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It’s a massive day in British politics today, as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver his Spring Budget at 12:30 – just after PMQs. Many of Wednesday’s papers speculate on what the Budget will include, as some measures appear to have been leaked.
Tuesday’s front pages feature a variety of stories, with no one single lead. Several papers lightly cover the upcoming Wednesday Budget – with more speculation, though it’s not as heavy as yesterday’s coverage.
Many of Monday’s newspapers continue to share their expectations for the Wednesday Budget. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is hoping to introduce tax cuts in the upcoming Budget – a key policy for Conservatives – but several front pages warn that a squeeze on public spending to fund the tax cuts could leave the country facing even worse living standards.
Most of Sunday’s newspapers report on the upcoming March Budget, set to be delivered on Wednesday.
The Workers Party of Britain candidate’s campaign heavily focuses on Gaza. He has overturned a Labour majority with 12,335 votes.
Good Morning! Your Tuesday headlines are in so grab your coffee and get up to date with the headlines dominating the UK newspapers.
Monday’s newspapers lead on the continued fallout from comments made by MP Lee Anderson, who was suspended from the Conservative parliamentary party over the weekend.
Extremism is the focus of many of Sunday’s front pages. Tory MP Lee Anderson has been suspended by his party following his comments about Mayor of London Sadiq Khan which have been labelled as “Islamophobic, anti-Muslim and racist”, whilst some of the papers lead on private security being used by some MPs due to rising tensions.
Thursday’s front pages lead on the chaos in the House of Commons on Wednesday following a debate and vote on calls for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war.
House Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle is facing calls to resign following the drama.
He is in the Speaker’s Chair, as usual, today and it is understood he is not planning to resign despite some 58 MPs signing a motion of no confidence in him.
Sir Lindsay Hoyle is facing growing calls to resign amid accusations he bent the rules to spare Sir Keir Starmer a backbench revolt over Gaza.
Sir Lindsay Hoyle has apologised to the SNP after the House of Commons descended into chaos, as 59 MPs signed a motion of no confidence in the speaker.
Lindsay Hoyle has come out fighting in the face of Tory and Scottish National party attempts to oust him.
Speaker of the house Sir Lindsay Hoyle is facing calls to resign after a Commons vote on a ceasefire in Gaza descended into chaos last night.
The United Kingdom has conducted its first airdrop of aid into Gaza since the outbreak of war, following an agreement with Jordan. On Wednesday, a Jordanian Air Force plane delivered four tonnes of supplies, including medicines, food, and fuel, into the strip.
The Speaker of the House of Commons is facing mounting pressure following a tumultuous debate on a ceasefire in Gaza. Sir Lindsay Hoyle sparked fury from SNP and Conservative MPs when he broke with convention to allow a vote on a Labour motion for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire”.
Lammy said Labour was “mirroring the language” of the UN and the remaining members of the Five Eyes alliance – made up of the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Canada’s intelligence services.
Scott Benton, the MP for Blackpool South, formerly a Conservative, had asked for a reconsideration of the standards committee verdict that he had committed an “extremely serious breach of the rules”.
The mysterious death of Alexei Navalny, a prominent Kremlin critic, continues to dominate Sunday’s headlines.
Prince Harry and speculation of a May general election make the front pages today.
Labour has secured victories in two by-elections against the Conservatives, flipping significant majorities to claim Wellingborough and Kingswood.
The London business paper CITY AM says the UK slipped into a recession at the end of last year after a poor performance from the dominant service sector pushed the economy into contraction, new figures show.
Several of Thursday’s front pages report on the findings of an annual report on antisemitism in the UK, amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Elsewhere, the UK economy and other domestic stories make the front page.
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This month will see three by-elections take place, in what will likely be another serious test for Rishi Sunak and his government.