NEWS
State pension warning: Crippling reforms to hit OAPs in bid to cover £300 billion nightmare
The pension triple lock could be axed in order to pay for the cost of the lockdown, which is in the hundreds of billions. Alongside this, taxes are expected to be hiked, and the Conservatives have refused to rule out breaking their manifesto pledges to reduce the economic burden – Express
SNP is ‘using lockdown to plot break-up of Union’ – Times
Drivers tell of chaos at UK’s privately run PPE stockpile – Guardian
47,000 passengers waiting for coronavirus flight refunds from BA – Times
Boris declares war on fat: PM ditches his ‘nanny state’ worries and demands action plan to tackle Britain’s obesity crisis after blaming his severe bout of coronavirus on being overweight – Mail
Coronavirus has left small publishers desperately fighting for survival – Guardian
‘Heartbroken’ father of four dies after cancer treatment delayed due to Covid-19 – ITV News
COMMENT
It’s time to relax London’s lockdown and trust the capital to return to work – Fraser Nelson, Telegraph
How long until Johnson’s vote-winning optimism collides with reality? – Andy Beckett, Guardian
SEEN ELSEWHERE
China’s Coronavirus: How the EU is Betraying Europe – Con Coughlin, Gatestone Institute
