What the papers say – June 29

Politics in Britain and the United States have taken centre stage for Saturday’s newspapers.

The Times , the Daily Express , and the Independent all splash with a fresh racism row courtesy of a Reform UK activist, who was recorded using a slur to refer to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Across the pond, the Daily Telegraph , the Financial Times , and The Guardian lead on Joe Biden after his disastrous US presidential debate, with a warning from the Democrats that he has one week to shape up or ship out.

The Daily Star also used the US debate as its front page, with a rather barbed headline calling Republican candidate Donald Trump a “manbaby”.

Back on British soil, the Daily Mail shares an urgent plea from former prime minister Boris Johnson , who has told the nation it must “swerve Starmergeddon”.

According to the i , the UK public has called on the major parties to save Britain’s rivers.

Lastly, the Daily Mirror splashes with a story about missing Briton Jay Slater, with a friend telling the paper several concerning details of their last phone conversation before the teen went missing in Tenerife.