beijing, which is hosting the chinese communist party congress, have been placed under covid lockdown. some areas have been cordoned off following a slight increase in infections. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sonia sodha, who s the chief leader writer for the observer, and gerri scott, who s a political reporter at the times. tomorrow s front pages, starting with. the economist nods to italy s turbulent politics, likening it to the chaos of westminster. it features liz truss dressed as a centurion, holding a pizza shaped shield, with a union jack design and one slice eaten. liz truss goes down in history as britain s shortest serving prime minister; a photo of her outside downing street announcing her departure makes the front of the ft. straight to the point on the front of the mirror. it says the british public want their day at the ballot box. the telegraph is reporting that borisjohnson is privately urgin
national assembly. the times reports on the possibility of further walk outs, with teachers and doctors unions threatening to join the strikes. so let s begin. thank you both forjoining us. geri, we will start with the guardian and the story we have been talking about, anticipating the rail strikes ahead. it says anger as ministers refused tojoin a ahead. it says anger as ministers refused to join a last minute effort to halt rail your thoughts? i refused to join a last-minute effort to halt rail your thoughts?- to halt railyour thoughts? i think we are all hoping to halt railyour thoughts? i think we are all hoping that to halt railyour thoughts? i think we are all hoping that we - to halt railyour thoughts? i think we are all hoping that we will. to halt railyour thoughts? i think we are all hoping that we will | we are all hoping that we will they will get around the table and bash out a deal, but it seems extremely likely these strikes will go ahead this week and
border because in terms of the merits of border measures, evidence has been received border measures, evidence has been received by border measures, evidence has been received by the inquiry to the fact that less received by the inquiry to the fact that less stringent measures like screening that less stringent measures like screening and leaflets and temperature checks are unlikely to work because they can be circumnavigated. practical difficulties with any border system of restriction. scientifically, there of restriction. scientifically, there was no support for complete trorder there was no support for complete border closure or quarantine because they are border closure or quarantine because they are very difficult to maintain and politically divisive and also unlikely and politically divisive and also unlikely to work? and politically divisive and also unlikely to work? yes, in a sense the technical unlikely to work? yes, in a sense the technicaljudgmen