The Independent – We’ll turn corner on Brexit and fix relations with EU
The Independent says the PM has put the country on ‘alert’ for a ‘painful Budget’ paving the way for tax rises and spending cuts. The paper says the PM’s trip to Europe is a genuine attempt to strive for an ‘ambitious partnership with Europe.’
Elsewhere, the front page leaves room for the newly released image of the Gallagher brothers following the announcement their band Oasis will reunite for a UK and Ireland tour in 2025 – more than 20 years since the band split up following a falling out between the brothers.
Maybe, Definitely! Oasis reunion confirmed as Liam and Noel Gallagher mend rift 15 years after fallout
Stop crying your heart out, Oasis fans. The rock band have announced their long-awaited reunion and, with it, their first UK and Ireland shows in 16 years.
After more than a decade of rumours, brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher have (seemingly) healed their longstanding rift and will join one another onstage for the Oasis Live 25 tour, where they will play a string of stadium shows in Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin across summer 2025.
“I never did like that word FORMER,” Liam, 51, had teased of his frontman status just hours earlier, while responding to fans pleading with him to confirm the news.
The tour will include four nights at Heaton Park in Manchester, the band’s hometown, between 11 to 20 July, along with four shows at Wembley Stadium in London from 25 July to 3 August. Gaps in the band’s touring schedule suggest that further shows could be added at a later date.
UK politics live: Starmer says ‘once-in-a-generation’ treaty with Germany will boost post-Brexit trade
Sir Keir Starmer has announced the UK will work towards a “once-in-a-generation” treaty with Germany in a bid to boost post-Brexit trade.
In a press conference in Berlin alongside Olaf Scholz, the prime minsiter said a new treaty between the two countries will help “deliver for working people” and create “deeper links on science, technology, development, people, business, and culture”.
Sir Keir said a ‘closer relatinoship’ on exchanges will be negotiated in the treaty but ruled out a deal on the youth mobility scheme.
In the UK, the Tories warned the PM is planning to hike capital gains tax and inheritance tax and a raid on pensions.
Sir Keir said the nation is bracer for a “painful” October Budget and claimed the country must accept “short-term pain” for “long-term good”.
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
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Editorial 28 August 2024.
Almost all of Wednesday’s front pages cover Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s speech in the rose garden at Downing Street, where he warned the public that the October budget would be “painful” as they need to plug a £22bn “black hole” in public finances.
Other papers lead on Starmer’s trip to Europe where the British prime minister aims to ‘reset’ relations and turn a corner on Brexit. “We must turn a corner on Brexit and fix the broken relationships left behind by the previous government,” he said.
News of the Oasis reunion tour is featured on the front page of most newspapers, as the band announced they will tour the UK and Ireland in 2025.