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‘British state overcautious and flabby’ & ‘Nicola Sturgeon quits’ – Paper Talk UK 

News Briefing

Thursday’s newspapers are heavily dominated by the latest from politics. Several lead on the proposed welfare reforms and changes to the civil service that are expected to be announced in a speech today.

The reaction to Donald Trump’s steel tariffs also make several front pages with reports that the prime minister is trying to avoid reacting to the tariffs like our fellow European counterparts.

The Scottish newspapers are heavily dominated by the news that Nicola Sturgeon will not seek re-election to Holyrood next year. Many papers sum it up as an end of an era.

The back pages sum up the English clubs in the Champions League last night as PSG knocked out Liverpool on penalties and Aston Villa sailed through to the quarter-finals.

Taxi firms crowdfund legal battle with Uber over VAT

World News

Taxi firms crowdfund legal battle with Uber over VAT as Minicab drivers say Uber’s bid to apply tax to all rides would put many out of business and leave people stranded, especially in rural areas where Uber does not operate, or selectively operates.