The UK will “match China and Russia with nuclear jets” reports The Times, in a piece about the UK purchasing 12 new fighter jets which can be equipped with nuclear bombs. Acquiring the jets is “the biggest expansion of the deterrent since the Cold War,” it says. Another headline on the front page is “Trump drops f-bomb to keep peace in Middle East,” with it reporting the US President “issued “a four-letter word denunciation” when peacemaking efforts in the Israel-Iran conflict “seemed on the verge of breaking down”.
Britain’s new jets lead in the Daily Telegraph too. The PM will announce the purchase at the Nato summit in the Hague, it reports. It also features a prominent photo of cricketer Ben Stokes, noting that England pulled off an “against-the-odds victory” over India in the first test of their series.
The i Paper also leads with the UK’s new jets, which it says are “to counter threat posed by Putin”. The planes will be “equipped with US-owned nuclear warheads”, while “nuclear-armed Trident submarines will remain Britain’s ultimate independent deterrent”.
The Guardian reports on “Trump’s angry warning to Israel”. It also carries a story about Sir Keir Starmer rejecting please “to put welfare bill on hold” after a number of his own MPs backed an amendment which could potentially see it stopped. Sir Keir Starmer will “stand firm”, the papers says.
The Daily Star quotes Donald Trump’s comments on Iran and Israel after they breached a proposed ceasefire.
The Daily Mirror leads with Britain getting “war ready”. It details the newly unveiled National Security Strategy, which said “we have to prepare for the homeland coming under direct threat, potentially in a wartime scenario”.
The PM has been “stunned” by Labour MPs’ “revolt on flagship benefits cuts” in what the Daily Mail calls a “humiliating threat” to his authority. More than 120 MPs have joined the “rebellion” against their leader, it says. Inside the tabloid, the “secrets of the Bezos wedding” as the tech-billionaire weds TV presenter Lauren Sanchez. The Mail hints at “a gala dinner for 200 millionaires” and a “surprise pyjama party” too.
The Sun follows up on its investigation into migrants who they say are illegally working as food delivery riders with the headline “off yer bike”. Food delivery apps Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats said they have strict rules and checks to ensure they only use riders who have the right to work in the UK.
Shadow home secretary Chris Philp’s demand that Labour “get a grip” on delivery companies who it says hire those without the right to work in the UK tops the Daily Express.
