What the papers say – January 2
The consequences of the NHS crisis dominates the papers at the start of the working week.
The Times, Daily Express and Daily Mirror all lead with a senior medic’s warning that A&E delays are “killing up to 500 patients every week”.
Monday’s TIMES: “A&E delays ‘killing up to 500 patients every week’ “ #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/rjANNo214j
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) January 1, 2023
Monday's front page: 500 patients dying a week due to delayshttps://t.co/kJ7cHFhoKN#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/VXWpa3rdlT
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) January 1, 2023
Monday's front page: 500 deaths a week due to NHS crisis.#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/XFErmkKoUR pic.twitter.com/vYoMJpvVs2
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) January 1, 2023
Staying with the NHS, The Guardian reports health unions have condemned Government plans to offer health staff a pay raise of just 2%.
Guardian front page, Monday 2 January 2023: Fury at ministers' plans for new real-terms pay cut for NHS staff pic.twitter.com/wIQjb1aiz5
— The Guardian (@guardian) January 1, 2023
The i says a majority of Tory voters believe the Government is at fault for the problems plaguing the service.
Monday’s i – “Tory voters blame the Government for NHS crisis, poll shows” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/F37OvhaobV
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) January 1, 2023
Elsewhere, the Daily Mail leads with NHS delays, a record number of Channel crossings and ongoing strike action amounting to a “triple new year headache” for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Monday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/oJ2NyvhhTW
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) January 1, 2023
The PM has postponed childcare reform plans aimed at helping parents get back to work, according to The Daily Telegraph.
📰 The front page of Monday's Daily Telegraph:
'PM shelves 'big bang' childcare reforms' 👶🍼 pic.twitter.com/o5ZBDNtk6B
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 1, 2023
The Independent carries an interview with Max Hill, chief of the Crown Prosecution Service, who says crime victims are being failed by the nation’s “overloaded” criminal justice system.
Monday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “ ‘Overwhelmed’ courts failing victims of crime” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/fpF1VDAgK9
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) January 1, 2023
The Sun reports the Duke of Sussex has complained about playing second fiddle to the Prince of Wales in his upcoming book.
On tomorrow's front page: Prince Harry’s book will take his war with brother William to a new level by telling all about their conflict.https://t.co/i7tYM2a63t pic.twitter.com/A1SgXBeo9S
— The Sun (@TheSun) January 1, 2023
And the Daily Star says a new study has revealed thousands of new trees are dying because of shoddy council planting.
Monday’s Daily STAR: “Barking Mad!” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/WOCGgZ9ygE
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) January 1, 2023