Leaving it as late as editorially possible, the Sun has endorsed Labour. With an election day front page saying it’s “time for a change”, the Murdoch-owned tabloid says the Conservatives “have become a divided rabble, more interested in fighting themselves than running the country”.
Mere weeks ago, the former Sun editor Kelvin Mackenzie told the Independent that it would be “absolutely shocking” if Rupert Murdoch allowed any of his newspapers to endorse Keir Starmer. He must have been surprised then, when the Sunday Times announced its decision to back the Labour party, which it hasn’t done since 2005.
Sunday’s editorial stated:
