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At first glance the front pages look quite similar today, with seven papers using the same image of a pensive May being driven away after parliament last night to carry the story of her offer to resign.

Two front pages are almost identical in layout: the Daily Mail and Daily Express both feature the picture, and in white capitals on a black background pose questions revealing their sympathy for the PM: “Will her sacrifice be in vain?” the Mail asks, while the Express says “What more does she have to do?”

Helen Miller (@MsHelicat) Thursday’s EXPRESS: What more does she have to do? #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/H4A1d4ficd

Helen Miller (@MsHelicat) Thursday’s MAIL: Will her sacrifice be in vain? #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/FIhPTX6tbT

The Sun coins the portmanteau we never knew we needed: “Finally, it’s Therexit”. Its headline is “I’m off! Now back my deal”.

Kate Lyons (@MsKateLyons) Sun front page, Thursday 28 March pic.twitter.com/hBWWO45ggK

The i has made a baffling choice on its front page, running the same headline – “Back me and sack me” – that the Sun ran on Tuesday. The headline was a bit unpleasant the first time round but it raises a more important point: have we reached the point where we have run out of Brexit headlines?

Kate Lyons (@MsKateLyons) What's going on here then?



Left: @TheSun Tuesday March 26. Right: @theipaper Thursday March 28. pic.twitter.com/fop6dgSh0l

An original headline on the front page of the Guardian, however, which focuses on the Commons rejecting all eight alternatives in indicative votes: “Parliament finally has its say: No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.”

The Guardian (@guardian) Guardian front page, Thursday 28 March 2019: Parliament finally has its say: No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No pic.twitter.com/F21ltmOu1K

The Telegraph’s lead is “May falls on her sword” and features quotes from Boris Johnson high in the piece, saying he would now support May’s deal because he saw it as the only alternative that would prevent the House of Commons from “stealing Brexit”.

Helen Miller (@MsHelicat) Thursday’s TELEGRAPH: May falls on her sword #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/jVlZgYJTMa

The Mirror says we are seeing “The end of May”. The Mirror also draws attention to Johnson’s reconsideration of May’s deal, but calls it a “shameless U-turn” from the “leadership hopeful”.

Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) Tomorrow's front page: The end of May#tomorrowspaperstoday https://t.co/TNJd3fR20o pic.twitter.com/oq5HNmT5i9

The Times’s headline is “May vows to resign”. The paper says the “PM will quit if her deal is passed” but that “MPs plunged the process further into chaos when they failed to find a majority for an alternative to Mrs May’s deal.”

Helen Miller (@MsHelicat) Thursday’s TIMES: May vows to resign #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/t2ZFNZWtHN

The Financial Times says: “May offers to resign in final plea for rebels’ backing on Brexit deal”. The paper features a quote from May: “I am prepared to leave this job earlier than I intended in order to do what is right for our country and our party”.