The Guardian reports Labour will soon ban landlords from evicting tenants without cause, as part of a package of measures for renters. The paper says ministers will put forward the renters’ rights bill for its first reading in front of MPs next week according to sources. The Guardian calls the bill a “major victory” for renters’ rights campaigners.
The FT Weekend reports Chancellor Rachel Reeves is facing a revolt from government officials over spending cuts. It says the chancellor gave government departments until next Friday to draw up plans to operate within tight spending constraints inherited from the Conservatives, but she will be warned cuts have already gone too far. The main picture is of Paralympians masked and with swords in a wheelchair fencing event. While in its off-lead, the FT writes frozen croissants are on the rise and accelerating the displacement of fresh ones, even in “pastry heartland” France.
Queen Camilla has a hair-raising moment on the front of the Times. The Queen faced a gust of wind as she visited North Yorkshire on Friday. The paper’s main story reports the number of wealthy Britons looking to move abroad is surging since Labour’s election win, as fears grow over the scale of the chancellor’s potential “tax raid” on high earners. Analysis suggests the UK is on track to lose 9,500 millionaires this year, the paper says.
The i reports an Ozempic-style weight loss pill could be available in the UK within two years according to industry insiders. The paper writes there are eight oral anti-obesity drugs in final stage tests worldwide, with at least one expected by industry insiders to be ready for approval by regulators as early as 2026.
On the front of the Daily Telegraph is a smiling Sienna Miller from the red carpet in Venice for the premier of her film Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2. The broadsheet splashes on interim England manager Lee Carsley, who has suggested he will not sing God Save the King. The Birmingham-born coach who played for Ireland said that he never would sing the national anthem, adding he was “always really focused on the game”. The paper writes if he does not sing it will be in “stark contrast” to Gareth Southgate.
The Daily Mail also says there is “disbelief and anger” at Carsley. But its top story reports not one of the Royal Navy’s six attack submarines, which are non-nuclear, are at sea. It points out that only nine of the UK’s 25 warships and attack submarines are active or deployed. The paper says the numbers show the “utterly dire” state of the Royal Navy, with vessels either broken down, being modified or under trials.
The Daily Mirror’s front page headlines “I warned bosses someone would die” as it reports on former Top Gear presenter Chris Harris saying BBC bosses did not take his fears over safety failures seriously. The show is on a hiatus after Freddie Flintoff was injured while filming on the show’s test track. Harris made the comments speaking to podcaster Joe Rogan. BBC Studios, which makes Top Gear, has referred to an independent investigation in 2023 which found the show had complied with industry best practice. Elsewhere, the late Queen is pictured as a monument will honour her legacy in London’s St James’s Park in 2026.
The Daily Express headlines “give back your gong” as it reports on “fury” surrounding Sir Ian McKellen’s comments on his interactions with the late Queen. He told the Times newspaper “on the few occasions I met her she was quite rude” and that she was “quite mad” towards the end of her life. In response, royal biographer Margaret Holder is quoted suggesting Sir Ian returns his knighthood.
The Daily Star also carries the story on Sir Ian, picturing him as his character, Gandalf, in The Lord of the Rings. The tabloid asks: “You ok Gandalf?”
The paper’s chief football correspondent, Jason Burt, says Carsley is being naive and should not be managing the national side if he does not sing God Save The King ahead of his inaugural match.
The paper argues that even though the former Ireland international may not have sung it as a player or in charge of England under-21s this is – as it says – a whole new ball game, with new levels of responsibility and scrutiny.
It says they have warned for years that the lack of tenant protections in the UK has made the housing crisis worse and added to the financial instability of millions of renters.
The paper notes that the bill is a central plank in Labour’s plans for the housing market but that landlords have warned ending no-fault evictions could lead to an overwhelming number of court cases.
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England’s new interim manager said he will not sing the national anthem before his team take on Ireland on Saturday
They are said to be concerned about the chancellor’s tax plans for the Autumn budget.
The paper said one company offering relocation services to high net worth individuals had seen a 69% spike in inquiries last month compared with August last year.
A Treasury spokesman said difficult decisions would be made in the budget to fill a £22bn funding gap.
It says Rachel Reeves has given departments until next Friday to come up with plans to work with the spending restraints she says are inherited from the Conservatives.
But one official tells the paper that the cuts the Treasury wants are “just not possible”.
It says that open-source data suggests that out of 25 warships and its six attack – though not nuclear – submarines, only nine vessels are said to be active or deployed.
The Royal Navy says ships rotate through planned cycles and that it can meet operational requirements.
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Frozen croissants are on the rise even in France, writes the Financial Times
“Give back your gong! Fury as Sir Ian badmouths the Queen’ is the headline on the front of the Daily Express – referring to comments the veteran actor, Sir Ian McKellen, made in another paper, the Times.
In an interview about his latest film Sir Ian, said that the late Queen had been “rude” during the ceremony making him a Companion of Honour, when she asked him if anyone still went to the theatre.
The Express calls his remarks a “snide attack”.
And the front page of the Financial Times will dismay fresh food traditionalists. It is reporting that frozen pre-made croissants are on the rise, replacing the freshly-produced real thing in cafes in the US and western Europe – including France.
One leading maker of the frozen version claims even top pastry chefs can not tell the difference.
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