Editorial 17.11.24
Various stories lead the Sunday front pages, but domestic news mostly dominates the splashes. The back pages continue coverage of England’s international November camp, as the three lions face Ireland next. There’s also coverage of English rugby following their latest loss.
England’s £1bn boost for buses & Labour’s migrant plans
The Sunday Mirror leads with news that Transport Secretary Louise Haigh is to reveal funding pledges to different areas of England when she introduces the government’s Buses Bill on Monday. The move will provide buses that run on time and fewer cuts to at-risk routes.
The Sunday Times says the government is planning to copy Italy’s model of paying millions to countries in return for them doing more to stop small-boat crossings. The paper says Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is in discussion with a number of governments, including Kurdistan in Iraq, Turkey and Vietnam.
The Observer says there has been an increase in the number of children subject to deprivation of liberty orders as a result of state intervention. The paper says the rise is due to a lack of suitable care places but it has resulted in more young people being housed in unregistered or illegal accommodation at “eye-watering costs”.
The Mail on Sunday the UK sent 470 delegates to the COP29 summit calling it a “huge delegation” that has left “a massive carbon footprint.”
The Sunday Telegraph has seen new NHS England figures which suggest the rise in strokes among men and women in their 50s is increasing at a faster rate than any other age group. The figures show the rate is up 55% in the last 20 years.
The Sunday Express continues its coverage of pensioners, warning they could die this winter as freezing weather sweeps in. The paper blames Labour’s decision to means-test winter fuel payments. It goes on to criticise ministers for not extending the deadline to apply for pension credits beyond 21 December.
The Sun on Sunday suggests Donald Trump is planning to copy the Conservatives’ Rwanda scheme, deporting illegal migrants who the East-Central African nation.