The Daily Telegraph reports a study has found Covid lockdown measures only saved around 1,700 lives in England and Wales in spring 2020, with the benefits of the policy “a drop in the bucket compared to the staggering collateral costs”. Guardian front page, Monday 5 June 2023: Tory austerity left Britain ‘hugely unprepared’ for Covid, say unions pic.twitter.com/mK8tjhiRiO — The Guardian (@guardian) June 4, 2023Unions have also hit out at Labour’s “naive” green energy plan, according to The Times. Elsewhere, the Daily Express says the PM will vow to do everything it takes to curb the migrant crisis. The Sun leads with Phillip Schofield claiming he will not be watching Holly Willoughby’s return to This Morning on Monday. The Financial Times reports Saudi Arabia is cutting its oil output in a bid to boost oil prices.

Source: The Times June 05, 2023 00:55 UTC