- Summary of the Sunday papers
- The Observer
- Sunday Mirror
- The Sun on Sunday
- The Sunday Telegraph
- The Sunday Times
Sunday Papers: Autumn Statement ‘Budget for the rich’
Several of the Sunday papers speculate about what will be in Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement. There are reports that the Budget will include last-minute cuts.
Autumn Statement
The Sunday Times reports Jeremy Hunt is considering last-minute cuts to income tax or national insurance to help millions of low and middle-earners. The paper says Hunt hopes the Budget will boost economic growth – and the Tory Party hopes for reelection next year.
The Observer says he could face a revolt by Tory MPs in “red wall seats” if he goes ahead with a cut in inheritance tax. The paper calls the plans a “budget for the rich” rather than a plan to help ordinary families.
The Sunday Mirror counts down to the Autumn Statement with an attack on how the government has spent public funds since the last election. The paper claims that much of of the “£100bn of Tory waste” – equal to “£1,500 blown for every person in the UK” – was spent during Rishi Sunak’s time as chancellor under Boris Johnson.
Rwanda new plan
The Sunday Telegraph says Rishi Sunak is planning to station Home Office officials in Rwanda. A new version of the treaty is expected to be unveiled this week after being ruled unlawful by the UK’s Supreme Court. The paper warns the PM faces an “election catastrophe” if he fails to deliver on small boats.
Suella Braverman is speaking to the Mail on Sunday, criticising PM Sunak’s handling of the Rwanda policy and his approach to antisemitic chants at protests in recent weeks – she said he lacked moral leadership.
Cameron links to China
David Cameron is being urged to “come clean” about his financial links to China, according to the Sunday Mirror.
The Observer says Cameron, the new foreign secretary via the House of Lords, is set to be challenged over his promotion of a Beijing-backed development in Sri Lanka, for which he is thought to have been paid.
Farage hopes for new fans
Nigel Farage is appearing in the new series of I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here.
The Sun leads on Farage, reporting that his campmate Grace Dent made “sick jokes” about Farage when he was injured in a plane crash in 2010.
The Sunday Telegraph says Farage is hoping his appearance will win over a “legion of young fans.”
THE SUNDAY PAPERS – REVIEWED AND SUMMARISED
The Observer – Hunt faces a red-wall revolt if he delivers ‘a budget for the rich’
The Observer leads on the upcoming Autumn Budget – with the paper leading on speculation of tax cuts for the rich whilst ordinary families are ignored.
Rishi Sunak could face a revolt by Tory MPs in “red wall seats” if he goes ahead with a cut in inheritance tax. The paper calls the plans a “budget for the rich” rather than a plan to help ordinary families.
The front page leaves space to report on the latest from the Israel-Gaza war. The paper says Israeli airstrikes kill 80 people in a Palestinian refugee camp.
Sunday Mirror – Staggering £100bn of Tory waste
The Sunday Mirror counts down to the Autumn Statement with an attack on how the government has spent public funds since the last election. The paper claims that much of of the “£100bn of Tory waste” – equal to “£1,500 blown for every person in the UK” – was spent during Rishi Sunak’s time as chancellor under Boris Johnson.
The front page also reports on Nigel Farage’s ex-partner who says she wants him ‘buried in a snake pit’. Farage is appearing in the latest I’m A Celebrity.
The Sun on Sunday – Jungle Grace in Jibes at Farage
The Sun on Sunday leads on Nigel Farage’s appearance in the jungle in the latest series of I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here.
The headline reports that Farage’s campmate Grace Dent’s old tweets in which she made “sick jokes” about him being injured in a plane crash in 2010.
The Sunday Telegraph – PM deploys Whitehall officials to Rwanda as revolt grows
The Sunday Telegraph reports that Rishi Sunak will move Home Office officials out to work in Rwanda – delivering training and helping with casework – so that the government can press ahead with its plan to send some asylum seekers there.
The paper also carries a picture of Nigel Farage liberally caked in mud as the former Ukip leader carries out his first task on the 23rd series of ITV reality show I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here.
The Sunday Times- Hunt weighs up surprise cut in tax for millions
The Sunday Times says headlines on plans for a “surprise” income tax cut (the same one reported in some other papers in recent days), with its lead story explaining that improved public finances have prompted Mr Hunt to bring his initial tax-cutting timetable forward by six months.
A cartoon by Newman injects some humour, depicting a widow at her husband’s graveside lamenting that “it was all the excitement over inheritance tax cuts that killed him”.
