Thursday’s papers are dominated by tax controversies and comments from Boris Johnson.
07 April 2022
The tax status of Rishi Sunak’s wife, the national insurance hike and new sanctions on Russia are among the topics on today’s front pages.
The Daily Mirror, The Independent and the i all lead on reports the Chancellor’s wife, Akshata Murty, has claimed non-domicile status to save on her tax bill.
Tomorrow’s front page: Sunak wife tax fury#TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/fSqUFXsoXX pic.twitter.com/TUBCX7vUeQ
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) April 6, 2022
Thursday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “Sunak’s wife avoids tax through non-dom status” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Lafi5M7AOC
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) April 6, 2022
Thursday’s front page: Sunak’s wife ‘avoided tax’ as non-dom#TomorrowsPapersToday
Latest from @HugoGye: https://t.co/OdGUtgKvZT pic.twitter.com/XpT1UBO3wN
— i newspaper (@theipaper) April 6, 2022
Meanwhile, Boris Johnson’s statement that he has “absolutely no problem” with the rise in national insurance tax is front of Metro.
Tomorrow’s Paper Today 📰
TAX RISES? I HAVEN’T A PROBLEM
🔴 Johnson says N.I. increase vital to help fund doctors and nurses🎙️ It’s sheer relief for Ed after court case victory#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/EKIkf0Gzn7
— Metro (@MetroUK) April 6, 2022
The Guardian reports the Prime Minister’s push for nuclear energy is splitting the Conservative Party.
Guardian front page, Thursday 7 April 2022: PM’s push for nuclear power splits Tories and angers green groups pic.twitter.com/a1Gyqos7sq
— The Guardian (@guardian) April 6, 2022
Elsewhere, Mr Johnson’s comments on the debate around gender in sport are front page of the Daily Mail and the Daily Express.
Thursday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/cj9CrAU6Lo
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) April 6, 2022
Front page: Thank you PM! Sports stars back Boris in trans row #TomorrowsPapersToday.
More on this story here: https://t.co/1SlR2Ta0Wt pic.twitter.com/D81zh6Ds7f
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) April 6, 2022
The Sun reports that £250,000 worth of diesel has been stolen from a Royal Navy warship.
On tomorrow’s front page: Crooks siphon off £250,000 of diesel from a Royal Navy warship in one of the UK’s biggest fuel thefts https://t.co/PqidhER2uH pic.twitter.com/E0FLPGJ1dL
— The Sun (@TheSun) April 6, 2022
A plan to send armoured vehicles to Ukraine is reported on the front page of The Times.
Thursday’s TIMES: “UK to send armoured vehicles to aid Ukraine” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/MBauOBqHri
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) April 6, 2022
The Financial Times says the West has imposed its “harshest” sanctions yet on Russian banks.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Thursday 7 April https://t.co/YQDM5wOVuw pic.twitter.com/QvfCcNukVD
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) April 6, 2022
The story of a Ukrainian who survived a Russian attack on her village is front page of The Daily Telegraph.
📰The front page of tomorrow’s Daily Telegraph:
‘ ‘What is this pit? I asked’. They said: ‘This is a graveyard for you’ ‘#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/Brm2Yovbbu
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) April 6, 2022
And the Daily Star says an ex-P&O Ferries chef was “sacked for being a Brit”.
Thursday’s Daily STAR: “Sacked For Being A Brit” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/MTRMxqc3iZ
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) April 6, 2022
