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What the papers say – March 23

A range of stories lead Sunday’s front pages.

Evening Standard · Mar 23, 2025

Davey: ‘Disdainful’ Badenoch thinks fixing church roofs is beneath her

Her comments reveal the Tories’ ‘disdainful thinking’, the Lib Dem leader will say in a speech to his party’s spring conference.

Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2025

Government ‘absolutely up for the fight’ over net zero, Ed Miliband says

Exclusive: energy secretary says 2050 target is imperative, and accuses opposition of betraying of future generations

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025

Kemi Badenoch Sounds Alarm on ‘Emergency Budget’ as Keir Starmer Defends Labour’s Tax Raid

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has taken aim at Sir Keir Starmer over Rachel Reeves’ decision to hike employers’ National Insurance contributions from 13.8% to 15%.

The Fashion Central · Mar 20, 2025

Tories facing ‘extremely difficult’ local elections, Badenoch warns

The Tory leader was defiant about the threat from Reform UK, urging voters to remember ‘you will have to live with what you vote for’.

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025

Tories could lose all councils won in 2021 if general election voting repeated, admits Kemi Badenoch

The Tory leader was defiant about the threat from Reform UK, urging voters to remember ‘you will have to live with what you vote for’

Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2025

Tories and Reform UK must agree pact before next election if Labour could win, shadow minister says – as it happened

Greg Smith says parties on the right will ‘have to play nice’ if there is a chance of Labour winning the next election

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025

Badenoch’s attack on net zero is ridiculous. But so were the right’s Brexit claims, and look where they left us

The run-up to 2016 shows ‘common sense’ isn’t enough. Even ignorant, reactionary arguments must be properly countered, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025

Nigel Farage Explodes at Kemi Badenoch Over Fiery Net Zero Speech

The debate over net zero has taken a dramatic turn, with Tory leader Kemi Badenoch now declaring that the UK’s 2050 target is "impossible."

The Fashion Central · Mar 20, 2025

Rachel Reeves not expected to make tax changes at spring statement

It is understood that changes to the tax regime are not expected next week.

Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2025