The Sunday papers – ‘Covid booster chaos’ & ‘Tough Plan B rules’

A special report by the Independent online paper, the NHS faces its hardest winter yet as soaring coronavirus cases combine with a surge in A&E demand and a health service brought to its knees by 18 months of unrelenting pressure.

The Sunday Telegraph reports that Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce an extra £5bn for the NHS in his Budget on Wednesday – on top of the £36bn package announced last month.

An investigation by the Sunday People shows that at least 51 MPs called in police over violence and threats in the past 12 months.

Mail on Sunday – ‘Minister act on Covid booster chaos’

The Mail on Sunday‘s front splash reports on ministers’ plans to speed up the booking system for COVID booster jabs.

Sunday Papers - ‘Covid booster chaos’ & ‘Tough Plan B rules’ — Sunday Papers – ‘Covid booster chaos’ & ‘Tough Plan B rules’

Sunday Express – ‘Rishi’s budget for a Greater Britain’

A £3bn “skills revolution” and £703m investment to beef up our borders will be at the heart of the chancellor’s budget, according to the Sunday Express.

The Sunday Times – ‘Soldier confessed he killed Kenyan mother’

The Sunday Times has an interview with an ex-squaddie who recalls the moment a British soldier allegedly broke down in tears and allegedly confessed to murdering a 21-year-old woman while training in Kenya.

The Observer – ‘Ministers pave wave for tough plan B rules’

The Observer has learned that the UK Health and Security Agency contacted local authorities on Friday to canvass their level of support for the immediate rollout of Plan B restrictions – in a sign that the government is paving the way for their implementation.