Newspaper headlines: Budget to pledge billions 'to beat coronavirus'
The government's spending pledges as part of Wednesday's Budget announcement dominate the front pages. The Daily Mail reports that Chancellor Rishi Sunak will unveil rescue packages for firms hit by the coronavirus outbreak.The same story is the lead in the Guardian, which says the chancellor's Budget will aim to ease the strain on an overstretched NHS and reassure"an increasingly nervous Britain" that the government can cope with the coronavirus outbreak.
The same story is the focus for the Daily Telegraph, which says the banks' decision to suspend mortgage payments for up to three months comes amid fears the virus could plunge the UK into recession.The Times splashes on the news that health minister Nadine Dorries has tested positive for coronavirus. The paper claims the Tory MP had met hundreds of people in Parliament in the past week and attended a reception at No 10 with Boris Johnson.
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