and there. for friday, most will see and there. for friday, most will see a similar day. abrade there's plenty of sunshine but some further winter showers and some more widespread rain, sleet and snow pushing and western scotland and maybe beginning of the parts of northern ireland is to go into the afternoon. temperatures may be just a notch higher but still disappointing for will be the 1st of april, six to 10 degrees. and it may climb a little and quite a lot of dry weather on the way but there will be some showers as well. as we hadn't next week, sides more significant change in the winds turned to westerlies and with that though, some rain at times.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are benjamin butterworth late editor & senior reporterfor the i and sam lister deputy political editor of the daily express. tomorrow's front pages...starting with... putin's advisors are afraid to tell him the truth about ukraine error, reports the telegraph.

those are the words of gchq boss, sirjeremy fleming, who said demoralised russian soldiers were refusing to carry out orders, sabotaging their own equipment and even accidentally shooting down their own aircraft. the financial times is reporting that germany and austria have taken the first formal steps towards gas rationing as officials rushed to avoid a potential halt in deliveries from russia because of a dispute over payments. he fought until the end. our hearts are broken. the daily star leads with tributes from the wife and bandmates of the wanted singer tom parker, who's died from brain cancer at 33. the metro leads with politicians praising a welsh mp for his bravery after he tweeted he has gender dysphoria and has been a victim of rape and blackmail. jamie wallis, who was elected in 2019, is the first mp to come out as trans. so let's begin...

lots to get through and we will begin with the front page of the the telegraph. it is quite extraordinary. a little sublime says that... a little sublime says that... what are the claims here? this is a seech what are the claims here? this is a speech made _ what are the claims here? this is a speech made in _ what are the claims here? this is a speech made in australia _ what are the claims here? this is a speech made in australia by - what are the claims here? this is a speech made in australia by the . what are the claims here? this is a i speech made in australia by the gchq boss jeremy speech made in australia by the gchq bossjeremy fleming and he says that the advisers around putin are too afraid to tell him the truth about how badly his invasion is going and i have to say, you would be, wouldn't you! people who do speak truth to putin do not end up coming out of it very well. it is hardly a surprise on that front, but it also sounds like putin himself has a

great deal of mistrust in his advisers and he apparently does not believe what he has been told either. what is clear from this is a lot of the intelligence is showing that actually the russian troops on the ground are incredibly demoralised, there are reports that they are sabotaging their own operations, accidentally on purpose shooting down their own aircraft, sabotaging their own vehicles, and it is clear that the russian troops who have been sent out to do this are actually really very, very demoralised. it are actually really very, very demoralised.— are actually really very, very demoralised. it is interesting, western intelligence, - demoralised. it is interesting, western intelligence, before i demoralised. it is interesting, i western intelligence, before the invasion, too many, felt, well, absurd, extreme at least that this invasion was going to take place in the full throttle way that it did. that intelligence turned out to be correct, what do you make of this? exactly. it was notjust

correct, what do you make of this? exactly. it was not just western intelligence that was amazed at the fact that _ intelligence that was amazed at the fact that putin was launching an attack, — fact that putin was launching an attack, but also it looks like he did not— attack, but also it looks like he did not tell his own allies, countries like china, were not pmperly— countries like china, were not properly informed of what would happen— properly informed of what would happen and that has put russia in a weaker_ happen and that has put russia in a weaker position, because even countries — weaker position, because even countries that usually support it, looked _ countries that usually support it, looked the other way. according to this piece. — looked the other way. according to this piece, putin is not even been informed — this piece, putin is not even been informed of— this piece, putin is not even been informed of the full extent to the damage — informed of the full extent to the damage to the russian economy. that has been _ damage to the russian economy. that has been one of the most brutal ways that western nations have tried to undermine — that western nations have tried to undermine russia since this attack. it undermine russia since this attack. it iooi

disunited — troops, because of that sense of disunited and is misleading. it is extraordinary. _ disunited and is misleading. it 3 extraordinary. those of the details coming out and just that. you mention the economic cost to russia, let us switch to the economic cost of, well, european countries, germany and austria and look at the front page of the times and their headline is... again, another quite extraordinary headline. what is this about? it headline. what is this about? it boils down to the fact that there is a payment dispute, putin is insisting that unfriendly countries pay for russian gas using roubles, which is something that the western countries, taking the gas, or refusing to do. that could lead to countries heavily dependent on russian gas and there are fears in germany that this dispute could lead to shortages and rationing in germany itself and it suggests that

the german government is preparing to prioritise households over large parts of the industrial sector and thatis parts of the industrial sector and that is incredibly difficult, because shutting down industry will also have its knock—on impact and it also have its knock—on impact and it also mentions how german —— germany is suffering its own inflation problems with the highest record of inflation on record for a0 years in germany. incredible pressures for germany. incredible pressures for germany and knock—on effects for the rest of europe. germany and knock-on effects for the rest of eur0pe-— rest of europe. knock-on effects, obviously the _ rest of europe. knock-on effects, obviously the uk _ rest of europe. knock-on effects, obviously the uk is _ rest of europe. knock-on effects, obviously the uk is less _ rest of europe. knock-on effects, obviously the uk is less reliant, l obviously the uk is less reliant, but obviously what happens in europe does have an impact and it will have that knock—on effect. the front page of the daily star no, really awful story... it is the story about the wanted tom's. a really sad story. it was just 33. it

wanted tom's. a really sad story. it wasiust 31— wasjust 33. it is incredibly sad. i remember. _ wasjust 33. it is incredibly sad. i remember, not _ wasjust 33. it is incredibly sad. i remember, not so _ wasjust 33. it is incredibly sad. i remember, not so long - wasjust 33. it is incredibly sad. i remember, not so long ago, - wasjust 33. it is incredibly sad. i i remember, not so long ago, writing the story— remember, not so long ago, writing the story up— remember, not so long ago, writing the story up when he was first diagnosed and i think he tried to continue — diagnosed and i think he tried to continue the work, the wanted got back together and did some performances not so long ago, and it is incredibly— performances not so long ago, and it is incredibly sad and i know that a lot of— is incredibly sad and i know that a lot of people in showbiz have been saying _ lot of people in showbiz have been saying that tom parker was one of the good _ saying that tom parker was one of the good guys. i saw dan wootton, former— the good guys. i saw dan wootton, former showbiz editor of the sun say he was _ former showbiz editor of the sun say he was one — former showbiz editor of the sun say he was one of the nicest people to work— he was one of the nicest people to work with— he was one of the nicest people to work with in the showbiz industry and he _ work with in the showbiz industry and he was — work with in the showbiz industry and he was such a nice man and your heart _ and he was such a nice man and your heart goes _ and he was such a nice man and your heart goes out to his family and to the rest _ heart goes out to his family and to the rest of— heart goes out to his family and to the rest of the wanted and to all of those _ the rest of the wanted and to all of those fans— the rest of the wanted and to all of those fans that have lost a start today _ those fans that have lost a start today. they did. we those fans that have lost a start today. they did.— those fans that have lost a start today. they did. we will go to the front -a . e today. they did. we will go to the front page of _ today. they did. we will go to the front page of the _ today. they did. we will go to the front page of the metro _ today. they did. we will go to the front page of the metro now - today. they did. we will go to the front page of the metro now and l today. they did. we will go to the | front page of the metro now and a politic story. sam, talk us through this. their headline is quite stark... we have been learning more about the details of this today. just talk us through it. details of this today. just talk us throu~h it. , , ., , .,

details of this today. just talk us throu~h it. , , . , ., , through it. this is a statement put out by jamie wallis, a _ through it. this is a statement put| out by jamie wallis, a conservative mp. he put it out in the early hours and he has had a lot of support today after putting out this statement and he addresses a number of issues in it and he says that he has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria and that he would like to become trams, but he does like to say at the moment he would like to continue to be referred to by male pronouns. he also went on to say, it was a very personal statement,, he gave a very harrowing account of the difficult situation he has faced over the last two years. he was subjected to a blackmail plot, he was outed to his family, he also detailed incredibly bravely an account of being raped last year. he said, he has not been the same, he

is not ok. it was obviously a very distressing statement for him to have to make. as i say, boris johnson did talk about this and a lot of mps from across the house have sent him there are sympathy today and praised his courage for making this statement. picking up what has happened, the loss of support there, the front page also points out that boris johnson support there, the front page also points out that borisjohnson opened his speech, a speech last night with a joking reference to trance —— trans issues, what was your reaction?— trans issues, what was your reaction? first of all, i think jamie wallis _ reaction? first of all, i think jamie wallis deserves - reaction? first of all, i think jamie wallis deserves the i reaction? first of all, i think. jamie wallis deserves the most extraordinary praise for the bravery to come _ extraordinary praise for the bravery to come out. the atmosphere in the media _ to come out. the atmosphere in the media around trans people and the questions — media around trans people and the questions of their very existence is toxic— questions of their very existence is toxic and _ questions of their very existence is toxic and nasty at the moment and frankly, _ toxic and nasty at the moment and frankly, borisjohnson's supposedly frankly, boris johnson's supposedly 'oke frankly, boris johnson's supposedly joke at his — frankly, borisjohnson's supposedly joke at his conservative party fundraiser last night, about keir

starmer— fundraiser last night, about keir starmer and male born people was a nasty— starmer and male born people was a nasty one _ starmer and male born people was a nasty one and maybe it would be linked _ nasty one and maybe it would be linked that this guy came out three hours _ linked that this guy came out three hours later— linked that this guy came out three hours later and say he still wants to he _ hours later and say he still wants to be referred to as a guy, but saying — to be referred to as a guy, but saying that he is transgender. the abuse _ saying that he is transgender. the abuse that— saying that he is transgender. the abuse that we see in the media every day from _ abuse that we see in the media every day from people mocking trans people. — day from people mocking trans people, we have had days of people asking _ people, we have had days of people asking questions about the intimate body parts of transgender people and what makes them the gender they say they are, _ what makes them the gender they say they are, this needs to change and what _ they are, this needs to change and what i _ they are, this needs to change and what i hope — they are, this needs to change and what i hope from the brave confession from jamie wallis going forward _ confession from jamie wallis going forward is — confession from jamie wallis going forward is that it changes the toxic atmosphere, because i am a gay man, i atmosphere, because i am a gay man, i was _ atmosphere, because i am a gay man, i was not _ atmosphere, because i am a gay man, i was not born— atmosphere, because i am a gay man, i was not born in the 19805 but i read _ iwa5 not born in the 19805 but i read about— i was not born in the 19805 but i read about it, that every gay man —— michaei— read about it, that every gay man —— michael gay— read about it, that every gay man —— michael gay person in the 1980 says that the _ michael gay person in the 1980 says that the nastiest and the bullion and the — that the nastiest and the bullion and the bullying that trans people face today is and the bullying that trans people face today i5ju5t and the bullying that trans people face today is just like what gay people — face today is just like what gay people face before and borisjohnson shoutd _ people face before and borisjohnson should take note, he made thatjoke,

assuming _ should take note, he made thatjoke, assuming no — should take note, he made thatjoke, assuming no tran5gender person should take note, he made thatjoke, assuming no transgender person was in a55uming no transgender person was in front— a55uming no transgender person was in front of— assuming no transgender person was in front of him, you do not know that— in front of him, you do not know that and — in front of him, you do not know that and it — in front of him, you do not know that and it was proven only hours tater— that and it was proven only hours later that — that and it was proven only hours later that there was someone in that room _ later that there was someone in that room for— later that there was someone in that room for him that comment could have been incredibly in5ulting room for him that comment could have been incredibly insulting and inappropriate. we been incredibly insulting and inappropriate-— been incredibly insulting and inappropriate. been incredibly insulting and inauroriate. ., ., ., ., inappropriate. we are going to move on to the front _ inappropriate. we are going to move on to the front page _ inappropriate. we are going to move on to the front page of— inappropriate. we are going to move on to the front page of the _ inappropriate. we are going to move on to the front page of the daily - on to the front page of the daily telegraph. thank you for that. we will go to a smaller story, talk us through it, it is about the cost of living crisis continuing, council tax to hit £2000 a year in latest cost of living blunder. that is set, from friday and we have only started the new financial year and council tax bills are going to rocket on the telly —— the telegraph is what highlighting this, part of the wider discussion about the cost of living crisis and april as we know is the month where this will really start to really hurt across the country, across all kinds of economic, people

in different economic circumstances. there are going to be very few people who are not hit by this. we have the national insurance high, that comes in in april, there is also the change in the energy price cap and with council tax bills, it is going to be a very painful time. it feeds into this wider issue, doesn't it, of inflation and the cost of living going up in so many areas and we will fill it over the next month. areas and we will fill it over the next month-— next month. yes. this is a big olitical next month. yes. this is a big political issue _ next month. yes. this is a big political issue that _ next month. yes. this is a big political issue that is - next month. yes. this is a big political issue that is going . next month. yes. this is a big political issue that is going to | political issue that is going to define — political issue that is going to define the next couple of years and the general election and when you have got— the general election and when you have got inflation that is expected to get— have got inflation that is expected to get to — have got inflation that is expected to get to about 8.7% by the end of the year. — to get to about 8.7% by the end of the year, there were reports that it could _ the year, there were reports that it could get— the year, there were reports that it could get as high as double figures, that is— could get as high as double figures, that is the _ could get as high as double figures, that is the most incredible crunch on living — that is the most incredible crunch on living standards, the biggest since _ on living standards, the biggest since the — on living standards, the biggest since the 19505, and gordon brown said 5ince the 19505, and gordon brown said only— since the 19505, and gordon brown said only today that ri5hi sunak wa5 said only today that ri5hi sunak was looking _ said only today that ri5hi sunak was looking the other way when people were in— looking the other way when people were in trouble. i think that when people _ were in trouble. i think that when people are — were in trouble. i think that when

people are struggling to put food on the table. _ people are struggling to put food on the table, as martin lewis, the money— the table, as martin lewis, the money saving expert 5et, 5aid the table, as martin lewis, the money saving expert 5et, said the money 5aving expert 5et, said the other— money saving expert 5et, said the other weekend, there just is not the ability— other weekend, there just is not the ability for— other weekend, there just is not the ability for people to pay their bills, — ability for people to pay their bills, at— ability for people to pay their bills, at the lowest end of things, bill5, at the lowest end of things, and the _ bill5, at the lowest end of things, and the chancellor's budget was pretty— and the chancellor's budget was pretty inadequate and there are going _ pretty inadequate and there are going to — pretty inadequate and there are going to have to be big questions asked _ going to have to be big questions asked. people do not have £800 a5ked. people do not have £800 extra. _ a5ked. people do not have £800 extra. hut— a5ked. people do not have £800 extra, but as the amount of the cost will rise _ extra, but as the amount of the cost will rise for— extra, but as the amount of the cost will rise for the basics.— will rise for the basics. there is another cost _ will rise for the basics. there is another cost going _ will rise for the basics. there is another cost going up, - will rise for the basics. there is another cost going up, which i will rise for the basics. there is another cost going up, which isj will rise for the basics. there is - another cost going up, which is the cost of covid—19 tests. this is a little story on the front page of the financial times. the bottom left—hand side. the headline is... the headline is... what is this about? 0bviously what is this about? obviously this is another cost that we will have to bear. the government has decided to end free tests. that is from april. you will have to pay if you do have those symptoms and you want to find

out what is going on. 0bviously those symptoms and you want to find out what is going on. obviously the government would say that