Daily Express

The Daily Express reports that ministers are trying to decide the best way to deal with the Indian coronavirus variant, with cases more than doubling in a week.

The Daily Express leads on Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s claims that two million people will retain their jobs as a result of his COVID recovery plan.

The Queen’s Speech also makes the front page of the Daily Express.The paper says Boris Johnson promised to make Britain a land of “opportunity”.

Boris Johnson appealed to “British common sense” as he confirmed the next step in lifting COVID rules would go ahead as planned next week, reports the Daily Express.

The prime minister will promise that hugs and meeting indoors will be here to stay – that’s on the front of the Daily Express.

Boris Johnson has credited the success of Brexit for triggering a string of historic election victories, according to the Daily Express, with the PM claiming that Leave-backing Hartlepool had given his government the thumbs-up for securing a successful departure from the EU.

The Daily Express leads with the Bank of England’s claim that big-spending consumers will send the economy surging back to pre-COVID levels this year. Spurred on by the vaccine rollout, the boom will trigger the country’s fastest growth since the Second World War.

The Daily Express leads on the rumoured blockade of Jersey’s main port by more than 100 French fishing vessels, which Boris Johnson has described as “completely unjustified”.

The prime minister has blasted the BBC for their coverage of Brexit, the Daily Express reports.

Britain is on the “last lap” of its battle against COVID-19, the foreign secretary says in the Daily Express.