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| A variety of stories feature in Friday's papers. The Metro leads with a ruling by the Court of Appeal that government plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda are unlawful, saying that judges found the country would not be safe for Channel migrants because there was a "real risk" they would be passed back to their home country. The paper adds that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has vowed to appeal against the decision but that "months of legal wrangles lie ahead". | A variety of stories feature in Friday's papers. The Metro leads with a ruling by the Court of Appeal that government plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda are unlawful, saying that judges found the country would not be safe for Channel migrants because there was a "real risk" they would be passed back to their home country. The paper adds that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has vowed to appeal against the decision but that "months of legal wrangles lie ahead". |
| The Daily Mail says the ruling has thrown the plans "into disarray" and that Sunak reacted by insisting that "we should decide who comes here, not criminal gangs". It adds that the delay increases the likelihood of "immigration and human rights becoming key battlegrounds in the run-up to the next election". | The Daily Mail says the ruling has thrown the plans "into disarray" and that Sunak reacted by insisting that "we should decide who comes here, not criminal gangs". It adds that the delay increases the likelihood of "immigration and human rights becoming key battlegrounds in the run-up to the next election". |
| Sunak is set to launch what he calls a "once in a generation" overhaul of the NHS, according to the Daily Express. The paper says the proposals would be intended to deliver a "radical and ambitious" modernisation and expansion of the healthcare service in order to fix it "once and for all". | Sunak is set to launch what he calls a "once in a generation" overhaul of the NHS, according to the Daily Express. The paper says the proposals would be intended to deliver a "radical and ambitious" modernisation and expansion of the healthcare service in order to fix it "once and for all". |
| The Times says the plans will see medical school places double and students becoming doctors quicker in order to boost the NHS workforce by 200,000. It adds that the drive will be funded by £2.4bn pledged over the next five years and follows "years of wrangling with the Treasury". | The Times says the plans will see medical school places double and students becoming doctors quicker in order to boost the NHS workforce by 200,000. It adds that the drive will be funded by £2.4bn pledged over the next five years and follows "years of wrangling with the Treasury". |
| Despite the initial cost, the plan aims to save taxpayers £10bn over the next 15 years, the Daily Telegraph reports. It says measures to improve staffing will see doctors and nurses start their training on wards straight after their A-levels and doctors' regulators asked to consider shortening medical degrees from five to four years. | Despite the initial cost, the plan aims to save taxpayers £10bn over the next 15 years, the Daily Telegraph reports. It says measures to improve staffing will see doctors and nurses start their training on wards straight after their A-levels and doctors' regulators asked to consider shortening medical degrees from five to four years. |
| The front page of the Daily Mirror carries a picture of a letter to the prime minister, written by a seven-year-old girl called Poppy, asking him to provide free meals to all primary school children. "If you don't have much money you can't have food. If you don't have food your brain won't learn," it reads. | The front page of the Daily Mirror carries a picture of a letter to the prime minister, written by a seven-year-old girl called Poppy, asking him to provide free meals to all primary school children. "If you don't have much money you can't have food. If you don't have food your brain won't learn," it reads. |
| The i says the biggest six high street banks have all raised the rates on their mortgage deals, with the average of their cheapest offerings now at 6.37%. It adds that brokers have warned of a "snowball effect", with lenders no longer wanting to offer the cheapest deals because they can't cope with the surge in demand. | The i says the biggest six high street banks have all raised the rates on their mortgage deals, with the average of their cheapest offerings now at 6.37%. It adds that brokers have warned of a "snowball effect", with lenders no longer wanting to offer the cheapest deals because they can't cope with the surge in demand. |
| British households withdrew £4.6bn from bank accounts last month, the highest level since monthly records began in 1997, according to the Financial Times. The paper says the data, published by the Bank of England, suggests consumers are either shopping around for higher interest rates or tapping into their savings to pay their bills. | British households withdrew £4.6bn from bank accounts last month, the highest level since monthly records began in 1997, according to the Financial Times. The paper says the data, published by the Bank of England, suggests consumers are either shopping around for higher interest rates or tapping into their savings to pay their bills. |
| And "Boffins' brains explode" reads the headline in the Daily Star. It comes after campaigners from the Institute of Physics projected the words "Bin the boffin" on to the side of the paper's London headquarters. The stunt was part of efforts to persuade media outlets to stop describing scientists as boffins, a practice which the group says encourages negative stereotypes and puts young people off careers in physics. The paper says it's a "battle the massive-foreheaded boffins just can't win as boffins is our third favourite word in the world". | And "Boffins' brains explode" reads the headline in the Daily Star. It comes after campaigners from the Institute of Physics projected the words "Bin the boffin" on to the side of the paper's London headquarters. The stunt was part of efforts to persuade media outlets to stop describing scientists as boffins, a practice which the group says encourages negative stereotypes and puts young people off careers in physics. The paper says it's a "battle the massive-foreheaded boffins just can't win as boffins is our third favourite word in the world". |
| The government's planned shake-up of the NHS gets front page coverage from many of Friday's papers. | |
| The Daily Telegraph says Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will today unveil the "most radical" reform of the NHS in its history - including measures to create an army of junior and apprentice roles, and speed up clinical training. Writing in the paper, Steve Barclay, the health secretary, says the plan constitutes "the most radical modernisation and reform of the workforce since the NHS was founded in 1948". | |
| The Times says that after years of wrangling with the Treasury, the NHS has got almost everything it asked for. Sunak's allies tell the paper that a big expansion of auxiliary roles will benefit patients next year. However, the paper adds, he faces questions about how the plan will help a health service struggling with record waiting lists. | |
| The Daily Mail leads with the prime minister's robust response to a ruling by the Court of Appeal that government plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda are unlawful, describing it as "Rishi's blast". The paper predicts the case will take months to resolve, increasing the likelihood of "immigration and human rights becoming key battlegrounds in the run-up to the next election". | |
| The Court of Appeal has ruled that government plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda are unlawful | |
| The Metro says the plans have been thrown out "yet again" by the courts and that Sunak's personal pledge to "stop the boats" is in jeopardy. "Grounded Hog Day for Rishi" is its headline. | |
| The Daily Telegraph quotes a government source saying ministers were "positive" about their chances in an appeal - if one is granted. In an editorial, the Times says Sunak can't wait with fingers crossed for the outcome of an appeal to the Supreme Court and needs a plan B. The Guardian says the Tories risk a bitter legal feud in their bid to fight the ruling. | |
| Campaigners are calling on the government to provide free meals to all primary school children | |
| The i leads on the volatility facing mortgages, warning of a "snowball effect" as lenders try to avoid offering the cheapest deals because they can't cope with the surge in demand. It reports that borrowers are scrambling to get the least expensive home loans before they suddenly disappear - with mortgage brokers warning of future rapid rate hikes. | |
| British households withdrew £4.6bn from bank accounts last month, the highest level since monthly records began in 1997, according to the Financial Times. The paper says the data, published by the Bank of England, suggests consumers are either shopping around for higher interest rates or tapping into their savings to pay their bills. | |
| The front page of the Daily Mirror carries a picture of a letter to the prime minister, written by a seven-year-old girl called Poppy, asking him to provide free meals to all primary school children - an issue on which the Mirror campaigns. "If you don't have much money you can't have food. If you don't have food your brain won't learn," it reads. The paper says it's "time to fork out". | |
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