Much of their spare cash goes on groceries, utilities and education – while baby boomers splash out more as a proportion on recreation, restaurants, hotels and culture. Johnson’s backers are saying that in the final vote by party members they would prefer to face Hunt, rather than Gove, who triggered Johnson’s exit from the 2016 leadership race. The papersThe battle for the Tory leadership and Tuesday’s BBC debate dominate the front pages today, and the adjectives are out in force. The Guardian splashes on the ramifications of the end of an insurgent campaign: “Stewart exists Tory leadership race as Johnson pushes further ahead”. Away from the Tory party maelstrom, the FT leads on the Fed holding rates steady, while the Mirror is outraged about an NHS hospital charging “£18k for hip op”.

Source: The Guardian June 20, 2019 05:26 UTC