Day: 22 September 2022

The i says The Bank of England (BoE) and the Government are “pulling in different directions” over the best steps to take to bring inflation under control and avoid a recession, the central bank’s former deputy governor has warned.

The i says A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder, after a 15-year-old was stabbed to death outside a school in Huddersfield.

The i says Calling up 300,000 reservists to fight in Ukraine is unlikely to put Vladimir Putin on the road to victory, experts have suggested.

The i says in the light blue corner Jack Grealish, in the blood red corner Graeme Souness, sitting in the middle, lights down low, the adjudicator Gary Neville. You could make a series out of that. Stick it on pay per view.

The i says Five British nationals captured by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine have been released as part of a prisoner swap, the Prime Minister has confirmed.

The Guardian says A Briton who was threatened with execution after being captured by Russian forces during the siege of Mariupol has been released alongside four other Britons and five international prisoners after the intervention of Saudi Arabia.

The Metro says Ten prisoners of war, including five British nationals, have been safely returned home after being captured by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine.

The i leads with a warning over Liz Truss’s tax cuts gamble.

Economists have warned that Ms Truss’s “gamble on tax cuts” risks damaging the value of the pound. The paper says the Institute for Fiscal Studies have also said plans to reverse national insurance and corporation tax increases could lead to government debt “spiralling out of control”.

The Guardian has world reaction to Vladimir Putin’s threat to use nuclear weapons.
US President Joe Biden has condemned Mr Putin’s “imperial ambitions” and threats to deploy Russia’s nuclear arsenal, the Guardian reports.

Speaking at the UN General Assembly in New York, Mr Biden sought to unite the international community and described the invasion as being about “extinguishing Ukraine’s right to exist”, the paper says.

The Daily Express leads with the health secretary’s push to improve access to GP services. Everyone must be given a GP appointment within two weeks and urgent cases seen on the same day, according to the Daily Express.

The paper says Health Secretary Therese Coffey has “promised to direct laser-like focus” on patient needs, noting she is due to set out plans to ease upcoming winter pressure on the NHS on Friday.