Analysis of the Government’s pandemic response is among a variety of different stories leading the nation’s papers at the start of the working week.
The Daily Telegraph reports a study has found Covid lockdown measures only saved around 1,700 lives in England and Wales in spring 2020, with the benefits of the policy “a drop in the bucket compared to the staggering collateral costs”.
The front page of tomorrow’s Daily Telegraph:
Lockdown benefits ‘a drop in the bucket compared to the costs’#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) June 4, 2023
Staying with Covid, The Guardian leads with unions claiming years of Tory austerity left Britain “hugely unprepared” for the pandemic.
Guardian front page, Monday 5 June 2023: Tory austerity left Britain ‘hugely unprepared’ for Covid, say unions pic.twitter.com/mK8tjhiRiO
— The Guardian (@guardian) June 4, 2023
Unions have also hit out at Labour’s “naive” green energy plan, according to The Times.
Monday’s TIMES: “Unions lambast Labour over ‘naive’ energy plan” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/kWhXpF6XM2
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) June 4, 2023
Elsewhere, the Daily Express says the PM will vow to do everything it takes to curb the migrant crisis.
Front Page – Rishi: I will do what it takes to stop boats#TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/HJDZVU4Clc pic.twitter.com/IhmhbHUiFv
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) June 4, 2023
The Daily Mail reports one-in-five first-time buyers are signing up to lengthy mortgages of more than 35 years.
Monday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/V1OV8kYUqi
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) June 4, 2023
The Sun leads with Phillip Schofield claiming he will not be watching Holly Willoughby’s return to This Morning on Monday.
On tomorrow’s front page: ‘I won’t watch Holly’s return to This Morning – it’s just too devastating for me’, says Philip Schofield https://t.co/SuQRBfF9B3 pic.twitter.com/Htx2jutO0x
— The Sun (@TheSun) June 4, 2023
The Daily Mirror carries a warning over the potential for a tuberculosis pandemic to hit the UK, while the i says 52% of young adults hold concerns over the impact of artificial intelligence on their future employment prospects.
Monday’s front page: Act now to stop the horror https://t.co/48oKPXzejs#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/VpwBCVmTGE
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) June 4, 2023
Monday’s frontpage: ‘Generation AI’ most fearful of losing their jobs to robots
From @janemerrick23: https://t.co/ayBOYEnBky#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/4YU4UQJN8s
— i newspaper (@theipaper) June 4, 2023
Metro says a new report has revealed there has been more than 9,500 attacks on ambulance workers in the last five years.
Monday’s METRO: “999 Heroes Under Attack” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/bOFH1Zd9WE
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) June 4, 2023
The Financial Times reports Saudi Arabia is cutting its oil output in a bid to boost oil prices.
Monday’s FINANCIAL Times: “Saudi Arabia seeks to boost oil price with output cut of 1mn barrels a day” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/eGjWHoXQlD
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) June 4, 2023
And the Daily Star says the mercury is expected to hit 27C this week.
The heat’s here to stay ? #tomorrowspapertodayhttps://t.co/HTN7qoWm00 pic.twitter.com/Pn6VgswYXf
— Daily Star (@dailystar) June 4, 2023
