UK headlines were dominated by US president Joe Biden’s historic decision to pull out of the race for re-election and endorse vice-president Kamala Harris. The move comes after a disastrous performance in a debate against Republican candidate Donald Trump triggered widespread calls for him to step aside from within his own Democratic party.
The Guardian splashed on “Biden quits race”, above a picture of a dejected-looking president. The “extraordinary decision” plunged “the US into chaos less than four months before the election”, it reported, adding that it came after a “weeks-long pressure campaign by Democratic leaders, organisers and donors”.
