Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
Friday’s front pages feature pictures of protesters who scaled the Prime Minister’s Yorkshire home. Five Greenpeace protesters have been arrested.
The Bank of England’s interest rate warnings also make the papers.
Interest rates remain high
The Bank of England has warned that interest rates will remain high for longer than previously thought.
The i newspaper predicts the main rate will rise to 5.5% and stay at that level for three years.
Meanwhile, the Times says the suggestion a rate cut is unlikely before the end of next year is a blow to Tory strategists, because Rishi Sunak may have to go to the polls with homeowners still struggling under high mortgage rates.
Elsewhere, the Daily Mirror takes issue with remarks from Works and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride who said earlier in the week that people over the age of 50 should consider delivering takeaways and other flexible jobs.
According to the Daily Telegraph, the government is planning the biggest expansion of private sector involvement in the NHS since the Tony Blair era, in an effort to reduce waiting lists.
Greenpeace protests
Several front pages feature pictures of Greenpeace activists – protesting against new licences for oil – on the roof of Rishi Sunak’s family home in North Yorkshire, including the Guardian.
“How on Earth could this be allowed to happen?” asks the Daily Mail.
The Daily Express goes further to say on its front page that “heads must roll” over the security breach.