Today’s front pages: Venezuela coup and Labour’s Brexit backdown
A round up of the headlines from UK newspapers on 1 May

A coup attempt in Venezuela dominates this morning’s front pages, several of whom feature startling images of chaos on the streets as protesters face off with an army mostly loyal to President Nicolas Maduro.
On the domestic front, the Labour NEC’s decision to stick to its “on the fence” policy of partial support for a second referendum also makes the headlines. “Confirmed: Vote Labour, Get Brexit,” blares an unimpressed The National.
The party’s reluctance to back a second vote might be partly explained on The Daily Telegraph’s front page, which suggests Theresa May is “on [the] verge of caving in” to Labour’s demands on a Brexit deal.
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'There is a lot riding on the deal for both sides'
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Microsoft unveils quantum computing breakthrough
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Inside Venezuela’s oil corruption scandal
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‘I made a terrible, terrible mistake when I voted Leave’
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‘Does Labour have a woman problem?’
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‘Keir Starmer is a breath of fresh air’
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‘The Johnson Tories voted for was Boris not Carrie’
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‘President Zelensky is in over his head’
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‘Like Kate and Meghan, Margaret and Elizabeth were reduced to stereotypes’
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