The Papers: Here comes Boris - the new \'dude\' at No 10
Newspaper headlines: Here comes Boris - the new 'dude' at No 10
By BBC NewsStaff
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Virtually all of the front pages focus on the announcement of Boris Johnson as the UK's new prime minister. The Metro takes inspiration from Mr Johnson's victory speech for its front page, describing him as "the new dude at No 10" - a reference to the acronym he used to sum up his aims to deliver Brexit, unite the UK, defeat Jeremy Corbyn and energise Britain.
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"Hey dude!" is the headline for the Sun, which picks up on the same moment from Mr Johnson's speech, with a pun on the Beatles hit Hey Jude.
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"Now bring us sunshine", declares the Daily Mail's front page, which focuses on Mr Johnson's promise to "re-energise" the nation and restore Britain's self belief. The new prime minister faces a "daunting in-tray", including a looming Brexit deadline, a crisis with Iran and reviving his party's electoral fortunes, but has pledged to end the Brexit paralysis and "banish negativity", the paper says.
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The Daily Express also focuses on Mr Johnson's "can-do" spirit, reporting his promise to work "flat out" to get the UK out of the EU by 31 October. "Hang on to your hats...here comes Boris", the paper tells EU bureaucrats and "doom-mongers".
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The Daily Mirror strikes a less optimistic note, proclaiming: "It's really not funny any more". Its front page pictures of a selection of the former mayor of London's less serious moments, including when he got stuck half way down a zip-wire during the London 2012 Olympics.
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The Telegraph looks ahead to the appointment of Mr Johnson's cabinet, which the paper says will be mostly made up of Brexiteers. Among those in line for jobs are Priti Patel and Employment Minister Alok Sharma, with the new cabinet set to be the most ethnically diverse in history, the paper reports.
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The Times also tips Ms Patel for a top job, reporting that she is on course to be home secretary. The 47-year-old Brexiteer was forced to quit as international development secretary in November 2017 over unauthorised meetings with Israeli officials. However, the future of Mr Johnson's leadership rival Mr Hunt is in doubt as he has resisted demotion from foreign secretary and turned down the post of defence secretary, the paper says.
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The i focuses on some of the challenges the new prime minister faces, noting that while Mr Johnson has promised to unite the nation, some ministers have already resigned in reaction to his victory. Meanwhile, the paper reports that business chiefs are warning against a no-deal Brexit - a scenario Mr Johnson has accepted will happen if the UK cannot reach a new agreement with the EU by 31 October.
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The new Tory leader has already begun work to unite his "fractured" party by "lovebombing" sceptical centre-ground MPs, according to the Guardian. With a "wafer-thin majority" in Parliament, the paper says he will need the backing of colleagues from both sides of the debate to deliver Brexit.
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Meanwhile, Mr Johnson faces warnings from the International Monetary Fund that he risks causing a global economic shock if he leads the UK out of the EU without a deal. The organisation said on Tuesday that a no-deal Brexit ranked alongside US trade policy as one of the chief threats to the world economy, the paper reports.
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The Daily Star is the only paper to steer clear of politics on its front page, instead leading on a story about Coronation Street stars slamming a tweet by scriptwriter Daran Little where he joked about how he gets a kick out of killing off soap characters.