September 2020

Financial Times Front Page 14th of September 2020

And executives at technology group SoftBank have revived talks about taking it private, according to the Financial Times. There are reportedly frustrations over the drop in SoftBank’s $115bn (£89.86bn) equity valuation compared with the value of its individual holdings, the paper adds. Also on the front page is a report that BP has warned of a peak in global oil demand within the next few years, as the pandemic is expected to usher in a decline for fossil fuels earlier than anticipated.

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Sunday Times Front Page 13th of September 2020

Leaked documents from the Department of Health show that coronavirus is spreading through care homes again, according to The Sunday Times. A memo sent to the health secretary’s team lists care homes in Bristol, Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire and Wolverhampton as among the worst hit. Meanwhile, former prime ministers Tony Blair and Sir John Major have written a joint article accusing Boris Johnson of “embarrassing” the UK by undermining the rule of law and jeopardising the Northern Ireland peace process.

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Sunday Telegraph Front Page 13th of September 2020

The Sunday Telegraph reports that Britain is preparing to opt out of major parts of European human rights laws, including the Human Rights Act, risking a further row with the European Union. The PM’s aides and ministers are drawing up proposals, the paper adds. It comes as Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer accuses Mr Johnson of “reigniting old rows” over Brexit instead of focusing on the coronavirus response. Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, Sir Keir says: “Get on with Brexit and defeat the virus. That should be the Government’s mantra.”

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Sunday Mail Front Page 13th of September 2020

“End the trauma of lone births” is the headline on the front of the Mail on Sunday. The paper describes the “unimaginable anguish” facing thousands of women who cannot be joined by their partners when they give birth due to Covid restrictions. More than 60 MPs, including former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, are calling for NHS Trusts to lift their ban so women do not have to give birth alone.

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Observer Front Page 13th of September 2020

Some of the UK’s top lawyers have accused the attorney general Suella Braverman of sacrificing the UK’s reputation, side-lining legal advisers and bypassing the ministerial code after the government unveiled plans to breach part of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, The Observer says. Five QCs confronted the attorney general during the annual general meeting of the Bar Council on Saturday. Also on the front page is a photo and tribute to designer Sir Terence Conran, who has died at the age of 88.

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