Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
Wednesday’s front pages cover the speculation of a UK-US post-Brexit trade deal, which appears to have been shut down by US President Joe Biden. The morning’s papers also cover the ongoing energy crisis and the fears bills will rise.
Several papers consider No 10’s decision to cove the production costs of a US fertiliser firm to help boost supplies of carbon dioxide needed in the food industry.
The papers cover the home secretary’s plan to deal with the “eco-mob” of climate protesters disrupting traffic on the M25.
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UK-US trade deal
The Guardian says Boris Johnson’s hopes of a bilateral agreement “have all but evaporated.”
The Express discusses the possible alternative – a “colossal” trade pact between Britain, the US, Canada and Mexico. The paper insists the tie-up would boost the economy and reinforce the UK on the global stage.
The Times says such a move would ark a “highly symbolic realignment” of British trade away from Europe. Whilst the Telegraph sees it as a “stark admission” of a changed trade strategy given that “for half a decade since the Brexit vote a UK-US deal has been a key foreign policy goal”.
Eco mob
The Daily Mail’s headline says “I’ll lock up the eco-mob”, as it says Priti Patel plans to crack down on climate protesters disrupting traffic on the M25.
The Sun slams four vicars who took part in the latest demonstration calling them the “Thickos of Dibley.”
