Boris Johnson has appealed directly to Conservative Brexiteers – urging them to put the public interest first as they consider the trade agreement with the EU, says the Daily Telegraph.
In a WhatsApp message to Tory MPs, the prime minister reportedly acknowledges that the “devil is in the detail” – but says he’s confident the deal will stand up to scrutiny. But the Telegraph says several senior MPs have expressed dismay at the lack of time available to go through the 1,246-page document, saying they’re in effect being asked to vote it through on faith.
The paper notes that any revolt would be only symbolic, as the deal has the support of Labour.
The Times leads on Michael Gove’s article for the paper, in which he says the EU trade deal will bring an end to the ugly and rancorous politics of the past few years. Mr Gove admits to making mistakes and misjudgements, causing friendships to crumble.
But he says there are “hopeful signs” that those at the hardest ends of the argument are “beating their polemical swords into ploughshares” and moving politics to a better place.
There’s a strong dose of optimism from the Daily Mail, as it welcomes the EU trade agreement with the headline: “Get ready for blast-off, Britain!”
Experts are quoted saying the economy will “bounce back” in 2021, helped by the agreement. It’s among several paper to cite a study, estimating that by 2035 the UK’s output will be 23% higher than that of France. The Daily Express is similarly buoyant, telling its readers the UK is set to emerge as a leading economic powerhouse.
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