The Daily Express' front page How the British press reacted to Theresa May’s swipe at Brussels A roundup of the UK newspapers’ response to the PM’s fiery anti-Brussels speech.

The British red-tops treated British Prime Minister Theresa May's accusation the EU was trying to influence the result of the U.K.'s June 8 election as a declaration of war.

The tabloids rallied behind the prime minister, with the Daily Mail declaring: "Hands off our election." It referred to May's statement — she promised British voters not to let "the bureaucrats of Brussels run over us" — as "electrifying," the Daily Express backed the PM's stance against "EU bullies."

Some of the newspapers took a fire and brimstone approach, using close-up shots of a grim-faced May on Downing Street. The Telegraph said the PM had unleashed "fire at Europe."

The Sun said May had gone "ballistic at EU," accusing European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker — dubbed "nuclear Juncker" — of attempting to "fix" the British vote.

The Independent, a left-leaning newspaper, called May's statements her "Trump card" and criticized her for "viciously" attacking European politicians.

The Mirror reported the prime minister was "plotting snap vote on bombing Syria," and asked if she was turning into a "Trump poodle."