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Sunday Express - Rishi sinks Boris yacht
Summary of the front page
The Sunday Express says that, as part of a series of spending cuts, the new prime minister Rishi Sunak is set to axe what it calls a £250m “vanity project” planned by Boris Johnson when he was at the helm.
It says former PM Boris Johnson had hoped a flagship yacht would become an emblem of Britain’s global power and drum up trade.
Elsewhere on the front page, the paper reports on a video from the Princess of Wales for Addiction Awareness Week.
Today's top stories
Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag expected to drop three players for West Ham Premier League clash
Daily Express says Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag is preparing for Sunday’s Premier League game with West Ham.
Manchester United will go into their match with West Ham looking to continue their recent resurgence under Erik ten Hag. The Red Devils have gone seven games unbeaten ahead of the showdown at Old Trafford, boosting their chances of finishing in the Premier League top four in the process. Express Sport will now take a look at the Dutchman’s predicted XI for the contest, with three changes expected.
Sunak sinks royal yacht! Boris Johnson’s pet project axed due to cost-cutting measures
Daily Express says THE £250million flagship yacht that Boris Johnson hoped would become an emblem of Britain’s global power has been axed by new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Work on the Royal Navy crewed ship had been due to begin this year. Seen as a national flagship to drum up trade, it would have doubled as a replacement for Royal Yacht Britannia. But Mr Sunak is set to scrap the plans, branded a “vanity project” by critics, as part of a raft of cutbacks.
Rishi will sink plans for the Royal Navy’s “national yacht” as part of cost-cutting measures, sources have confirmed.
Outrage as Truss to ramp up cost of unelected Lords by handing out resignation honours
Daily Express says Each peer in the House of Lords costs the UK taxpayer an average of over £30,000 a year.
Liz Truss was under renewed pressure to abandon her resignation honours list last night, with polling showing just seven percent are in favour of the gongs. A survey for Express.co.uk highlighted overwhelming opposition amongst the British public to the plans.
Peers are allowed to claim £323 for every day they attend Parliament and cost the UK taxpayer an average of over £30,000 a year each.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1689554/liz-truss-resignation-honours-cost-house-of-lords
Supreme Court ‘most likely’ to strike down Nicola Sturgeon’s IndyRef2 coup in SNP blow
Daily Express says Nicola Sturgeon has pledged to solely run on the promise of independence in the next General Election if the Supreme Court rules against a second referendum.
Nicola Sturgeon is battling for Scottish independence in the Supreme Court with two different questions that are now in the hands of the judges. The Supreme Court will not only rule whether Holyrood has the power to hold an advisory referendum on independence but also whether the Lord Advocate’s reference is legal. A Constitutional expert believes the Supreme Court will most likely rule the SNP’s submission is outside their competence.
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