Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
Wednesday’s front pages cover the ongoing petrol crisis, with one paper suggesting it could go on for another month. Another popular angle on the story is the prime ministers plan to save Christmas which is at risk of being disrupted due to lorry driver shortages and supply chain chaos. Most of the front pages feature a picture from the James Bond – No Time To Die – London premiere, with the Duchess of Cambridge and Daniel Craig’s fashion choices being the biggest talking points.
‘PM Plans to save Christmas’ & ‘Petrol crisis to continue’
The Daily Express insists the prime minister is drawing up a number of plans to save Christmas by keeping petrol stations and supermarkets stocked. The Daily Star says the ongoing fuel crisis has turned Britain into the “Wild West” following reports of fights on forecourts. The Daily Mail says Boris Johnson is battling to stop Christmas being ruined by lorry driver shortages and supply chain chaos.
Meanwhile, The Times suggests the petrol station crisis could go on for another month even if people stop panic buying. Boris Johnson has rejected pleas to give health and care workers priority access to fuel, The Independent writes.
According to The Daily Telegraph, a fresh Brexit fishing war is threatening to break out after the government rejected three-quarters of applications from small French boats to fish waters around Britain. The petrol pump crisis appears to be coming to an end – but not before fuel fury sparked violence on the forecourts, Metro reports.
“Petrol rage takes hold” is how the i puts it. The paper says queues could last days – as service station managers report attacks by customers as tempers flare at the pumps. The Financial Times reports on warnings the US risks running out of money by 18 October if Congress does not resolve the stalemate over raising the country’s debt ceiling.
Sir Keir Starmer is set to break from the legacy of Jeremy Corbyn and accuse the government of being “lost in the woods” in his keenly-awaited conference speech, The Guardian says.
