The Times
Rishi Sunak will commit to pressing ahead with oil and gas exploration and production in the North Sea, using a trip to Scotland on Monday to confirm 100 licences will be issued to companies that want to extract those fossil fuels from the waters, writes The Times.
The Daily Telegraph
An extra 50,000 families are set to be dragged into paying inheritance tax – nearly four times more than previously predicted, with officials blaming higher-than-expected inflation, according to The Daily Telegraph.
The Guardian
The Guardian says ministers are considering restrictions on councils’ ability to impose 20mph speed limits in a new shift against green policies and traffic schemes – a stance condemned by safety and travel groups as shortsighted and divisive.
The Sun
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has ordered a review of low traffic neighbourhoods but campaigners have urged him to do much more to end the war on motorists, writes The Sun.
Daily Mail
Scrapping the ‘tourist tax’ could give Britain a £10bn boost, says the Daily Mail, citing new research. The paper states the report suggests bringing back tax-free shopping for overseas visitors will have a net positive effect on government coffers.
Daily Mirror
The father of a boy killed by a dog has backed the Daily Mirror’s campaign to crack down on dangerous pets with a change in the law.
Daily Express
The Daily Express claims the tax office was the worst offender in its call handling probe, with a caller left on hold for almost three hours before they were able to speak to a staff member at HMRC.
Daily Star
The Daily Star has the headline ‘Summer Brolly Days’ and claims five Atlantic deluges are heading to the UK over the next fortnight.
i
New polling suggests 52% of Britons are worried about paying for everyday essentials, such as food, petrol and bills, each month amid the worst cost of living crisis in a generation, reports the i.
Financial Times
The government has made it cheaper for industry to pollute in Britain compared with the EU by watering down carbon reforms, in a sign the Tories are backsliding on their climate agenda, writes the Financial Times.
The Independent
The UK’s most senior A&E doctor has criticised government plans to prepare the NHS for winter, saying they are wholly insufficient and inadequate provision could see thousands of people die needlessly, according to The Independent.
Metro
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has hinted at peace talks in the Ukraine war – as Kyiv’s drones hit Moscow, reports Metro.
