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The Sunday Times splashes on an article by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak in which they insist the planned £12bn hike in National Insurance from April is the “right plan” and “must go ahead”. Despite MPs’ calls for the tax hike to be cancelled to ease cost of living increases, the paper says the chancellor has ultimately won the “tug-of-war” over the rise – with the joint article an apparent attempt at a show of unity between the pair after “months of tensions over economic policy”.

Sunday Times Front Page 25th of January 2026

Andy Burnham will seek a Commons seat in a by-election, challenging the PM’s direction. In a letter he urges a new approach on growth, regional investment and public services, saying current plans lack urgency. The move is widely viewed as a test of the PM’s authority within the party.

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Sunday Times Front Page 18th of January 2026

The PM condemned new US tariffs linked to a renewed push to buy Greenland, describing the approach as coercive. Britain is consulting allies on a response and warns the levies could hit UK and European firms. Denmark and Greenland leaders have rejected any sale.

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Sunday Times Front Page 11th of January 2026

Reports indicate the death toll from nationwide protests in Iran has climbed into the hundreds amid an intensified crackdown. Hospitals are reportedly treating large numbers of injured. The US and allies say they support the demonstrators and are considering steps to pressure the regime.

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