2021-09-08
Daily Telegraph Front Page 8th of September 2021
Boris Johnson’s plan to raise taxes by the highest amount since the war has made the front of The Daily Telegraph.
Boris Johnson’s plan to raise taxes by the highest amount since the war has made the front of The Daily Telegraph.
Tory rebels are denouncing Boris Johnson’s plans for a tax rise to pay for the effect lockdowns have had on the NHS, The Daily Telegraph reports.
Three former chancellors have criticised Boris Johnson’s plan to up national insurance to cover the cost of adult social care, The Daily Telegraph reports.
The Daily Telegraph reports that children aged between 12 and 15 are expected to be offered a COVID-19 vaccine, against the recommendation from the government’s advisers.
The prime minister is expected to announce a rise in National Insurance which would see 25 million people paying more to fund social care, The Daily Telegraph reports.
The Daily Telegraph features the news that third COVID jabs will be offered to vulnerable people.
The Daily Telegraph has the latest from Joe Biden, who warns that the US can no longer be the world’s policeman.
The RAF may launch air strikes against the Islamic State in Afghanistan, The Daily Telegraph reports.
The Daily Telegraph leads with a story that Afghan commandos could fight for the British Army, like Gurkhas from Nepal.
The Daily Telegraph quotes Boris Johnson saying he felt “a great sense of regret” that British forces would leave Afghanistan without having rescued up to 1,100 Afghans who served alongside them.