What the papers say – March 11
The delivery of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s highly-anticipated budget leads many of the nation’s Wednesday papers.
The Daily Mail, The Guardian and the i report that extra support for the NHS to deal with the Covid-19 epidemic is expected to be among the key features of the plans.
Wednesday's @DailyMailUK#MailFrontPagespic.twitter.com/iMHXTklwRf
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) March 10, 2020
Guardian front page, Wednesday 11 March 2020: Coronavirus budget to shore up NHS and head off financial crisis pic.twitter.com/nu6QZuSqAF
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) March 10, 2020
Wednesday's front page: Budget will offer billions to beat virus and rebuild Britain#TomorrowsPaperTodaypic.twitter.com/UE6kOpgSok
— i newspaper (@theipaper) March 10, 2020
Meanwhile the Financial Times says the Chancellor is set to “unleash the biggest public borrowing rise in 30 years”.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition, Wednesday March 11 https://t.co/Z95nUfOZIDpic.twitter.com/i05mZpoIRI
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) March 10, 2020
The Times leads with Tory MP Nadine Dorries becoming the first member of British Parliament to test positive for Covid-19.
Health minister with virus had been in No10#TomorrowsPapersToday@hendopolispic.twitter.com/dsDUXHTpCI
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) March 10, 2020
The Daily Telegraph and Metro report on the decision by a number of high street banks to offer “mortgage holidays” to help people who are prevented from working due to the coronavirus.
Tomorrow’s Telegraph front page: Virus sufferers given break from their mortgages #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/BTMjwd0aHr
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) March 10, 2020
Wednesday's front page:VIRUS: BANKS OFFER HOME LOANS RELIEF#tomorrowspaperstoday#bbcpapers#skypaperspic.twitter.com/LCw0dhBUpo
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) March 10, 2020
There is “no evidence” of detailed plans to help the care sector cope amid a serious coronavirus outbreak, according to The Independent.
Tomorrow’s @Independent front page #tomorrowspaperstoday To subscribe to the daily edition: https://t.co/ozdV9ZuKJQpic.twitter.com/3bKDIQOuSR
— The Independent (@Independent) March 10, 2020
The Daily Express says the NHS is ready to conduct up to 10,000 coronavirus checks a day as the outbreak continues to escalate.
EXPRESS: We’re Ready #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/XByGlA2YwC
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 10, 2020
Elsewhere, James Bulger’s killer Jon Venables is soon to meet with the Parole Board in a bid for freedom, according to the Daily Mirror.
Tomorrow's front page: #TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/UXGPA7X9h0pic.twitter.com/LAGNAhr9Eg
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) March 10, 2020
And the Daily Star leads with an alleged threat from disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein towards former Friends star Jennifer Aniston.
STAR: ‘Aniston needs to die’ #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/66v9iDPrHJ
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 10, 2020
