“The time for change has come,” wrote a column published on Wednesday on the website of the newspaper, owned by the family of Australian-American billionaire Rupert Murdoch.
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Unexpected support on the eve of the legislative elections. The influential British tabloid The Sunideologically rather close to the conservatives, gave his support to the Labour Party on Wednesday 3 July, given that it is largely ahead in the polls. “The time for change has come”the newspaper, owned by the family of Australian-American billionaire Rupert Murdoch, claims in a column published on its website, estimating that “The Tories are exhausted”after 14 years in power.
His rallying will appear on the front page of the newspaper on Thursday, the day of the vote, with the headline “The time has come for a new coach” against the backdrop of a photo of a football field, with the clarification that it is not about “fire [le sélectionneur anglais Gareth] Southgate”.
Before The Sunseveral media outlets labelled right or centre-right have also called for a vote for Labour, such as the business daily The Financial Timesthe magazine The Economistor The Sunday Timesthe Sunday edition of the newspaper The TimesLabour has refocused since Keir Starmer took over as leader in 2020. Barring any unexpected developments, he is expected to become prime minister on Friday.
