Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
There’s a variety of stories dominating the front pages this morning with several of Tuesday’s papers leading with news from the COP27 climate summit in Egypt.
COP27 & Migrant deal with France
Britain and France are in the final stages of negotiating a deal to combat migrant crossings in the Channel, according to the Times and the Daily Express. Under a picture of UK’s Rishi Sunak and France’s Macron embracing at the summit, the Times says the £80m agreement will see British immigration officials stationed in French control rooms.
The Daily Telegraph is reporting the government is set to announce a deal that will see the US supply Britain with billions of cubic metres of liquefied natural gas over the coming year. The paper claims the move to import fossil fuels could open up the PM to criticism – he was at COP27 urging world leaders to live up to their climate promises.
The Guardian leads with the Barbadian PM Mia Mottley’s “blistering” speech in which she accused rich nations of failing developing countries on climate change. She said the industrial revolution had been achieved at the expense of poorer nations and that the same nations were now being made to pay again.
Climate change dominates the front page of the Daily Mail. The paper reports that charity War on Want says the UK should pay out £1trillion in compensation to help developing nations deal with climate change. The Mail does not agree: “Just what planet are they on!”
Cost of living and budget
The Times says PM Sunak is poised to increase pensions and benefits in line with inflation, a policy the paper reports will cost around £11bn next year. It says no final decision has been made but that the move could mean deeper cuts to public spending elsewhere.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is planning a “stealth raid” on inheritance tax in the Autumn statement, according to the Financial Times. The paper says Chancellor Hunt and PM Sunak have agreed that the current freeze on the threshold – above which people have to pay inheritance tax – should be maintained for another two years.
Love Island’s Olivia Attwood quits
Daily Mirror’s front page leads with a story on a young mother who before dying of rare eye cancer, donated her body to be dissected on a Channel 4 programme. The paper says it’s hoped the show will educate people about the science of the disease.
The Sun’s front page leads with the latest from I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! The paper says Love Island star Olivia Attwood wanted to remain in the jungle but was forced to leave because of a medical issue – adding she was “heartbroken” to leave. The paper says her departure could see Sean Walsh or former health secretary Matt Hancock join the show earlier than planned.
