Hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are the former trade minister, lord digbyjones, and the broadcaster henry bonsu. Great to have you both back and i promise we do have a little bit longer this time around. I know i have been told, henry, about your tweet. Tomorrows front pages, starting with. Lets start with the telegraph. It says that chancellor rishi sunak is set to announce wage subsidies to replace the furlough scheme as the country prepares for six more months of covid curbs. The express hails a jobs lifeline to take the country through the coronavirus outbreak this winter. The same story makes the front page of the times. It says the chancellors measures will also include vat cuts and more loans for businesses. Rishi sunaks package to support the economy is covered in the Financial Times, too. The newspaper also reports that his autumn budget has been scrapped. A different story in the mirror. It leads with the labour le
The monday after new year is when the uk kicks back into gear after christmas. But not in 2021. Many businesses and offices remain closed or empty and the second wave of covid 19 is taking its toll. There is a newecord daily number of cases, the death toll is passed 75,000, the Health Service is facing severe perhaps close to unbearable pressure and it seems certain england is heading into another lockdown. In an hour, borisjohnson will address the country and we know more restrictions are coming. Time and again during this pandemic, mrjohnson has asserted that something would not happen before soon after confirming that it would. He attacked the idea of a second lockdown in november and then introduced one. He attacked the idea of changing christmas regulations and then changed them. And the same pattern is playing out. Before and after christmas as cases and concerns rose, the Prime Minister insisted some schools would open. Today he said children and teachers were safe to go back. B
Will go into lockdown from midnight tonight. It is no exaggeration to say i am more concerned about the situation we face now that i have been at any time since march last year. Parents and teachers face a confusing picture of Primary School closures in england as unions call for a delay to children returning to classrooms. A 13 year old boy stabbed to death in reading has been identified as oliver lucas stephens. Five teenagers are being held by police in connection with his murder. Ijust want i just want to find 11,780 votes which is one more than we have. An outcry in the United States as President Trump is recorded phoning up President Trump is recorded phoning up officials in georgia change the Election Results there. The Prime Minister will make a televised address to the nation at eight oclock this evening to set out further steps to deal with rising coronavirus cases in england. The house of commons has been recalled to sit on wednesday. Lets take a look at what we know so far.
The measures, including a closure of schools affecting almost all pupils, come as britain raises its coronavirus alert to the highest possible level. South africa is facing a new variant of the coronavirus that is more of a risk than the mutation found in the uk. Scientists are testing it to see if it could limit the efficacy of vaccines. Two democrat congressmen have called on the fbi to investigate Donald Trumps phone call to the top election official in georgia. They say the president s request to find more votes to overturn joe bidens victory in the state broke election law. The Usjustice Department has said it is extremely disappointed, and will appeal, after a court in london refused to extradite the wikileaks founder, Julian Assange. Thejudge said there was a real risk of suicide. On the part of mrjulian assigned. Assange. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are caroline wheeler, deputy Political Editor of the sunday times