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Newspaper headlines: Prince Andrew urged to avoid royal Christmas – Subrang Safar: Your Journey Through Colors, Fashion, and Lifestyle
Buckingham Palace sources have told The Times that the Duke of York has been urged to “do the decent thing” and withdraw from the public view of Christmas. It comes as controversy continues over the Duke’s links to a Chinese “spy”, who has now been expelled from Britain but remains anonymous. In addition, former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Koliba says Sir Keir Starmer is not providing leadership and has adopted a “follow the Americans” policy regarding the war in Ukraine.
The Sun leads to the same story about the Duke of York, who, according to sources the paper has spoken to, is “under pressure” to “disinvite himself” from the Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace.
Economists said the Chancellor’s policy on inheritance tax would “backfire” and cost the Treasury “£1bn more”, the Daily Telegraph reported, citing analysis by CBI Economics. It comes as Conservative leader Kimmy Bedenock will later give a speech in which she will warn that “no one is safe” from Labour’s tax policy. A special story about a suspected Chinese spy interfering with the expansion of a top British private school in China, and water companies avoiding fines for illegal sewage overflows, also make the front pages.
Sir Keir Starmer has been warned by the EU to include a new fisheries deal and ease immigration for under-30s if he wants a new deal on trade and security, i writes EU negotiating documents leaked over the weekend show that “Brussels is preparing to strike a hard deal”.
The Daily Express writes that the Conservatives have warned that 750,000 pensioners could be “left out in the cold” as a winter fuel payment deadline looms. The paper spoke to shadow work and pensions secretary Helen Wheatley, who said the government’s deadline was akin to a door that “is about to close” and leave pensioners without warm homes this winter. .
Newly published guidance on treating patients in corridors with Metro A&E doctors – due to busy hospitals – is “normalising the dangerous”. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine said the “absurd” advice published by NHS England was “out of touch” and could be harmful, the newspaper reported.
The Guardian reports that MPs are threatening to name an alleged Chinese spy who was close to Prince Andrew, as the allegations “call for caution” in the UK over re-establishing links with China. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Phillips and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage have said the spy should be named. A front view shows smiling school children as schools reopen in Damascus after a week of instability since the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad.
In financial news, the London Stock Exchange is on course for its “worst year” of departures since the financial crisis, with 88 companies delisted or moved to New York, the FT announced. Also on the front is a large graphic of Assad shaking the hand of Russian President Vladimir Putin, along with an exclusive photo showing how Assad’s centre-back made around $250 million between 2018 and 2019. sent cash to Moscow.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has spoken to the Daily Mirror, endorsing his “Ban the Cosmetic Cowboys” campaign to stamp out unscrupulous cosmetic surgery procedures. “If an offer sounds too good to be true, it probably is,” he says. The campaign follows the death of Alice Webb, who died after complications from a Brazilian butt lift.
And finally the Daily Star put a meteorological spin on a favorite Christmas poem for its headline, as Storm Evan is expected to “ruin” the festive fun with rain and winds of up to 70mph. Revelers and buyers be warned – it’s cold outside.
