What the papers say – March 9
The front pages are predominantly concerned with the Chancellor’s spouse paying UK taxes on all her income, Russian bombs and speculation surrounding the Queen’s health.
The Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail, i and The Times all carry Rishi Sunak’s wife’s announcement she is to start paying UK taxes, with the latter calling the decision a move made to “save his career”.
🗞 The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Sunak's wife to pay UK tax on all income'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletter ⬇️https://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/g1v2NxUmfx— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) April 8, 2022
Saturday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/lyoRAU7qeC
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) April 8, 2022
Saturday’s i - “Rishi Sunak fighting for his political survival” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/rtjobyPtDD
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) April 8, 2022
Saturday’s TIMES: “Sunak’s wife will pay UK taxes to save his career” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/L1KdjAFU2Y
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) April 8, 2022
The Independent adds to the furore surrounding Akshata Murty’s financial affairs with revelations about her husband, with the paper claiming Mr Sunak is listed as a “tax haven beneficiary”.
Saturday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “Revealed: Sunak ‘listed as tax haven beneficiary’ “. #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/9KvCOd0R5H
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) April 8, 2022
Elsewhere, The Guardian, FT Weekend and The Sun splash with news from Ukraine at least 50 people were killed at a railway station while trying to flee the war.
Guardian front page, Saturday 9 April 2022: Horror at the railway station pic.twitter.com/whbf6CGvBE
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) April 8, 2022
Just published: front page of the FTWeekend, UK edition, for Saturday/Sunday 09/10 April pic.twitter.com/EaJhoCIvMY
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) April 8, 2022
On tomorrow's front page: Five kids among 50 dead as Russian missile with ‘for the children’ scrawled on side blitzes Ukraine train stationhttps://t.co/ktfxOOJ7ph pic.twitter.com/lrMHBcRD67
— The Sun (@TheSun) April 8, 2022
The Daily Mirror and the Daily Express react to the Queen pulling out of the Maundy Day church service, speculating over her health.
Tomorrow's front page: Queen new health blow #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/hYFDmPi4jC pic.twitter.com/YU4P0cvFvO
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) April 8, 2022
Tomorrow's front page - Queen: I won't let down my nation #TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/yiJ6RCYL0u pic.twitter.com/evKZkcDRdG
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) April 8, 2022
And the Daily Star leads with a report the “battle against pirates” will be fought with satellites sent from Cornwall.
Saturday’s Daily STAR: “Ooh-Arr Ya!” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/78XcpKN2jt
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) April 8, 2022