Starmer âprioritises growthâ and election âflutterâ
Several front pages are leading with Labourâs manifesto roll-out. The i reports that the party is due to announce âsignificant spending cutsâ in many government departments. The paper says this decision comes after Labour has repeatedly said taxes will not rise if it enters government, adding that the partyâs key election document will ânot include new spending promisesâ.
Sir Keir Starmer is to say the Labour Party will place economic growth and prosperity as their ânumber one priorityâ in government, according to the Times. As part of the manifesto launch, Starmer will promise to take on the âblockers of aspirationâ and usher in a boom in housebuilding, the paper says.
The Daily Telegraph has a contrasting take on Labourâs plans, reporting that Starmer refused to rule out increases in council tax, fuel duty and capital gains tax in a Sky News election programme. The paper notes Labourâs leader instead promised âno tax rises for working peopleâ, which it says leaves the door open for increasing wealth taxes.
A âwipeoutâ of the Conservative Party at the election risks voters âsleepwalking into a one-party socialist stateâ under Labour, senior Tories have told the Daily Mail. The paper says this âshift in strategyâ from senior Conservatives is designed to convince Tory voters âflirtingâ with Reform UK to stick with the party.
The Guardianâs front page carries an exclusive that Rishi Sunakâs top aide placed a ÂŁ100 bet on the general election date, three days before the prime minister called it. The paper says it understands the Gambling Commission is investigating Craig Williams, who said in a statement he would co-operate with âroutine enquiriesâ and acknowledged: âI should have thought how it looks.â
Around 3.6 million people are at risk of developing diabetes, according to the Daily Express. The paper says this record number of people at risk comes as the UK is battling an âobesity epidemicâ, which health officials are blaming on cheap junk food.
The Metro leads with a fatherâs calls for urgent safety measures to tackle the dangers of e-bikes, after his family died in an explosion. Scott Penden bought a battery for his bike online and left it charging overnight, but the paper reports it blew up and caused a fire â leaving his four-year-old son, eight-year-old daughter and partner dead.
The mother of Nottingham stabbing victim Barnaby Webber has spoken to the Daily Mirror, describing her familyâs âyear of hellâ since he was killed. Emma Webber told the paper that their lives had been âblown apartâ and that she still turned on his bedroom light every evening.
The amount of oil being pumped out of the ground by companies in the Middle East and US means the world is facing a âstaggeringâ surplus by 2030, according to the Financial Times. Demand for oil is expected to peak in 2030, but experts tell the paper that the sheer volume being produced means efforts to keep oil prices high by many energy-producing nations are likely to fail.
Breaking with often strongly held German conventions, Englandâs football stars have been given special permission to cover up when using a naked spa in Germany, the Daily Star says. In a somewhat unique scoop, the paper reports that any shier members of the âThree Loinsâ will be able to âcover up their tackleâ when using their hotelâs facilities during the Euros.
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