Browsing: front pages

The Guardian reports the chancellor will press on with tax cuts in the budget, despite warnings his plans could impact public services. The paper quotes a Conservative Party insider saying the cuts are “going to require even more unrealistic public service cuts” after the election.

The Daily Express leads with a preview of the budget, reporting the chancellor will announce a 2p cut to national insurance.

The Daily Mirror reports the Princess of Wales’s uncle labelled Meghan Markle a “stick in the spokes” of the Royal Family just minutes after entering the Celebrity Big Brother house.

The Sun reports pictures of Prince Harry could be uploaded to adult subscription site OnlyFans by a woman who claims she kissed the royal in 2012.

With the budget taking place on Wednesday, The Guardian reports the NHS faces its biggest funding cuts in real terms since the 1970s.

The Independent says two former defence chiefs, ex-defence secretary and US ambassador joined the paper’s call to stop the deportation of Afghans who served with UK forces – as the House of Lords tries to force changes to PM’s flagship Rwanda bill.

Metro leads with a report into children dying in temporary accommodation, with 42 of them babies less than a year old.

The Daily Express carries an interview with former home secretary Priti Patel, who is calling on France to do more to “stop small boats”. She says France needs to do more to justify the millions of pounds the UK sends it to help tackle the issue of small boat crossings in the English Channel.

The Daily Mirror splashes on a poll putting support for the Conservatives at 20%, which is their lowest rating on record. The paper calls it a humiliation saying they now trail Labour by 27%.

The Sun leads with an interview with the Princess of Wales’ uncle Gary Goldsmith, who has criticised Prince Harry for throwing the Royal Family “under the bus”. Kate’s uncle is set to appear in the latest Big Brother.