The Daily Telegraph
The Telegraph says Rishi Sunak is set to overturn the ban on building new onshore wind farms to avoid a Conservative rebellion.
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is under pressure as he pledges to “spend what it takes” to make schools safe but no new funding has been allocated, i reports.
The Times
The Times reports that hundreds of schools have no idea whether their buildings are safe as ministers are urged to speed up inspections into dangerous concrete.
Daily Mirror
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has promised no income tax rises if the party wins the next election, in an interview with the Daily Mirror.
The Sun
The Sun reports on Danny Cipriani’s new book in which he says former England coach Eddie Jones quizzed him on his relationship with Kirsty Gallacher.
The Guardian
The Guardian reports that the Treasury has admitted no extra funding will be allocated to the education budget to cover repairs and closures, in the wake of the RAAC row.
Daily Star
The Daily Star says the hottest day of the year is on its way, with predicted temperatures of 33C.
Daily Mail
There has been a ten-fold rise in the number of council staff working from abroad in the last three years, the Daily Mail reports.
The Independent
The Independent’s front page says 30,000 babies could be hospitalised for respiratory syncytial virus – as doctors criticise the government for delays in rolling out a new vaccine to tackle the illness.
Metro
The chief executive of Tesco has called on the government to criminalise abuse and violence against shop workers specifically after a surge in attacks, Metro says.
Financial Times
The paper reports that Chinese lenders extended billions of dollars to Russian banks when Western institutions pulled out of the country after its invasion of Ukraine last February.
