2022-05-20
Times Front Page 20th of May 2022
In a groundbreaking move by the NHS, almost one million patients with insomnia will be prescribed self-help apps instead of sleeping pills.
In a groundbreaking move by the NHS, almost one million patients with insomnia will be prescribed self-help apps instead of sleeping pills.
The Times reports that No 10 is resisting pressure to impose a windfall tax on energy companies because it would be “ideologically unconservative”.
According to The Times, the chancellor plans to cut taxes and discount heating bills.
Nearly half of the chancellor’s 5p fuel duty cut has not been passed on to consumers, according to The Times.
The new chief inspector of police tells The Times that officers must focus on reducing crime rather than politics.
Educator Nadhim Zahawi told The Times that Britain should not “tilt the system” to ensure more people from state schools are admitted to Oxbridge.
The Times reports that Jeremy Hunt has warned Boris Johnson that last week’s local elections were not just “mid-term blues” for the Conservatives, but also a sign the party risks losing the next election unless it tackles the cost of living crisis.
Boris Johnson has also pledged to support Sweden and Finland if Vladimir Putin invades.
According to The Times, neighbors will be able to vote on the style and size of new homes, extensions, and conversions in their area under government plans.
The Times reports that Sir Keir Starmer is gambling his political career on an investigation into whether he broke Coronavirus rules.