What the papers say: An overdue overhaul for mental health and May’s Trump-sized opportunity

Theresa May is launching yet another attempt to define herself as a politician today with a major speech on tackling the ‘hidden injustices’ of mental illness. The Prime Minister has won plaudits for taking on an issue which often gets ignored, says the Daily Telegraph. Yet it’s true that we have been here before, the paper says – pointing out that David Cameron made a similar pledge only a year ago. So what’s different? The Telegraph says there are ‘obvious benefits’ to May’s strategy to finally get to grips with this issue. But with the NHS in such a mess, her targets will be ‘hard to achieve’. There’s little doubt, the paper argues, that with a growing and ageing population, the strain on the health service will get worse over the coming years. So how should May improve mental health services while attempting to prop up the NHS? Chucking money at the problem isn’t enough, the Telegraph says.