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The Paris climate deal – how did the British press react?

If this was an historic deal, most of the papers clearly didn't agree.

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Only one paper led with the deal, the Observer:

While the Independent at least had a sizeable splash:


The Sunday Times granted a small slot in the bottom right corner of the front page:

The Sunday Telegraph led with Cameron's climbdown in EU negotiations and a plot to oust Corbyn:

At the Express there was the more pressing issue of roadwork clearance:

While the Mail on Sunday led with a story on jihadis:

The Sunday Mirror opened with Kylie, Cheryl, and Gordon Banks' cancer fight:

The Sun on Sunday showed typical gravitas, with boobs, a Bieber threesome, Rooney and a Tyson Fury romp:

And finally the Daily Star Sunday led with the scoop that Simon Cowell is very angry with the people that burgled him:

Oliver Huitson

Oliver Huitson is a former Co-Editor at openDemocracyUK and a freelance journalist. He contributed chapters to Jenny Manson's 2012 book, 'Public Service on the Brink', and 'NHS SOS' (2013). He has wri

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