Expect more of these inglorious headlines if the Express backs Ukip

Could Richard Desmond's newspapers (the Daily Express, Sunday Express, Daily Star and Daily Star Sunday) support Ukip in May's general election?

The Guardian's Mark Sweeney reports owner Richard Desmond and his top executives are meeting with Ukip today, with an insider saying: "Desmond thinks backing Ukip will be good for the papers commercially... The word is that Farage has offered him a peerage if it all works out."

If they do, expect to see a lot more of this...

First, there's the threat from the EU...

And migrants. Lots of migrants...

Not to forget the Express's other interests, which we expect to remain pretty constant

Deadly heatwaves...

Dastardly storms ...

Princess Diana's death...

The latest on Madeleine McCann...

But there is still some hope from rising house prices (unequivocally a good thing) ...

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