- The Daily Mail front page focuses on portraying Theresa May as fighting a difficult battle alone through their use of words like "fighting" and "battling". It highlights the sizeable defeat of May's Brexit plan in the House of Commons vote. The image shows a tired and unhappy Theresa May, reflecting the effects of being Prime Minister after such a large loss. - The Guardian front page takes a more satirical approach to the Brexit situation. It uses intertextual references to Edvard Munch's "The Scream" painting to signify the apocalyptic state of Brexit. The results of the Commons vote are represented in the colors of the respective parties. The headline indicates May's unpop

1. Use of
alliteration to
describe he
current state of
the Brexit deal.
Daily mail suggests
she is on her own by
using words such as
fighting, bombshell,
crushing, battling
(Anchorage)
Results in red, to
draw attention to
the results.
“Her” to signify
she’s on her own
Not a flattering picture of
the PM, proves how tired
she is and in the corner
explains her emotions
after her huge loss.
Little mention of opposition
Headline (Catches the
attention straight away)
Border around the text is
red this links to the idea of
blood and dying which is
suggested through the
headline
Serif font
Baggy eyes, looks tired
Indirect mode of
address
Biggest government defeat in British history

2. Summary
• The daily mail focuses on putting forward the ideal of Mau
fighting this upheaval battle one her own and are painting her
out to be the underdog. The can be seen as they are using
words such as “Fighting "and “Battling”. There is a clear
hierarchy of size of text in the front cover. The article speaks
about the loss in vote for May’s plan. The image of Theresa
May is unflattering and shows a tired May who is clearly
feeling the affects of being Prime Minister.

3. Important figures who
are supporting Brexit
Poking fun at Brexit
and the current
situation
Social context
Brexit results in parties colours
Intertextual link to the Scream
Connotations of being
weak and in battle
Unpopular within her own party
Sans serif font
Apocalyptic

4. Summary
• The Guardian in this front cover are more poking fun at the
current state of the Brexit deal. They used intertextual links
with the Scream painting, to further signify this. In the text in
bold they showed the results of the votes and . represented
them in the colours of the represented parties. In the
headline it suggests that May is quite unpopular within her
own party as it reads “May Suffers Historic Defeat as Tories
Turn Against Her”. The main image shown on the front cover it
suggests that its very apocalyptic and it shows famous Tories
leaders in the image such as Boris Johnson.