2024-07-09
Daily Express Front Page 9th of July 2024
The Daily Express reports on the looming threat of significant tax increases this autumn, following the chancellor’s warning of the worst public finances since WWII.
The Daily Express reports on the looming threat of significant tax increases this autumn, following the chancellor’s warning of the worst public finances since WWII.
The i reports that the Chancellor is gearing up for a showdown on housing as Labour aims to fulfil its promise of constructing 300,000 homes each year.
A review has uncovered a toxic and dysfunctional culture within the Nursing and Midwifery Council, reports The Independent.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has instructed the Treasury to conduct an analysis of previous Conservative government spending and warned of difficult choices ahead, while pledging to build 1.5 million homes.
Thousands of holidaymakers have been left stranded as airlines cancel flights due to bad weather and air traffic control issues, impacting numerous airports in the UK and Europe.
The Independent reports that France has decisively rejected the far right, dealing a significant blow to Marine Le Pen’s ambitions.
France has entered a political crisis as the radical left-wing New Popular Front emerged victorious in the parliamentary elections, with no party securing an absolute majority and speculation of a new constitution under President Macron intensifying.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to improve the economy and expose a £58 billion shortfall in public services attributed to the Tories’ handling of tax.
The Daily Express has launched its own manifesto to hold the Labour Government accountable, with key pledges including boosting growth, revamping the NHS, protecting borders and Brexit, maintaining the pension triple lock, backing women’s rights, saving High Streets, increasing the armed forces, and protecting the countryside.
Labour plans to reintroduce housing targets with an overhaul of planning rules to fulfil a commitment to build 1.5 million homes within five years.