What the papers say – October 23
The Government’s newest coronavirus aid package and Marcus Rashford’s school meals campaign feature prominently on the nation’s front pages.
The Daily Express reports on a “show of strength” from Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak as the pair pledged billions of pounds to save the UK economy.
EXPRESS: Together we will protect Britain #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/tswWvBXqk7
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 22, 2020
The Daily Telegraph also splashes on the £13 billion allocated to “keep businesses alive”, while the Financial Times calls it £11 billion worth of “extra support”.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'£13bn to keep businesses alive'#tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/Kk95gSokbKpic.twitter.com/5EWcen3FcJ
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) October 22, 2020
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Friday 23 October https://t.co/5g5XYwIOY8pic.twitter.com/J2xbB5otv9
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) October 22, 2020
The Guardian leads on the same story, saying the Chancellor has been “forced to dig deeper” because of anger at the level of support on offer for disadvantaged workers.
Guardian front page, Friday 23 October 2020: Sunak forced to dig deeper amid anger at level of support for jobs pic.twitter.com/sQbMvhYeoc
— The Guardian (@guardian) October 22, 2020
The Times, meanwhile, says organised criminals have syphoned off up to £2 billion of taxpayers’ money intended for furloughed workers.
£2bn lost to criminals in furlough cash fraud#TomorrowsPapersToday@hendopolispic.twitter.com/AaxTtysoED
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) October 22, 2020
In other pandemic angles, Metro says Britain’s Test and Trace programme has gone “down the pan” due to problems including the slow delivery of results.
Friday's front page:TEST AND TRACEDOWN THE PAN#tomorrowspaperstoday#BBCPapers#skypaperspic.twitter.com/eOgTNVuwtN
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) October 22, 2020
The i also says the Test and Trace system “can’t cope”.
Friday's front page: Covid cases up to 90,000 a day – and Test and Trace can't cope#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/UeLCdzppQI
— i newspaper (@theipaper) October 22, 2020
And the Daily Mail leads on a new report which says ordering people to stay home “barely reduces Covid infection rates”.
Friday's @DailyMailUK#MailFrontPagespic.twitter.com/Ej1fzoibfp
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) October 22, 2020
Elsewhere, the Daily Mirror leads on footballer and school meals campaigner Marcus Rashford visiting a foodbank with his mother.
MIRROR: This is what compassion looks like #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/QQktn6P3zy
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 22, 2020
The Daily Star echoes that theme, reporting on “hypocritical” MPs who have steak on their subsidised parliamentary menus yet rejected the Rashford-led campaign on extending free school meals through coming holidays.
Tomorrow's front page: Let them eat steak! #TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/r52ijtOyKWpic.twitter.com/Ui04jY8Bcw
— Daily Star (@dailystar) October 22, 2020
And The Independent says Britain is betraying vulnerable children who cross the Channel to enter the country by sending under-18s to adult detention centres.
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: Britain’s ‘betrayal’ of children crossing channel #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/rFlVKnyHJa
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 22, 2020