Foreign lorry drivers will be allowed back into Britain in an “extraordinary Brexit U-turn”, The Guardian says, reporting on the shortage of drivers that has seen some petrol stations forced to close.
The Guardian leads with increasing pressure on the government as a shortage of lorry drivers leads to problems delivering fuel.
Ministers have admitted they are considering a windfall tax on companies profiting from record gas prices, The Guardian claims.
The Guardian leads on the same story quoting a senior government source as saying: “There are a variety of different ways to do this. The question is whether the US administration is ready. The ball is in the US’s court. It takes two to tango.”
Number 10 has been warned that the rise in energy prices could make this winter “very, very difficult” for thousands of Britons, The Guardian reports.
The Guardian writes that Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng will hold an emergency meeting with gas industry chiefs on Monday morning in an effort to contain the fallout caused by soaring market prices on consumers and businesses.
A group of senior scientific advisors have told The Guardian that ministers have been “unwilling” to listen to their advice on controlling the pandemic.
The Guardian leads with backlash over the US and UK’s nuclear submarine pact with Australia, citing concerns that the alliance could provoke China and prompt conflict in the Pacific.
The Guardian has a warning that up to 7,000 people a day could be admitted to hospital with COVID-19 in England next month unless the government introduces stricter measures.
Boris Johnson is set to confirm the start of a booster jabs programme for the over-50s, according to The Guardian.
The Guardian leads with a survey of more than 20,000 working parents who say the childcare system is crippling them financially.
The Guardian says GPs are “struggling to guarantee safe care” for millions of patients due to a shortage of medics, citing Britain’s top family doctor.
The Guardian leads with new research that says scrapping the £1,000-a-year boost to universal credit next month will result in mental illness and poorer health for thousands of people, and will hit the sickest areas of the UK hardest.
The Guardian reports on warnings from experts and professionals that Boris Johnson’s £12bn health and social care plan will fail to fix the healthcare crisis.