Unsurprisingly, the day's front pages are dominated by yesterday's approval of Theresa May's call for a snap general election in June.
For Labour supporters who are anti Jeremy Corbyn, the silver lining of their party's predicted electoral obliteration is the chance to be rid of their tenacious leader. However, The Independent reports even a resounding defeat at the polls may not shift him.
The Times leads with an unexpected knock-on effect of May's decision: a relaxing of the government's cap on foreign students. The Prime Minister is apparently ready to compromise in order to get her package of higher education reforms passed before parliament is dissolved on 3 May.
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May got on the campaign trail at once, warning voters in Bolton that the alternative to the Conservatives was an SNP-Labour "coalition of chaos".
The Daily Mail had nothing but praise for the Tory election manifesto, which it says includes "cast-iron" Leave talking points including an end to free movement.
Less impressed is the Daily Mirror, which labels the Prime Minister a "chicken" for declining to face her opponents in a televised debate.
Meanwhile, The Guardian leads with billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates's warning that cuts to UK foreign aid - rumoured to be one of May's plans - will put lives in danger.
In business news, the creeping economic impact of Brexit is starting to take hold, says the Financial Times, as UK businesses get the cold shoulder in EU contracts worth millions.
The Sun moves away from the election to run with a story about police being instructed to shoot at terrorist attack drivers.
