What the papers say – July 9
The nation’s Thursday papers are dominated by Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s £30 billion jobs support package.
The Times, The Daily Telegraph and the Financial Times lead with details of the scheme, which includes an estimated £500 million of taxpayers’ money to subsidise discounts on dining out throughout August.
Sunak serves up £30bn rescue#TomorrowsPapersToday@hendopolispic.twitter.com/wWk4cOGZ3b
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) July 8, 2020
Tomorrow’s Telegraph front page: “Come dine with me"#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/uOsbYJH9AA
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 8, 2020
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Thursday 9 July https://t.co/AiRAukzKpWpic.twitter.com/CGa2ossJ2x
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) July 8, 2020
The Daily Mail and Metro report Mr Sunak’s package also includes cuts to VAT and stamp duty, while the Daily Express hailed the plans as a “budget of hope”.
MAIL: Lunch is on @RishiSunak #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/6nsPXQGZaR
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 8, 2020
Thursday's front page:GRAB A £10RISHI DISHI#tomorrowspaperstoday#BBCPapers#skypaperspic.twitter.com/cR6PGDTr7u
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) July 8, 2020
EXPRESS: @RishiSunak dishes up £30bn budget of hope #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/RLRMeyEo39
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 8, 2020
Meanwhile The Guardian says critics have warned the measures are not enough to prevent a coming “tsunami” of job losses.
Guardian front page, Thursday 9 July 2020: Mass unemployment fears despite Sunak’s ‘plan for jobs’ pic.twitter.com/dOItM35ABn
— The Guardian (@guardian) July 8, 2020
The Daily Mirror leads with Labour’s comments that the package amounts to more of a “meal deal” than a New Deal – a line also used by The Independent and i.
Tomorrow's front page: Chicken feed https://t.co/e8P3EZDwtA#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/KUjTlotLQ9
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) July 8, 2020
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: Meal deals and VAT cuts: @RishiSunak reveals rescue plan #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/DHq4BrI3a7
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 8, 2020
Thursday's front page: Half-price meal deal Chancellor as Rishi Sunak announces billions in spending for mini budget#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/621320Mu1P
— i newspaper (@theipaper) July 8, 2020
And the Daily Star leads with revelations from actor Johnny Depp’s libel case against The Sun newspaper over allegations he was violent to his ex-wife Amber Heard.
STAR: I’ll put Amber’s dog in microwave #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/ZNjG6wZbNO
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 8, 2020