“Migrant hotels facing closure” headlines the Daily Telegraph after a High Court ruling “threw government’s asylum plans into turmoil”. The broadsheet also writes US President Donald Trump has promised “air support but no boots on the ground” to Ukraine in its conflict with Russia. Elsewhere on the page, reports on the Pope “to live with friends in papal palace”.
The High Court ruling on the Epping hotel has left “migrant policy in disarray”, writes the i Paper. The legal action follows protests that struck up after an asylum seeker living there was charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in the town. “Government sources argue court action is politically motivated”, says the i Paper. Also on its front is the White House claiming that “Putin agrees to talks with Zelensky.”
The Daily Mail also runs with Labour’s “migrant hotels policy in disarray” for its headline, saying ministers are “stunned”. The Bell Hotel has “just 24 days to close” after “an 11th-hour Home Office bid to block the action was thrown out”.
The closure of the Bell Hotel is “a victory for the mums”, headlines the Daily Express. Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch made the comments about the legal ruling as Reform UK head Nigel Farage said it should be an “inspiration across the country”.
The High Court ruling also makes front page news for the Guardian, as it says Sir Keir Starmer’s asylum policies were “plunged into turmoil”. Thousands “including some right-wing agitators” have gathered near the hotel since the sexual assault charge came to light. Also on the Guardian’s front, “Post-Brexit UK eroding protections for nature” as the paper says the country is “falling behind the EU despite Labour’s manifesto pledge not to dilute standards”.
The Times echoes the Mail and the i Paper with “High Court puts asylum hotel policy into turmoil”. Lawyers for the Home Office warned of “similar applications made that would then aggravate pressures on the asylum estate”, it writes. Also on the front page, “Reeves wants a capital gains mansions tax”. The chancellor is “considering using the autumn budget to end the exemption” from capital gains tax, known as private residence relief, for properties above a certain threshold.
There is “fury at Reeves ‘£500k wealth tax on homes'” according to the Metro which it says is being led by property TV presenter Kirsty Allsopp. Treasury officials are “said to have been told to check how much the government would raise”. The possible new fee would make people selling their home for more than £500k pay a proportional property tax based on sale price. “This government seems to want to punish people for making the sacrifices they’ve made to buy their own homes”, Allsopp is quoted saying on Metro’s front.
Trump “hints at US air role in push to seal Ukraine peace” is the headline of the Financial Times. The Kremlin has been warned of a “rough situation” by the US president who said “I hope President Putin will be good”. A photo of the grinning Spanish premier and his wife features on the front as she has been charged with embezzling public funds. “Sánchez feels heat” says the broadsheet.
“Brit troops to ‘keep the peace'” if a deal with Russia is struck, reports the Daily Mirror following Trump’s Ukraine talks with European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “He ruled out using US military”, the tabloid adds.
For the Daily Star, “gratuity outrage” has reached “tipping point!” Drinkers are “fuming” as tips for “service charge” are automatically added when buying a pint.
The Gallagher brothers are splashed across the front of the Sun with Noel quoted in the headline as saying “I’m so proud of Liam”. Their “reunion ends 15-year rift” as the older of the pair made a “warm tribute to ‘amazing, funny’ brother”.
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