What the papers say – September 25
The Chancellor’s economic recovery plan dominates the nation’s newspapers.
The Daily Express calls the rescue package “Houdini Rishi’s” daring escape plan.
Tomorrow's front page: 'Houdini Rishi's daring £5BN escape plan' https://t.co/lhV3mFTQf3#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/zXiRmRFiea
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) September 24, 2020
The Daily Mail‘s front page echoes that theme somewhat, carrying Mr Rishi’s call for Britons to now “live without fear”.
Friday's @DailyMailUK#MailFrontPagespic.twitter.com/E6pSpXrCV2
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) September 24, 2020
Or, as The Daily Telegraph reports, to “face up to the hard choices”.
Tomorrow’s Telegraph front page: “'We need to face up to the hard choices'”#TomorrowsPapersToday
Read here: https://t.co/2PyxtF4YRKpic.twitter.com/cT2NDnbWQA
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) September 24, 2020
Metro has dubbed the Chancellor “Radical Rishi”.
METRO: Radical @RishiSunak #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/gm7bxh8RmH
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) September 24, 2020
But the Daily Mirror calls his rescue package “too little, too late”.
Tomorrow's front page: Too little too late #tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/ibnGGIHGltpic.twitter.com/Y0qX5qbJis
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) September 24, 2020
And The Times carries warnings about fears of major job losses since Mr Sunak ultimately scaled back his plan – a message also carried in The Guardian and The Independent.
Job fears as chancellor scales back rescue plan#tomorrowspaperstoday@hendopolispic.twitter.com/Eec8qA00K8
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) September 24, 2020
Tomorrow's @Guardian: Sunak warns of rising job losses despite rescue plan
Read our story here, by Larry Elliott and @peterwalker99: https://t.co/fDAlhcylSp#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/JoXtyaFmZW
— Richard Preston (@richardpreston_) September 24, 2020
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: UK braces for job losses #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/WxPAHqz3NT
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) September 24, 2020
The i says Mr Sunak has taken a gamble on topping up wages in the last days of the furlough scheme.
Friday's front page: Rishi Sunak gambles with wage top-up as furlough ends#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/YZTm7WMiFp
— i newspaper (@theipaper) September 24, 2020
And the Financial Times reports the wage support move comes as Mr Sunak warned he “cannot save” every job.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition Friday September 25 https://t.co/2l0p9Q5ahRpic.twitter.com/LnmcJCn6TR
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) September 24, 2020
Meanwhile, the Daily Star reports people are again panic-buying toilet paper ahead of Covid’s second wave, under a headline of “Groundbog Day”.
Tomorrow's front page: 'Groundbog day' https://t.co/quKowbOZWH#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/EnBMD9HUPF
— Daily Star (@dailystar) September 24, 2020