2022-04-08
Daily Telegraph Front Page 8th of April 2022
Rishi Sunak’s allies have pointed the finger at No 10 after politically damaging leaks about the Chancellor, reports The Daily Telegraph.
Rishi Sunak’s allies have pointed the finger at No 10 after politically damaging leaks about the Chancellor, reports The Daily Telegraph.
The Independent reports pressure is “growing” on Rishi Sunak and his wife to come clean on details of their tax affairs after it was reported she used non-domicile status and pays no UK tax on her foreign earnings.
Russia has been stripped of its place on the United Nations human rights council following its invasion of Ukraine, Metro reports.
Aluminum producer Rusal has become the first Russian company to publicly call for an inquiry into alleged war crimes in Bucha, according to the Financial Times.
A chef who was fired by P&O ferries is suing the disgraced company for discrimination, according to the Daily Star.
Olympics stars, including swimmer Sharron Davies, have backed Boris Johnson after the prime minister declared that biological males shouldn’t be allowed to compete in women’s sport, the Daily Express writes.
The Times reports that British military chiefs are drawing up plans to send armoured vehicles to Ukraine in the belief that the next three weeks will be critical in determining the outcome of the war.
Rishi Sunak’s wife may be spared paying millions in UK taxes while her husband raids the nation’s wallets, the Daily Mirror writes. Akshata Murty “has always and will continue to pay UK taxes on all her UK income”, her spokeswoman has said after a report she had claimed non-domicile status.
The Daily Mail writes that Boris Johnson came out fighting for women on Wednesday, saying “biological males” should not be allowed to compete in female sports.
Boris Johnson will put nuclear energy at the heart of the UK’s new energy strategy on Thursday – but ministers have refused to set targets for onshore wind and vowed to continue the exploitation of North Sea oil and gas, The Guardian reports.