The Papers: 'Burnham's triple shock' and 'City face expulsion'
Every front page on Wednesday is dominated by Prime Minister Andy Burnham's speech at the Labour Party conference.
By BBC News
Andy Burnham’s Labour conference speech dominates Wednesday’s newspaper front pages, with several titles focusing on his plan to change the state pension triple lock from 2030 to help fund a national care service.
The Daily Mail describes the speech as one of the most Left-leaning by a prime minister since the 1970s, while The Daily Telegraph says the triple lock would be replaced by a double lock from April 2030, meaning pensions would rise by inflation or 2.5%, with the link to wage growth removed.
The Times says Burnham is backing free care for all and acknowledged there would be a political cost, while the Metro focuses on a more emotional moment in the speech, saying he became tearful as he promised to make Britain “unstoppable”.
The Express takes a critical line, launching what it calls a crusade to protect the triple lock, and the Financial Times says Burnham’s most surprising message was that Labour’s three red lines on Europe could be open to change at the next general election.
A separate front-page story on Manchester City also features heavily, with one paper saying the club could face expulsion over a reported £1bn cheating scandal.