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37 minutes ago Many of the papers on Tuesday consider what will be included in Chancellor John Healey's first Budget. The front page of Times reads: "Chancellor will boost minimum wage by 4%". The paper reports that the national living wage, which applies to those 21 and over, and the national minimum wage, which applies to those aged 18 to 21, will both increase by 3.9%.
"England's golden boy" Harry Kane also features on the front page, pictured holding the men's Ballon d'Or award. The reported increase in the minimum wage also makes the front page of the Mirror, which also makes a plea to the chancellor on the issue of a windfall tax. The Daily Express says end-of-life care bosses want the Budget to include funding for a "once-in-a-generation boost for services".
Marie Curie, Sue Ryder and Hospice UK are among the groups asking for a £200m annual injection to "give more families proper care and support". The Guardian says the Budget will see the controversial "cliff-edge" rule abolished, reporting that the chancellor will announce a new digital taper system for the so-called carer's allowance. The i Paper is one of several that considers Andy Burnham's position on Brexit.
It says the prime minister has sparked a "cabinet backlash" after calling for a debate about a return to freedom of movement with the EU, with some senior ministers reported to be "angry at being blindsided". "Burnham blames Brexit for small boats crisis" declares the Independent. Burnham has warned the UK has "weaker control" over immigration since leaving the EU, the Independent says, but notes that the prime minister has ruled out a return to free movement "without another referendum".
The Daily Mail says that the prime minister has previously warned that the free movement of people across borders should "never be revived". The paper says a spokesperson for No 10 has had to "row back" on his comments. Former Defence Secretary Sir Ben Wallace has accused the government of artificially inflating its defence budget, according to the Daily Telegraph.
Wallace says the budget will include billions of pounds in intelligence spending, which the paper says contradicts rules from Nato that stipulate funding for security services do not qualify as defence expenditure. The Financial Times focuses on Anthropic, and what it says is set to be one of the largest ever initial public offerings. The IPO will be the biggest test to date of "investor appetite for the AI boom", the paper reports.
Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson is pictured on the front page of the Sun, which says she will no longer be appearing on the next series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! This is due to her wanting to spend as much time as possible in caring for her twin daughters, who suffer from a muscle-wasting condition, the paper reports.
The Metro reports on the case of US singer Chris Brown, who has avoided jail after striking a man twice in the head with a glass tequila bottle in a London nightclub. Former prime minister Liz Truss is releasing a new book, the Daily Star reports, noting that it does not include a reference to the publication's infamous joke about an iceberg lettuce and the length of time the Conservative politician spent in office. Related Internet Links
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