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Newspaper headlines: 'Tax-cutting Tories' and PM's scheme 'drove Covid' | |
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Many of Tuesday's papers focus on the evidence given to the Covid inquiry by Sir Patrick Vallance, who served as the government's chief scientific adviser during the pandemic. The Daily Mirror leads with reports Rishi Sunak, then Chancellor under Boris Johnson, said the government should allow deaths from the virus to "soar" rather than impose new restrictions in autumn 2020. The allegation was made in Sir Patrick's diary entry from October 2020, claiming Mr Johnson's special adviser, Dominic Cummings, had said: "Rishi thinks just let people die and that's OK". The inquiry is due to hear from Mr Sunak soon. | |
Sir Patrick also told the inquiry Mr Sunak's 'Eat Out to Help Out' scheme drove the second wave of Covid infections in the autumn of 2020. The i newspaper says it is the first time a senior government figure has confirmed the scheme - which subsidised meals at participating restaurants in August 2020 - was a driver of transmission. | Sir Patrick also told the inquiry Mr Sunak's 'Eat Out to Help Out' scheme drove the second wave of Covid infections in the autumn of 2020. The i newspaper says it is the first time a senior government figure has confirmed the scheme - which subsidised meals at participating restaurants in August 2020 - was a driver of transmission. |
Away from the inquiry, several of Tuesday's papers look ahead to Wednesday's Autumn Statement and the expected tax cuts which may be announced. Mr Sunak has said the government "can and will" cut taxes but has warned "we can't do everything at once" as speculation grows over how generous any measures will be, the Daily Express reports. | Away from the inquiry, several of Tuesday's papers look ahead to Wednesday's Autumn Statement and the expected tax cuts which may be announced. Mr Sunak has said the government "can and will" cut taxes but has warned "we can't do everything at once" as speculation grows over how generous any measures will be, the Daily Express reports. |
The Metro notes that any tax changes will come as the "clock ticks down to a general election". The paper says the PM has distanced himself from his predecessor's "unfunded" tax-cutting policy last year, insisting: "We will do this in a serious, responsible way, based on fiscal rules, alongside independent forecasts." | |
The Daily Mail says the move would mark the "return of tax-cutting Tories", adding that there could be more to come in the spring. Like the Metro, the Mail also notes the changes will be viewed as a bid to "turn the tide" for the party at the next election. | |
The Daily Telegraph describes the plan as a "Thatcherite tax-cutting drive" - a reference to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who favoured reduced income tax rates during her tenure at No 10 in the 1980s. The paper says the current PM has been considering plans to cut National Insurance, raise the 40% income tax threshold and reduce inheritance tax. An image of Mr Sunak with his Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, also makes the front page. | |
A photo of another former Prime Minister, David Cameron, makes the front page of the Times. The new foreign secretary is pictured being sworn in as Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton in the House of Lords on Monday. The paper's main story is about the government's plans, expected to be announced in the Autumn Statement, which it says include cutting the welfare bill and "forcing more benefit claimants to look for jobs". | |
The Sun carries an interview with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in which he claimed Russia's President Vladimir Putin has made "five or six" attempts to have him assassinated. Mr Zelensky has urged Western allies to "stay resolute" in backing Ukraine, the paper says. | The Sun carries an interview with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in which he claimed Russia's President Vladimir Putin has made "five or six" attempts to have him assassinated. Mr Zelensky has urged Western allies to "stay resolute" in backing Ukraine, the paper says. |
The Guardian carries a stark warning from the United Nations that the world is on track for a "hellish" 3C of global heating by the end of the century. The report comes ahead of the COP28 climate summit that begins next week in the United Arab Emirates, the paper says. | The Guardian carries a stark warning from the United Nations that the world is on track for a "hellish" 3C of global heating by the end of the century. The report comes ahead of the COP28 climate summit that begins next week in the United Arab Emirates, the paper says. |
Staff at artificial intelligence company OpenAI have put pressure on the board to bring back ousted boss Sam Altman, the Financial Times reports in its lead story. | Staff at artificial intelligence company OpenAI have put pressure on the board to bring back ousted boss Sam Altman, the Financial Times reports in its lead story. |
And the Daily Star has declared a "victory" on its front page. After being taken to task over the use of the term "boffin" to describe experts in its stories - which it does frequently - the paper says it is in fact OK to use the word if the recipient likes it, according to "boffins" the paper spoke to. | And the Daily Star has declared a "victory" on its front page. After being taken to task over the use of the term "boffin" to describe experts in its stories - which it does frequently - the paper says it is in fact OK to use the word if the recipient likes it, according to "boffins" the paper spoke to. |
Several papers lead on Rishi Sunak's plans for the economy. The Daily Telegraph says he will use Wednesday's Autumn Statement to kickstart what it calls a "Thatcherite tax-cutting drive". "Return of tax-cutting Tories" is the headline in the Daily Mail, which quotes a Conservative source as saying the prime minister told colleagues the party had to "show not tell" on tax cuts, after raising the burden to record levels. | |
According to the Times, the government is expected to raise the state pension by 8.5%, in line with the normal measure of earnings. There had been suggestions a lower measure might be used, to strip out the effect of bonuses. The paper also says the chancellor is expected to increase benefits by 6.7%, in line with the inflation figure from September - rather than last month's lower figure of 4.6%. | According to the Times, the government is expected to raise the state pension by 8.5%, in line with the normal measure of earnings. There had been suggestions a lower measure might be used, to strip out the effect of bonuses. The paper also says the chancellor is expected to increase benefits by 6.7%, in line with the inflation figure from September - rather than last month's lower figure of 4.6%. |
The Guardian leads on a warning from the UN secretary general, António Guterres, that the world is on track for a "hellish" rise in temperatures. The paper highlights a UN report calling for drastic cuts in emissions ahead of the COP28 climate summit in the United Arab Emirates next week. The report says carbon-cutting policies are so inadequate that global temperatures will rise by 3C this century. | The Guardian leads on a warning from the UN secretary general, António Guterres, that the world is on track for a "hellish" rise in temperatures. The paper highlights a UN report calling for drastic cuts in emissions ahead of the COP28 climate summit in the United Arab Emirates next week. The report says carbon-cutting policies are so inadequate that global temperatures will rise by 3C this century. |
The new Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron is pictured in several papers wearing red ceremonial ermine robes - after beginning his new life as a peer yesterday. "Oh Lord it's him" declares the Daily Mirror. It says the Commons Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, has ordered clerks to look into ways they can hold him to account - as he will be able to dodge questions in the House of Commons because he is not an MP. | The new Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron is pictured in several papers wearing red ceremonial ermine robes - after beginning his new life as a peer yesterday. "Oh Lord it's him" declares the Daily Mirror. It says the Commons Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, has ordered clerks to look into ways they can hold him to account - as he will be able to dodge questions in the House of Commons because he is not an MP. |
The Daily Express says the Liberal Democrats have called on Rishi Sunak's ethics adviser to launch an investigation into Lord Cameron's lobbying work. | The Daily Express says the Liberal Democrats have called on Rishi Sunak's ethics adviser to launch an investigation into Lord Cameron's lobbying work. |
In an interview with the Sun, Ukraine's President Zelensky claims Russia has made "five or six" attempts to assassinate him, but the attacks were foiled by his country's intelligence services. Mr Zelensky says Russian special forces parachuted into Kyiv to kill him on the first day of the Russian invasion. He tells the paper the first plot caused a panic - "like Covid" - but surviving gets easier each time. | In an interview with the Sun, Ukraine's President Zelensky claims Russia has made "five or six" attempts to assassinate him, but the attacks were foiled by his country's intelligence services. Mr Zelensky says Russian special forces parachuted into Kyiv to kill him on the first day of the Russian invasion. He tells the paper the first plot caused a panic - "like Covid" - but surviving gets easier each time. |
Many papers picture Nigel Farage, after television viewers selected him to take on an eating challenge in ITV's "I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here". The former UKIP leader is shown munching on the udders of a camel, a sheep and a cow - with cream cheese - as well as what the Sun describes as a "four-penis pizza", with genitals from a sheep, bull, pig and crocodile. The Daily Express pictures a wincing Mr Farage on its front page and asks whether he is finding life in the jungle "hard to swallow". | |
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