âWeâll give nation hopeâ and âhidden tax trapâ
The roll out of Labourâs general election manifesto leads several front pages. The Daily Mirror reports that Keir Starmer âpledged to fix the damage the Tories inflicted on Britain with a manifesto of hopeâ. Labourâs leader also said the party would boost the economy and build a better future for children if it won on 4 July.
The Financial Times is leading with Starmerâs plans to raise ÂŁ8.6bn in additional taxes, which the paper contrasts with Prime Minister Rishi Sunakâs pledge of ÂŁ17bn in tax cuts. The FT also reports that Labourâs manifesto has been attacked by Tories as paving the way for tax rises â and from other sections of the political left for being unambitious.
Starmer faces fresh questions over âhow Labour would pay to fix Britainâs broken public servicesâ, the Guardianâs lead story says. The paper reports on scepticism among economists over how the party can avoid significant public service spending cuts without borrowing more or raising taxes.
A new poll by YouGov for the i suggests that Labour have moved into the lead in polls on security and defence following Prime Minister Rishi Sunakâs D-Day gaffe. The same poll indicates a striking shift â that the Conservative Party has fallen below Reform UK for the first time.
News of Reform UK overtaking the Tories in a national opinion poll also leads the Daily Telegraph, which reports the partyâs leader Nigel Farage as having declared: âWe are now the opposition.â The paper describes the new figures as a âcrossover momentâ feared by Tory figures and activists, following Farage making a late decision to join the general election race.
Returning to the partyâs economic plans, the Times leads with an economic think tank describing a âconspiracy of silence on cuts and higher taxesâ by Labour, Tories and Lib Dems. The paper reports on the Institute for Fiscal Studies saying none of the major parties are being honest over the âstate of the public finances and the trade-offs that would be neededâ over how to fund services.
The Daily Mailâs front page carries comments from a different economics think tank, which says Labour will probably preside over a âparliament of tax rises and spending cutsâ. The paper describes Labourâs manifesto as being âbig on windy promises and small on detailâ.
Jeremy Hunt has âgone on the offensiveâ and claimed Labour are setting a âtax trapâ for the country, according to the Daily Express. The paper says the chancellor attacked Starmer for his plans to tax private schools, energy firms and non-doms.
The Metro dedicates its front page to the opening of Euro 2024, which kicks off with Scotland playing hosts Germany on Friday. The paper reports thousands of England fans will be heading to Gelsenkirchen for their opener on Sunday against Serbia. Under the headline âItâs in their handsâ, the Metro says Three Lions supporters will be âpraying their 58 years of hurt will end with the sweetest of triumphs on the turf of their old foesâ.
The âmagic ballsâ at the Euros have technology installed to prevent cheating, according to the Daily Star. The paper says this new boffin-designed tech will prevent cheating like Diego Maradonaâs infamous âhand of Godâ goal, where the Argentinian legend used his hand to score against England at the 1986 World Cup â knocking the Three Lions out in the quarter finals.
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