‘Budget to match Labour best’ and ‘King back to full duties’
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves tells the Observer that she is keeping her election promises in full, following claims she will raise taxes for working people in Wednesday Budget.She says that the upcoming Budget will be as momentous as any in Labour’s history – launching a new era of investment in health and education, among other areas.
“Starmer’s ‘double lie’ over £40bn tax blitz” is the main headline for the Mail on Sunday, quoting Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick.Jenrick has accused the PM Kier Starmer of lying about this and of breaking Labour’s manifesto pledge about not raising taxes for working people.
The Sunday Telegraph leads on fears about what effect the Budget will have on businesses, saying there has been a “surge” in the number of businesses closing, including more than 1,600 this month.The paper interviews Anna Leach, from the Institute of Directors, who says there is “huge frustration and disappointment” among business leaders and a feeling that the prime minister does not understand business.
The daughter of murdered Conservative MP David Amess tells The Sunday Times says his killer was dropped from a de-radicalisation programme in an “admin error”.Katie Amess wants an investigation into how the Home Office and Essex police operated in the years and days leading up to the killing.
An image of a smiling King Charles waving features on the front page of Sunday People. The King has been given the go-ahead to return to full royal duties next year by his doctors, despite his ongoing cancer treatment.The paper quotes a Buckingham Palace official, who says that the King has “genuinely loved” the tour of Samoa and Australia, and that it has “lifted his spirits, his mood and his recovery”.
“Gareth cleared to get gong” reads the main headline on the front page of The Sun after his involvement in a film investment scheme was cleared by tax authorities.The decision possibly paves the way for Southgate to be given a knighthood in the New Years Honours List.
Another football-related story features on the front page of the Daily Star, while the paper also carries one of a number of previously unseen photos of the late Princess Diana with Prince William visiting the homeless.Their release comes ahead of a new documentary, in which the prince talks about the profound impact of visits he made to The Passage homelessness shelter with his mother when he was a child.
The upcoming documentary also features on the front page of the Daily Mirror, with the headline “Mum is my inspiration”.The paper provides several quotes from the programme, in which Prince William will say that the inspiration his mother provided, particularly when it came to homelessness, has given him guidance over the years.
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