2022-05-24
i Front Page 24th of May 2022
The PM is waiting to see MPs’ reactions to the first photos that have emerged of him drinking at a lockdown-busting party at 10 Downing Street, the i reports.
The PM is waiting to see MPs’ reactions to the first photos that have emerged of him drinking at a lockdown-busting party at 10 Downing Street, the i reports.
According to Metro, Boris Johnson has once again been accused of lying to parliament following the release of photos of him appearing to raise a toast during a speech at a lockdown party he later claimed never took place.
Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor, has directed officials to draw up plans for a possible windfall tax on more than £10bn of excess profits for electricity generators, including wind farm operators, on top of a tax on North Sea oil and gas producers.
According to the Mirror, E.On’s head says prices are too high and that more needs to be done to prevent people from falling into fuel poverty.
A two-week heatwave is predicted for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend by the Daily Star.
Times front page reports on the growing problem of fuel poverty in the UK.
In the Daily Mail, Boris Johnson’s allies claim Sue Gray is “playing politics” over the release of her report on the lockdown parties in Downing Street.
Approximately 400,000 children and young people are treated every month for mental health issues, according to the Guardian.
In anticipation of the publication of the Sue Gray report into lockdown parties at Downing Street, the government is preparing to defend Boris Johnson over Partygate, reports the i.