Observer

Tens of millions of doses of the coronavirus vaccine made in Belgium will be flown into the UK by military planes to avoid delays caused by Brexit, according to The Observer.

Boris Johnson is facing a backbench backlash from his own party, after they accused the government of exaggerating capacity problems in the NHS in an attempt to win their support, The Observer writes.

The prime minister, Boris Johnson, and the health secretary, Matt Hancock, acted “unlawfully” when appointing three key figures – including the head of NHS Test and Trace, Dido Harding  – to posts in the fight against COVID-19, according to a legal challenge submitted by campaigners to the high court, The Observer reports.

Boris Johnson’s new press chief was left in tears after she claimed she had received negative briefings against her by a former Downing Street official, according to The Observer.

The Observer fills its front page with a picture of America’s president-elect.

The Observer leads with the prime minister’s announcement of a new national lockdown in England, describing it as “an extraordinary U-turn”.

The Observer leads with news that 2,000 child health specialists have condemned the government’s decision not to fund free meals for disadvantaged children in England over the school holidays.

A jobs crisis will hit up to a million young people within weeks, according to research in The Observer.

The Guardian says some leaders in northern England have described the Chancellor’s expansion of the Job Support Scheme as a “kick in the teeth” because it would not alleviate the financial hardship of a new lockdown. 

The Observer leads on confusion over Donald Trump’s health, with the paper claiming many fear the White House “lied” about the timeline of his coronavirus diagnosis.