What the papers say – January 28
Continuing pressure on Boris Johnson, Ukraine tensions and concerns about the Duke of York are splashed across the papers as the working week concludes.
The i says the Prime Minister’s plan to tackle the cost-of-living crisis has been delayed by Downing Street turmoil, while The Guardian reports there is “alarm” at the Treasury that Mr Johnson could be preparing to scrap the national insurance rise to placate his MPs.
Friday's front page: PM's plan for cost-of-living crisis delayed by Downing Street turmoil
🚨 Excl by @HugoGye and @singharj:https://t.co/W5PiJKTBJu#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/noE6wtIrBv
— i newspaper (@theipaper) January 27, 2022
Guardian front page, Friday 28 January 2022: Treasury alarm as PM refuses to confirm national insurance rise pic.twitter.com/Gwkd3mcTpe
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) January 27, 2022
Mr Johnson’s allies warned rebel Tories of the perils of plotting against their leader and “repeating the self-inflicted wounds which ended the Margaret Thatcher era”, according to the Daily Express.
Tomorrow's front page: Boris allies: Don't repeat Thatcher betrayal#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Q9IzNyzYq5
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) January 27, 2022
American officials have told The Times they fear being unable to impose effective sanctions on Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine because of years of “British tolerance of suspect money flooding into London”.
Fridays TIMES: “US sounds alarm over Russian cash in London” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/6MlvpjMj0h
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) January 27, 2022
New Russian gas projects will face sanctions from the West if Moscow pushes ahead with its incursion into Ukraine, reports the Financial Times.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition Friday January 28 https://t.co/DsOdRFHUSv pic.twitter.com/lgAD2HEdHF
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) January 27, 2022
The Independent says Labour have criticised Foreign Secretary Liz Truss for spending half a million pounds of taxpayer money to fly on a private jet to Australia.
Friday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “Truss spends £500,000 on private jet to Australia” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/mvxAZb1836
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) January 27, 2022
Top royals are cited by the Daily Mirror as being fearful the Duke of York “could damage the monarchy” with his civil sex trial tactics.
Tomorrow's front page: Palace's sex trial fear #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/qBaSpLw76W pic.twitter.com/swVB5jYsum
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) January 27, 2022
The Daily Mail reports the number of “fat cat” civil servants earning more than £150,000 per year has “soared” since Covid-19’s arrival.
Friday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/mvzGrvGmD1
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) January 27, 2022
The Daily Telegraph reveals a work from home tax loophole will be closed after officials warned Chancellor Rishi Sunak it had cost the Treasury nearly half a billion pounds during the pandemic.
🗞️The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Work from home tax loophole to be closed'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 27, 2022
Meanwhile, millions of people have gone back to work in towns and cities as Plan B Covid restrictions were eased, says Metro.
Friday's front page:
PLAN A OK#TomorrowsPapersToday #BBCPapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/dGS45L3VFk
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) January 27, 2022
And the Daily Star suggests the Loch Ness monster has been spotted in Wimbledon, with the paper adding: “To be fair, stranger things have happened already this week.”
Tomorrow's front page: Lost ness monster https://t.co/UVqsZsORW7 #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/0H3kb4uJxt
— Daily Star (@dailystar) January 27, 2022