Hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are the author and journalist mihir bose, and former pensions minister, baroness altmann. Lets start with a look at some of those front pages for tomorrow. The metro leads with the vaccination programme. It says there are hopes that all over 50s could have covid jabs by the end of march. According to the daily mail, ministers are hoping to ease restrictions in may. But the guardian carries an interview withjeremy hunt, the former Health Secretary, who advises against lifting lockdown until coronavirus cases fall to 1,000 a day. When lockdown does ease, Outdoor Sport and Socialising Are Set to be among the first activities to return thats according to the times. The telegraph focus on the Hotel Quarantine plans, for people arriving from Coronavirus Hotspots it says ministers are racing to reserve more than 28,000 hotel rooms, in preparation for that Scheme Starting in mid february. The mirror l
American Steel Company and said it is vital that the company remain owned and operated in the us. This is a big deal and notjust politically. Nippon steel is set to pay 14. 9 billion to acquire the us giant. But politically, this is territory President Biden knows well. He has cast himself as the champion of the Working Class and has called himself the most pro Union President in history. He made headlines for walking the picket line with striking Auto Union Workers last fall. Unionised steelworkers could land the president supporting his election bid. The four north americas largest industrial union. For his part, former President Donald Trump pledged to block the deal if he retakes the white house. The president of the United Steel Workers International welcomed the call from biden on thursday, agreeing that Foreign Ownership would leave the us vulnerable when it comes to prioritising its own defence and infrastructure. It is bound to be a topic of conversation between key allies whe
In the 90s and early 00s. Now this comes hot on the heels of disappointing china trade data on tuesday showing exports sank at their fastest rate since the pandemic. Global demand for chinese made goods is falling, down more 14 in the year tojuly. But domestic demand is down too with imports also falling by more than 12 in the same period. Earlier, i spoke to janet mui, whos the head of Market Analysis at rbc brewin dolphin, and she explained where the deflation was coming from. Deflation data, basically mostly coming from food prices and also commodities prices like raw materials, energy, etc. Actually, if you look at the underlying inflation, things like services, things like tourism, leisure, hotels, actually they are up. The Core Inflation is up from 0. 4 to 0. 8 , but obviously its still pretty muted. So overall, i think it is a concern that china prices are contracting and it could be lasting for a while as well. How likely do you think it is, though, that china is going to be
Effective bankruptcy in the next few years unless the Funding System is reformed. A report by the local Government Information Unit has Found Services like parks, Leisure Facilities and libraries are at risk of being cut, while council tax could rise in some areas. Our reporter Vincent Mcaviney has more. Yay well done. Alex is about to turn 18, and on top of the regular worries parents have about their children, mum, sylvia also has to think about alexs autism and the extra support he needs to gain independence. Support thats under fire for her and other families as Birmingham City council struggles with financial difficulties. What you get is families that are on their knees with a trauma presentation, traumatised kids, and they never get decent outcomes. Theyjust end up constantly trying to get the basics, which everybody else s child gets naturally. And its Notjust Birmingham thats struggling. Across the country, councils are warning that front line neighbourhood Services Like parks
Im Jesse Watters along with judge jeanine pirro, jessica tarlov, katie pavlich, and greg gutfeld. Its 5 00 in New York City and this is the five. Its a tale of two border trips. Joe biden and donald trump making dueling visits to the besieged border in texas and seeing two different realities. On the left, President Biden wrapping up remarks in brownsville after shuffling his way around the sanitized version of the border. The area he is and once saw 10,000 illegals a day, but thanks to the texas razor wire he wants to remove, crossings are an alltime low. Here is the president. Folks, its real simple. Its time to act. It is long past time to act and they desperately need more resources. More agents, more officers, more judges, more equipment, in order to secure our border. Folks, it is time for us to move on this. We cant wait any longer. Folks, the bipartisan Border Security deal is a win for the American People. And it is a win for the people of texas. And it is fair for those who l