The Papers: 'Budget tax reprieve for pensioners' and 'Meghan dad net to widen'
As the lead up to the Budget builds, the Times says the chancellor is set to offer a "tax reprieve for pensioners". The paper says John Healey is expected to protect about one million low-income pensioners from paying income tax by raising their tax-free allowance, adding he has also decided against reducing the amount of pension that can be taken as a tax-free lump sum.
Sticking with a domestic political theme, the Daily Express runs a large headline accusing Prime Minister Andy Burnham of "betrayal" after he refused "to rule out a return to freedom of movement between the European Union and the UK". It says the comments have been "savaged by Brexiteers".
The Metro also looks at Andy Burnham's "pledge to revisit freedom of movement" with the EU, noting it is sparking a "furious backlash" from opponents. It headlines with "Get Brexit redone".
The Guardian headline says "'Red wall' MPs wary as Burnham calls for EU free movement debate" - reporting the PM risks a rift with politicians in areas which voted in 2016 to leave the EU.
The Independent runs a large photo showing a wave driven by Storm Boelo smashing into the Merseyside shore above its main story focusing on the push from the government to "reset EU ties".
The Daily Mirror says an investigation into Thomas Markle over the alleged possession of child abuse images in the Philippines could possibly be broadened to the US and Mexico. It says the FBI expected to join the investigation into the 82-year-old father of the Duchess of Sussex, who denies all the allegations made against him.
The Sun carries more claims about the letter sent to the Met Police about Thomas Markle from his first wife. Markle has denied all allegations made against him.
As the investigation into Meghan's father continues, the Daily Mail carries quotes from a minister in the Philippines who said he could potentially be a "sex offender of the grossest kind".
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting's vow that the UK "will 'lead from the front" as defence is set to get a Budget "boost" is carried across the front page of the i Paper.
The Daily Telegraph says the BBC has agreed a £400,000 payout to a Jewish documentary maker who claimed she was the victim of anti-Semitism and bullied out of the corporation. The paper says the BBC agreed to pay her compensation – without any admission of liability - after she brought a claim for unfair dismissal. The Telegraph say an internal BBC investigation did not uphold the formal complaint. A BBC spokesman is quoted as saying: "Anti-Semitism in any form is not tolerated at the BBC... We have robust procedures in place to deal with any behaviour that is contrary to our values."
The Financial Times headlines on a story about a drop in sales for European luxury goods as demand from Chinese consumers eases, adding that "AI-driven stock wobbles" is also depressing demand.
The Daily Star plays on Delia Smith's famous "Let's be havin' you" half-time rant to Norwich City fans in a piece saying she "reckons bringing back World War Two-style rations will cure the nation's addiction to sugar".
The Times reports that the tax free allowance, external will be increased for low-income pensioners in Wednesday's Budget. It says the chancellor has also decided not to to reduce the tax-free pension lump sum - and quotes the former minister Steve Webb as saying this looks like a "decidedly pensioner-friendly" Budget. The i paper says John Healey will announce, external long-term borrowing to fund defence on Wednesday, but defer the commitment to increase the expenditure to 3% of GDP to next year's spending review.
"This budget is Andy Burnham's first real test" writes Sharon Graham, the union Unite's general secretary, in the Daily Mirror., external She says "hope will soon evaporate unless there is real change that workers and communities feel".
Meanwhile, the Daily Telegraph says John Healey is at odds, external with the energy secretary over drilling at the Rosebank North Sea oil field. According to the paper, Healey wants the plans to go ahead, but Miatta Fahnbulleh is opposed. The paper says she is minded to object to the plan because most of the oil would have to be exported, making it less effective at addressing UK energy security.
The Guardian says it has spoken to the interior minister of the Philippines, external and that he says the signs are that Thomas Markle could be a "possible sex offender of the grossest kind". The minister adds that an investigation into the Duchess of Sussex's father will provide a "definitive picture". Thomas Markle has denied all the allegations against him. The Daily Mail splashes with the interview on its front page , external and the Sun reports it too,, external as well as new details from the letter sent to the Met Police in 2019 making allegations against Markle.
The British Library is "turning the page" on some of its reading rooms, according to the Times., external It says the rooms are "the rarest of things in London, a sanctuary of silence" - but that three which are dedicated to science are closing permanently, and being turned into "flexible workspaces". The library's chief executive says many studies are now available online, but one professor calls it "a sad day for science".
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