2022-02-04
Financial Times Front Page 4th of February 2022
The Bank of England has warned that households face the worst squeeze on their disposable incomes for at least 30 years, reports the Financial Times.
The Bank of England has warned that households face the worst squeeze on their disposable incomes for at least 30 years, reports the Financial Times.
The Mirror suggests it is “D-day” for Mr Sunak over the cost of living crisis – with a poll suggesting just a £30 increase in bills would push a quarter of Britons into crisis.
A report that the Chancellor plans to reduce council tax for millions of people also features on The Times front page.
The US decision to send thousands of troops to eastern Europe is the subject of the Daily Star’s pun-based take on Russia-Ukraine tensions.
The chancellor’s plans to tackle the cost of living crisis make the front of The Daily Telegraph, which says he plans to lend billions to energy firms and cut council tax for the country’s poorest.
The Guardian’s top story is about mounting pressure on Boris Johnson to resign after more Tory MPs said he should step down.
Boris Johnson’s phone call with Vladimir Putin makes the front of Metro.
The FT leads with a report that Chancellor Rishi Sunak and the Bank of England will work together to avert a “cost of living catastrophe”.