Year: 2021

European banks storing €20bn a year in tax havens – Barclays and HSBC among banks booking money equivalent to 14%…

The Sun says: EX-Chancellor Philip Hammond and Cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg have joined the growing Tory revolt on social care funding.

“Young face tax crunch” is Metro’s headline as the paper reports that government plans will see younger workers hit the hardest.

The Daily Mirror says: A ‘survivalist’ war veteran who dressed in full body armour before shooting dead four people was an ex-US Marine who had begun ‘talking to God’ before the massacre.

The i describes it as a Tory “panic”. Mr Johnson has been warned that the tax rise could spark a “very significant backlash” from voters.

Sky News says Girls Aloud stars have led the tributes to former bandmate Sarah Harding, who died on Sunday morning at the age of 39.

The Guardian says footballer Marcus Rashford has urged the government to end threats to the £20 universal credit top-up.

BBC News says Boris Johnson will defend his handling of the Afghanistan crisis in the Commons as he reiterates his vow to help Afghans.

The Daily Mirror says: Keir Starmer has ruled out Labour backing a controversial National Insurance rise to help fix the social care crisis.

Aljazeera says the Taliban has taken complete control of Panjshir province, the last area in Afghanistan held by resistance forces.