What the papers say – January 31
Brexit is the major story of the day across the nation’s newspapers.
Not surprisingly, on the last day of Britain’s membership of the EU, Brexit dominates the nation’s front pages on Friday.
The Daily Telegraph adopts a jubilant tone, with a picture of Boris Johnson under a Churchillian headline of “This is not an end, but a beginning”.
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 30, 2020
The Times looks at business, leading on Mr Johnson’s desire for a “Canada-style” trade pact with Brussels.
UK's leap into the unknown
> 47 years of European membership come to an end>> Brussels mourns loss of pragmatic friend>> New chapter in British history – with a nation in search of its identity#TomorrowsPapersToday
— Oly Duff (@olyduff) January 30, 2020
And The Guardian strikes a distinctly downbeat tone, with a headline of “Small Island” over a story about “the biggest gamble in a generation”.
