US President Donald Trump’s latest comments about European allies dominate Wednesday’s papers. “Go get your own oil” is the Guardian’s headline as it quotes the US president’s Truth Social message to nations worried about soaring fuel prices. The paper says Trump’s posts are a “tentative sign of a more proactive European pushback to the war”.
The Daily Express follows with the same headline, and reports the UK was singled out because it, Trump said, “refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran”.
A photo of an Israeli airstrike destroying a building in Beirut is on the front page of the Times. Alongside, the paper provides more detail from the US president’s message to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as the UK faces looming jet fuel shortages. “Buy from the US, we have plenty,” Trump said.
Metro also headlines with Trump’s “new swipe at Britain”.
As the war in Iran continues, oil prices have recorded their biggest rise in decades, according to the Financial Times. The paper says Brent crude surged above $119 a barrel on Tuesday, closing on its highest level since the start of the conflict.
“Trump’s taunt exposes a PM without a plan” says the Daily Mail. The paper says MPs have accused Sir Keir Starmer of not having a clear plan after it emerged that the UK’s last known shipment of jet fuel from the Middle East is due to arrive within two days. Elsewhere, the paper continues its coverage on the BBC’s sacking of radio presenter Scott Mills. The broadcaster sacked Mills on Monday over allegations related to his personal conduct. The BBC has not given any further details over the allegations and it is not clear what, if any, role a police investigation into sexual offences played in his sacking. The investigation, which began in 2016, was closed in 2019 after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) deemed there was insufficient evidence to bring charges. Mills has been approached for comment.
The Sun also leads with Scott Mills’ sacking. The paper says the BBC Radio 2 DJ was questioned in 2018 over the allegations but prosecutors dropped the case in 2019 due to insufficient evidence. BBC News understands that the director general at the time of the police investigation, Tony Hall, did not know about the allegations.
“World pays for Trump lunacy” is the Daily Mirror’s take as it spotlights a warning from analysts who say Europe could face a jet fuel shortage within days.
The i Paper shifts its focus to news of the King’s upcoming state visit to the US in April. The paper describes it as a “mission to salvage a century of friendship”.
The Independent follows with “Iran conflict chaos” as it notes that Trump’s rant against the UK comes on the same day as confirmation of the King’s official visit to the US.
The Daily Star’s front page asks whether it’s the end of the “special relationship” between the UK and US with the headline: “They think it’s oil over.”
Meanwhile, the First Sea Lord has said that the UK’s Royal Navy is not ready for war, the Daily Telegraph reports. It features a warning from Gen Sir Gwyn Jenkins who believes the Navy “had work to do” before it was capable of fighting a war successfully.
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