Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
Monday’s front pages report on a variety of stories, with UK politics taking the lead for several papers.
The Times reports that PM Rishi Sunak has warned that political correctness is feeding child abuse gangs, while Labour’s mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, has criticised the government’s language, calling it a “dog-whistle”. A Downing Street spokesman tells The Daily Telegraph that ministers want to make sure that Asian grooming rings don’t escape justice because of “cultural sensitivities”.
The Mirror questions Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s expenses claims for her main home in Hertfordshire while living rent-free in her parents’ home. The Guardian reports on Braverman’s denial that Brexit is to blame for tailbacks in Dover, whilst the Metro brands the weekend’s disruption “the Easter hol delays”.
The Financial Times suggests that finance workers may escape personal responsibility for their failings under the government’s plans to change City regulation.
The i reports on the possibility of a public inquiry into mental health care in the NHS, while The Sun claims that drug gangs have put a bounty on the head of Thomas Cashman, convicted of killing nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel.
Finally, several papers feature images of Jodie Comer receiving the best actress prize at the Olivier Awards.
