What the papers say – September 21
The rising cost of energy – and the potential impact on firms and household bills – is splashed across the national front pages.
The Times leads on ministers rejecting the idea of bailing out energy firms which are on the brink of administration.
THE TIMES: Dozens of energy firms will be left to collapse #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/72jsz3mnnV
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) September 20, 2021
The Daily Telegraph takes a different angle, featuring calls from the energy sector that a price cap must be abolished with minister Kwasi Kwarteng under pressure as the wholesale price of gas reached record highs.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Price cap must go, say energy companies'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4O6L2Y pic.twitter.com/dmvZKeLq5v— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) September 20, 2021
And The Guardian leads with 10 Downing Street being warned that hundreds of thousands of people could face a “very, very difficult” winter amid fears of gaps on supermarket shelves and a three-day week for factories.
Guardian front page, Tuesday 21 September 2021: Prepare for winter of discontent, UK warned pic.twitter.com/DTjGWjk9LT
— The Guardian (@guardian) September 20, 2021
The i writes the crisis will run up the cost of living, and taxpayers will be forced to foot the bill for energy firms going bust with the Government favouring state-backed loans to support the industry.
Tuesday's front page: UK's energy crisis set to drive up the cost of living#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/TISqVKoDzo
— i newspaper (@theipaper) September 20, 2021
Mr Kwarteng’s insistence there is “no question of the lights going out” over the winter leads the Financial Times.
Just published: Front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, for Tuesday 21 September pic.twitter.com/I7vzNwGdfF
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) September 20, 2021
Ministers vowing to shield people from “crippling fuel bills” feature in the Daily Express, while the Daily Mirror covers the “power struggle”.
Front page: We'll protect you from scourge of rising fuel bills.#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/YYtcTdEWl6
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) September 20, 2021
Tomorrow's front page: Energy crisis spirals https://t.co/QCLdWuFNMq#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/4jTXdzxUHJ
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) September 20, 2021
The Daily Star also has a take on the gas crisis, writing “we’re set to run out of pork, lamb, chicken and turkey in just days” with its headline riffing on the Vera Lynn war-time song.
STAR: We’ll meat again #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/7KTqPIJDWI
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) September 20, 2021
Elsewhere, the deaths of a mother, her two children and their school friend in Derbyshire lead Metro.
Tuesday’s front page:
SLEEPOVER MASSACRE#tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/7wEmRfYBGc— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) September 20, 2021
The Daily Mail writes the Prime Minister has put pressure on GPs to offer more face-to-face consultations.
Tuesday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/XQdZxFZe1X
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) September 20, 2021
And Mr Johnson saying a UK-US free trade deal will not be a priority for Washington leads The Independent.
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: No swift US trade deal for Britain, PM admits #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/sfoi71CLev
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) September 20, 2021
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