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The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Keir Starmer, has been accused of making a “180-degree uni U-turn” after it was announced that student loan rates will increase by 3.1%. This is the first rise in eight years, and comes despite previous pledges from Sir Keir to abolish tuition fees altogether. The Daily Mail also reports on the story, claiming that students will be left paying “hundreds of pounds more a year” due to the rise. The Daily Star decries the move as evidence that the new government is as “tin-eared” as its predecessors, and publishes a cartoon caricature of the Prime Minister titled “Sir Krusty”.
Meanwhile, the Daily Express launches a “crusade” against plans for a “spiteful” farm tax. The paper claims that there has been an outcry from farmers following changes to inheritance tax for farms, and that the tax is needlessly damaging to an industry that has struggled in recent years. The paper also reports that new Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is expected to name Dame Priti Patel as her shadow foreign secretary.
The Guardian and several other papers devote significant coverage to Tuesday’s US presidential election, with the Guardian declaring that the US faces its moment of reckoning. The paper suggests that the result may be the closest since 2000, and features a composite image of candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Finally, the Daily Mirror reports that Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden will not be returning to the series this year after being forced out due to injury
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