The Daily Telegraph
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
The Daily Telegraph: Democracy's Turn and Shifting Tides – Tuesday 17 February 2026
Lead Stories
The Daily Telegraph's front page leads with Sir Keir Starmer's U-turn on plans to cancel local elections for 4.6 million people. Images of a red-tinted Starmer and a woman holding a "LET US VOTE" sign prominently highlight the newspaper's "Campaign for Democracy." Inside the paper, this reversal is noted to follow legal warnings, leaving local councils to face an "uphill struggle" to organise these ballots.
Additional Headlines
Other key headlines include Donald Trump criticising Ed Miliband's "green energy deal" with Governor Newsom. Vauxhall has resumed diesel car sales after a £19 billion writedown from its electric vehicle strategy reversal. A classic image of Twiggy accompanies a feature delving into "the dark side to the sordid Sixties." The paper also notes the passing of scene-stealing actor Robert Duvall at 95.
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