The Observer stands out with its coverage of Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, who it says has launched the “race for number 10”. A photo of her and Sir Keir face-to-face was captioned “heated rivalry”, a quote from the popular television show about the romance between two Canadian ice hockey players.
The Sunday Times says Burnham “refused to push” with a bid to stand in the Gordon and Denton byelection. The mayor shared his “difficult decision” in a letter published on X. Also on the Times front is a photo from Minneapolis showing tear gas being fired into the air as “another death in Minnesota shootings” occurs.
The Sunday Telegraph says Sir Keir faces a “civil war” within the Labor Party after Burnham’s by-election bid. It also emerges that the Duke of Sussex’s follower was “behind him in court last week” as he joined the privacy case against the Daily Mail publisher.
The Mail also puts the latest developments in the “Labor Party civil war” under the headline “Starmer is backed into a corner.” The “beleaguered” Prime Minister faces a “stark choice” to “block” Burnham or “face the leadership challenge”. And there’s more on the Beckhams as Victoria “returns to the dance” she says was “inappropriate” at son Brooklyn’s wedding.
“Army shock” occurred after The Sun wrote on Sunday, “Trump took a step back”. The US president hailed British troops as “among the world’s greatest warriors”. The paper says this came after King Charles conveyed his “concern” to the White House about Trump’s “slanders against NATO troops”. And in an exclusive to the Beckham family, the Sun says the “Brooklyn dispute goes back many years.”
The Daily Star says Sir Rod Stewart is among those criticizing the “orange man baby”, marking Trump’s “U-turn” after saying British troops were staying off the front lines in Afghanistan. He makes headlines with a rendition of one of his songs: “Have I told you lately that I hate you?”
The Sunday Express is headlined by the former head of MI6 warning that Russia will “step up” attacks on Britain as part of an “undeclared war” on the West. Richard Dearlove told the newspaper that Russia could launch “very aggressive” attacks because it “doesn’t care” about political risks.
“Britain will have its own FBI,” reads the headline in the Sunday People newspaper. “Police change”. It has been reported that Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood will make the announcement tomorrow.
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