The Papers: 'No welfare cuts before election' and 'Police probe Epstein's Balmoral stay'
UK newspapers are reporting on Chancellor John Healey's recent Budget, highlighting concerns over welfare spending and potential defense funding strategies. Additionally, tabloids are covering ongoing police inquiries regarding Jeffrey Epstein's past associations with Prince Andrew.
Why it matters
The Budget decisions and political scandals significantly impact UK fiscal policy and public trust in government and the monarchy.
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Image caption, Fallout from Chancellor John Healey's Budget continues to fill many of the front pages. "No welfare cuts before election" is the i Paper's headline, writing that the chancellor made the admission "amid predictions it will jump by almost 30% to £431bn by 2032" as he "faces criticism over Budget delay in tackling spending cuts".
Image caption, The Daily Telegraph continues with warnings from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) to "prepare for decades of pain" after "Healey accused of 'unhelpful fiddling' after ducking welfare changes in the Budget". It calculates that "a typical family's disposable income would rise by an average of 2 per cent over the 2020s in the wake of the Chancellor's measures".
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