Daily Sketch

This article is about the newspaper published from 1909 to 1971. For the magazine published from 1893 to 1959, see The Sketch.

Daily Sketch
Daily Sketch front page on 9 June 1913 mentioning the death of Emily Davison.
TypeNewspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Edward Hulton (1909–1920)
Daily Mirror Newspapers (1920–1925)
Allied Newspapers/Kemsley Newspapers (1925-1952)
Associated Newspapers (1952–1971)
FounderEdward Hulton
Founded1909 (1909) in Manchester
Ceased publicationMay 11, 1971 (1971-05-11); merged into the Daily Mail
Political alignmentPopulist, centre-right, Conservative Party
Sister newspapersSunday Graphic (1927–1952)

The Daily Sketch was the oldest national tabloid newspaper in the UK. It was founded in Manchester in 1909 by Sir Edward Hulton, 1st Baronet.

The Sketch was Conservative in its politics and populist in its tone during its existence through all its changes of ownership. Faced with declining circulation in the 1950s and 1960s and competition from the Daily Mirror, it closed on Tuesday, 11 May 1971, and merged with the Daily Mail.

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