Sat, March 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM UTC
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A mix of stories lead Saturday's papers, with a few focusing on cuts to the UK's benefit spending which are expected to be announced next week. The Times reports that a million people could lose their disability benefit, with changes that mean "only the most severely disabled will qualify". The paper also has a large picture of Inothewayurthinkin, which won the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday, ridden by Mark Walsh. [BBC]
The FT also leads on government spending cuts, looking ahead to planned announcements in Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement later this month. It reports on a "tense" cabinet meeting which saw concerns raised by ministers including Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper about the potential impact of cuts on Labour's manifesto pledges. [BBC]
A couple of Saturday's papers lead on the diplomatic push to secure a ceasefire in Ukraine, and a warning from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer that Vladimir Putin cannot be allowed to "play games". A virtual meeting is set to take place on Saturday between countries which have agreed to play a future peacekeeping role in Ukraine, a group which Starmer has dubbed the "coalition of the willing". [BBC]
The same lead makes the front of the Telegraph, with the paper reporting Starmer has said Putin is "not serious about peace". [BBC]
The Daily Express lead on a story about Dame Esther Rantzen, who has applauded the Royal College of GPs for ending their opposition to assisted dying. The paper has been a long-time supporter of the campaign by Dame Esther, who has a terminal lung cancer diagnosis. [BBC]
The front page of the Daily Mail reports that House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle "was last night embroiled in a new row after recruiting a former lobbyist who gave him several all-expenses-paid junkets". A spokesperson for the Speaker told the paper: "We absolutely refute any suggestion or implication of impropriety." [BBC]
The Daily Mirror leads on a story about Daniel Bannister, a 50-year-old man who has been jailed for stalking the pop star Cheryl Tweedy. [BBC]
The Sun reports that new England boss Thomas Tuchel "will sing the national anthem - but only after we win a few games". [BBC]
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