Ahead of the “knife-edge vote” on the proposed welfare bill today, The Guardian reports that Labour’s “bid to woo rebels” is in “chaos”. One vocal rebel MP, Rachel Maskell, told the paper “it was falling apart in the Commons today because MPs were exposing so many holes in the government’s plans”. Police opening an inquiry into Bob Vylan and Kneecap after a review of their controversial performances at Glastonbury, and “Ukraine’s unwitting suicide bombers”, both feature on the front page. Also splashed across it is a photo of British women’s tennis No1 Emma Radacanu – she has “sailed past Mimi Xu to become one of seven Britons to make second round” at Wimbledon.
“Diluted welfare reform halves savings but still pushes 150,000 into poverty” reads the headline on the front page of the Financial Times ahead of the vote on the bill. A photo of Estonian soldiers at their border with Russia tops the paper. The FT writes that many along Nato’s border “expect President Vladimir Putin to one day turn his attention to the alliance’s eastern flank”. The pink paper also says Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to announce a cut to annual tax-free-cash Isa allowance this month.
Rebel MPs are “set to humiliate PM today” says the Daily Mail on the welfare vote. Elsewhere on the front, British women’s tennis No 1 Emma Raducanu cheers as she and “special friend Carlos roar into second round” of Wimbledon – Spanish player Carlos Alcaraz is her partner in the mixed doubles of the US Open. The paper also promises to reveal what the late “Queen really thought about Meghan”.
No 10 is in its “final push to win over rebel MPs ahead of welfare vote” writes The i Paper. One MP told the paper: “I think nearly every Labour MP would like to see it go.” The i also features the “investigation into Bob Vylan and Kneecap over Glastonbury sets” and the “hot, hot, hot” weather. Water companies warn people to “save water or we’ll ban hosepipes”, it adds.
The Daily Telegraph headlines on “BBC boss at festival for rapper’s hate chant”. Tim Davie “made decision on anti-Israel broadcast that left footage online all day”, it writes. A BBC spokesperson said: “The Director General was informed of the incident after the performance and at that point he was clear it should not feature in any other Glastonbury coverage.” On the welfare cuts, the Telegraph says Sir Keir Starmer’s benefit deal with rebels “unravels”. Sir Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham – “Labour’s two most powerful mayors” – have “urged backbenchers to oppose their plans” in “another blow to the prime minister’s dwindling authority”. And the royal train is being decommissioned after “more than 150 years of service”. King Charles III will bid the “fondest of farewells” to it, writes The Telegraph.
“BBC boss has ‘to act now or resign'” writes the Daily Express. Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharen Haskel said executives behind the live coverage of Bob Vylan’s antisemitic chants at Glastonbury needed to be held to account, the Express reports. The BBC has said it “stands firmly against incitement to violence” and that “the antisemitic sentiments expressed by Bob Vylan were utterly unacceptable”. It said that it had issued a language warning on the livestream which was in line with its editorial guidance but added “with hindsight we should have pulled the stream during the performance”. Elsewhere on the front of the Express, Raducanu is hailed as one of the many “red-hot Brits” at Wimbledon.
“NHS will prioritise UK doctors and nurses” in a bid to make the health service “self-sufficient”, writes The Times. A ten-year plan due to be published this week will “commit to hiring no more than one in ten NHS recruits from overseas”, the paper reports. And Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of “breaking his promises over welfare” by rebel MPs, The Times reports.
“Did somebody say… just nicked” reads The Sun’s headline, riffing on the food delivery service Just Eat’s jingle. The paper follows up on reporting that food delivery services were hiring people without a legal right to work in the UK. Just Eat said it would conduct facial recognition checks daily instead of monthly, and “fully” supported government efforts to tackle illegal working. The paper also praises a “volley good show” from Raducanu at Wimbledon.
Metro headlines on drag queen “The Vivienne’s tragic last hours”, writing that an inquest found five snap bags at the star’s home which it says contained ketamine. James Lee Williams, the performer’s real name, was set to appear in Cabaret on the West End.
The Daily Mirror calls the treatment of those in care homes during the pandemic “generational slaughter”, quoting senior civil servant Alasdair Donaldson. A report from Mr Donaldson says the response to the pandemic may be “the greatest policy failure” ever. Also on the front page, “Britain bakes” amid “heat highs and more to come”.
“You ain’t seen nothing sweat!” writes the Daily Star, reporting “record-breaking summer temperatures on way”. In other front page news for the Star, Oasis front men the “Gallaghers tease more gigs”.
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