Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
Thursday’s front pages cover a variety of stories from the UK’s new energy strategy to the ongoing cost of living crisis, the trans row and the National Insurance hike.
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The Guardian says Boris Johnson’s decision to put nuclear power at the heart of the UK’s new energy strategy has split senior Conservatives and enraged environmentalists.
Metro reports that Boris Johnson has said he has “absolutely no problem” with putting National Insurance tax up for millions of workers as energy bills and shop prices soar.
The i leads with Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s wife Akshata Murty claiming non-domicile status, which can be used to cut tax bills, while he was running the Treasury.
The non-dom status of the chancellor’s wife is the main news for the Daily Mirror – which says Akshata Murty “may be spared paying millions in UK taxes” while Rishi Sunak “raids the nation’s wallets” following yesterday’s rise in National Insurance payments.
Akshata Murty “has always and will continue to pay UK taxes on all her UK income”, her spokeswoman has said after a report she had claimed non-domicile status.
The Daily Express says Mr Johnson’s intervention in the debate over transgender rights has been backed by former Olympians, including the swimmer, Sharron Davies, and the cyclist, Nicole Cooke. The PM declared that biological males shouldn’t be allowed to compete in women’s sport, the Daily Express writes.
The front page of the Sun features what it calls the UK’s “biggest fuel heist” – after thieves allegedly stole diesel worth more than a quarter of a million pounds from a Royal Navy warship. The diesel was worth more than £250,000.