The Papers: 'No more tax rises, insists Reeves' and 'PM in jobs push'
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The Daily Telegraph carries a warning from business leaders that the chancellor's Budget tax rises are "milking" them.
The paper says Rachel Reeves "has six months" to win business over, with a string of executives warning that Britain is becoming a less attractive place to invest under Labour.
The Daily Mail says the chancellor has ruled out further tax rises in a bid to head off a growing business revolt over what it calls her £40bn "tax-bomb"’ Budget. The paper notes that Reeves was heard "in stony silence by business chiefs", when she addressed the CBI conference on Monday.
The i newspaper says public spending cuts are on the way from 2026, after the chancellor pledged not to put up taxes again during this Parliament.
The paper reports ministers are promising to improve services through reform but goes on to say that schools, prisons and local government may have to make billions in savings between 2026 and the next election, when it says many government departments face real-terms budget cuts.
"Britain isn't working, admits PM in jobs push," is the headline on the front of the Times. It reports on Sir Keir Starmer's plan to "beat long-term sickness", as the paper puts it.
However, it says questions remain about whether the plan will be up to the task of stemming the surging cost of ill health, as reform of the benefits system is put back to next year.
The Guardian, meanwhile, says Labour is pledging to ensure that "no young person is left behind". The paper says the Premier League and the Royal Shakespeare Company will be part of a scheme to get hundreds of thousands of young people into work or education. It says the government wants to "tackle" the one in eight people, aged from 16 to 24, are not currently in education, employment or training.
The Daily Mirror leads on Storm Bert's devastation, with the headline: "Mud, sweat and tears." It pictures a young girl, caked in mud, helping with the clear-up in South Wales.
The paper says people faced "landslide terror" as hour upon hour of heavy rain sent a muddy mess into the former mining village of Cwmtillery. In an editorial, the Mirror urges insurance companies to "PAY fair".
The number of pets being dumped in the run-up to Christmas has risen by 50%, according to the Daily Star. It blames the situation on people struggling to make ends meet. A picture of a glum-faced dog stares out at readers, accompanied by the words: "All I want for Christmas is.. YOU."
Finally, plans to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two will include an extra "Bank Holiday thank you" to the nation's heroes next year, according to the Daily Express.
The paper understands the plans include what it calls a "four-day jamboree" next summer. It says no decision has yet been made on which weekend that could be, but moots the idea of a permanent, extra bank holiday as a "lasting tribute".