Monday’s UK newspaper front pages: 22 December 2025

Monday’s UK newspaper front pages: 22 December 2025

The Daily Telegraph

The chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (ECHR) has attacked those who describe migration as a risk to Britain, writes The Daily Telegraph.

The Sun

The Sun is leading on a story about Princess Beatrice reportedly going on a skiing holiday with friends over Christmas instead of spending the holiday with her father, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, to “avoid embarrassment”. 

Daily Mirror

A fan poll suggests just 1.4% of viewers backed Thomas Skinner on Strictly after The Apprentice star said he was seeking legal advice over allegations there was a fix – which the BBC denies – to get him off the show, according to the Daily Mirror.

Daily Star

The Daily Star reports darts player David Munyua, who put the Alexandra Palace wasp that landed on his face during the first round in his pocket for luck, ahead of Monday’s second-round match.  

The Times

The front page of The Times features a story about Wes Streeting defying Sir Keir Starmer by suggesting Britain should join a customs union with Europe, as a poll shows eight out of 10 Labour voters support the move.  

Daily Express

Tony Hudgell’s adoptive mother Paula told the Daily Express that child abusers should be named on a national register to save lives and spare victims’ suffering. 

Daily Mail

An Albanian man helps criminal migrants to avoid justice by smuggling them out of the UK in lorries for £2,500, according to the Daily Mail

The Independent

Police sex offence convictions have soared by more than a third since the murder of Sarah Everard at the hands of serving police officer Wayne Couzens, says The Independent

The i Paper

Nearly 7,000 care home residents in England had their contracts terminated with 28 days’ notice last year, with campaigners warning of forced moves being “traumatic and dangerous”, The i Paper reports. 

Financial Times

“Undervalued” British companies attracted a surge of interest from foreign buyers this year, which has driven British dealmaking to a post-pandemic high, according to the Financial Times.

The Guardian

The government’s social mobility commissioner has said the prime minister has no coherent strategy to tackle entrenched inequalities impacting the life chances of millions of people, The Guardian writes. 

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