What the papers are saying – October 25 – Irvine Times

The Financial Times reports that Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said she will rewrite the way national debt is measured in her first budget, with taxes and borrowing rising.

Former chancellor Jeremy Hunt warned that increased borrowing could push up the cost of mortgages for hundreds of thousands of households, according to Telegraph and Daily Mail.

The Times leads with a warning from Labour’s grand Lord Blunkett that imposing National Insurance on employer pension contributions could threaten people’s living standards after retirement.

elsewhere The Guardian leads with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer under pressure from Commonwealth leaders to engage in a “meaningful, truthful and respectful” discussion about slavery.

The Daily Express says online fraudsters are selling thousands of pounds worth of fake poppies.

The i reports that mental health therapists who have been suspended for serious misconduct cannot be stopped from continuing to see clients.

Subway says the cost of shoplifting each year has reached £1.8 billion.

The sun reported that a nuclear-powered submarine had run dangerously low on food during a six-month patrol.

The Daily Mirror is dedicating its front page to help Pride of Britain winner Flori Bark raise money for her children’s cancer charity.

And on Daily Star brings a case of mistaken identity.