John Healey će privremeno odložiti cilj o izdvajanjima od 3% BDP‑a za odbranu do 2030., što je izazvalo kritike i optužbe za "licemerje" s obzirom na njegovu raniju ostavku kao ministar odbrane. Mediji izveštavaju da Sjedinjene Države razmatraju pritiske na Britaniju, uključujući i diplomatske mere oko Falklandskih ostrva, kako bi podstakle povećanje odbrambenih budžeta. Paralelno, premijer Andy Burnham ostaje neutralan u glasanju o pomoći pri umiranju, kralj je izrazio saučešće porodicama poginulih policajaca, a dramatične poplave u Nepalu ostavile su mnoge bez domova.
Healey Odlaže Cilj Za Odbranu; SAD Navodno Pritiskaju, Burnham Ostaje Neutralan
Several of Saturday's papers focus on the UK's defence spending. The Financial Times says Chancellor John Healey "will shelve his own target of spending 3% of Britain's GDP on defence by 2030" in his first Budget in October. [BBC]
Ministar finansija John Healey najavio je da će odložiti cilj o izdvajanjima za odbranu od 3% BDP‑a do 2030. godine, što je izazvalo oštre reakcije u britanskim medijima i političkim krugovima.
Ključne informacije
Prema izveštajima Financial Timesa i drugih nacionalnih listova, Healey planira da u oktobru predstavi svoj prvi budžet, ali da neće odmah potvrditi putanju za dostizanje cilja od 3% BDP‑a za odbranu do 2030. Vlada navodno očekuje dublju reviziju ministarskih prioriteta u narednoj godini, pa su veće odluke o dodatnim izdacima privremeno odložene.
Reakcije i optužbe
Odluka je naišla na optužbe za "licemerje" u nekim tabloidima, jer je Healey ranije ove godine podneo ostavku sa mesta ministra odbrane iz protesta zbog tadašnje politike trošenja na vojsku. Daily Mail i drugi listovi ističu tu kontradikciju, dok iz Vlade poručuju da je potrebna dodatna analiza javnih finansija pre nego što se obavežu na dugoročne ciljeve.
Međunarodni pritisci
Daily Telegraph izveštava da Sjedinjene Države razmatraju različite načine da podstaknu Britaniju da poveća odbrambena izdvajanja, a mediji navode da među opcijama koje proučava Pentagon figurira i diplomatsko pritiskanje oko pitanja suvereniteta nad Falklandskim ostrvima. Takve tvrdnje još nisu zvanično potvrđene, ali ukazuju na to da bi odlaganje ciljeva moglo imati posledice u odnosima sa saveznikom.
Politika i društvo
Premijer Andy Burnham najavio je da će ostati neutralan i uzdržan prilikom glasanja o predlogu zakona o pomoći pri umiranju, što su neki mediji predstavili kao olakšanje za pristalice promene zakona. Guardian navodi da premijer ne želi da utiče na tok poslaničke debate.
Ostale vesti
Daily Mirror piše da je kralj Charles III poslao pismo saučešća porodicama dvojice policajaca poginulih u nesreći na A66. U inostranim vestima, Guardian i Independent objavili su dirljive izveštaje i fotografije posledica poplava u Nepalu, gde su mnogi ostali bez domova, a među nestalima su i četiri britanske državljanke.
U ekonomskim komentarima, Lord O'Neill of Gatley (Jim O'Neill) upozorava da bi povećanje poreza na bogatstvo u predstojećem budžetu moglo odvratiti preduzetnike i oslabiti rast. Anketa i Weekend pokazuje porast podrške Laburističkoj partiji u odnosu na Reform UK, dok Nigel Farage gubi deo glasova u korist Restore Britain.
Tabloidne priče
Sun izveštava da se Sarah Ferguson vraća u Veliku Britaniju i da iznajmljuje kuću u Home Counties, dok Daily Star donosi lakšu vest o TV‑licu Joeyju Essexu.
Izvori: BBC i citirani britanski listovi (Financial Times, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Guardian, Independent, Daily Express, The Sun, i Weekend i drugi).
Healey has been called a "hypocrite" by critics in reaction to his plans to scale back his target, the Daily Mail reports. Healey resigned as defence secretary in June in protest at then-Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's spending plans. [BBC]
In a move to apply pressure on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to increase defence spending, the US has threatened to oppose British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, the Daily Telegraph reports. According to the paper, the proposal is "among measures being drawn up" by Pentagon officials as an incentive to reach "Nato's 5% spending pledge". [BBC]
The Daily Express headlines on Burnham's vow to abstain in the assisted dying vote and remain neutral when the bill returns to the Commons. His stance is expected to bring relief to campaigners, the paper reports. [BBC]
King Charles III has written to the families of the two police officers who were killed in the A66 horror crash, the Daily Mirror reports. A royal source describes the King as "shocked" by the event, the paper says. [BBC]
New polling for the i Weekend says Labour has leapfrogged Reform UK in the polls. Burnham is the only leader with a positive approval rating, the paper says, as Nigel Farage loses one in 10 of his voters to the Restore Britain party. [BBC]
British economic advisor Lord O'Neill of Gatley has told the Times that if the UK government raises taxes in the Budget, it means ministers are not "thinking about growth as sincerely as they claim they are". The chancellor is considering tax rises "as concerns mount about the impact of the Iran war on the public finances", the paper reports, which O'Neill called "stupid". [BBC]
The Guardian leads with a picture of a woman who survived the Nepal flash floods under the headline "the flood took everything away". The paper reports on three women who lost their "sons, husbands, and homes", while countless others wait for news about their missing loved ones. [BBC]
The Independent also features pictures from the devastating Nepal flood disaster, including four Britons who are among the missing. The paper headlines on the "true cost of Brexit" to British trade being £11.7bn in the red. [BBC]
Sarah Ferguson is heading back to the UK after leaving the country when new details emerged about the links to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein earlier this year, according to the Sun. Coming in the wake of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's return to the country, Ferguson is renting a £10,000-a-week house in the Home Counties, the paper says. [BBC]
And the Daily Star features British TV personality Joey Essex who says he still can't tell the time. [BBC]
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