The Guardian
Doctors have accused Rishi Sunak of being “delusional” after he denied the NHS was in crisis and insisted it had the money needed to cope with the surge in winter illnesses, reports The Guardian.
Daily Express
A deal to end the crippling rail strikes could be “in touching distance”, claims Network Rail’s chief negotiator Tim Shoveller. He says he is confident that union members will soon accept an offer on pay and conditions, according to the Daily Express.
i
The i writes that British health officials will test up to 2,000 Chinese nationals arriving at Heathrow every day, searching for any new COVID variants as the the virus spreads out of control in the East Asian country.
Daily Mirror
Health Secretary Steve Barclay has been accused of passing the buck over the current NHS crisis. The Daily Mirror reports he said it was down to COVID, the flu and Strep A, despite a decade of Tory underfunding, as the Unison union claimed years of neglect were to blame.
Financial Times
Shares in electric car company Tesla have tumbled after its new vehicle deliveries fell short of Wall Street expectations – on a day that the US technology rout also pushed Apple’s market capitalisation $1trn below its peak, writes the Financial Times.
The Sun
The Sun leads with a court being told that Olympic cyclist Mark Cavendish and his wife were subjected to a knifepoint robbery while at home with their children – with one masked raider threatening to stab the athlete.
The Times
All children will have to study maths until they are aged 18 under Rishi Sunak’s plans to reimagine the education system, in his first big speech since his inaugural address outside No 10 Downing Street last October, reports The Times.
The Independent
The prime minister has insisted the NHS has the funding it needs to deal with the current crisis, despite health leaders warning the service is on a knife edge and investment is required to protect patients, according to The Independent.
The Daily Telegraph
Rishi Sunak says he wants all pupils to study maths until they are 18, writes The Daily Telegraph. In a speech setting out his vision for Britain, the PM will argue too many children are being “let down” as they leave school without the numeracy skills to prosper in the workplace.
Daily Mail
Some Conservative MPs have warned against the return of face masks after health chiefs urged people suffering from colds and flu to wear them, reports the Daily Mail.
Daily Star
In a tongue in cheek story, the Daily Star says fears are growing for Prime Minister Rishi Sunk after he disappeared from public view as the NHS “crumbles”. The paper has the headline Where’s Rishi? – in a jokey reference to the Where’s Wally? character.
