Chancellor Rachel Reeves will accuse Jeremy Hunt of presiding over a “cover-up” of the “dire state” of public finances as she plans to delay or scrap unfunded rail and road projects to fill a £20bn black hole, the Sunday Times writes as it follows up similar headlines on Saturday’s papers. Ms Reeves tells the paper the previous government “spent money like there was no tomorrow” and she was “cleaning up their mess”.
The Mail on Sunday leads on what it calls “shocking CCTV” emerging from Manchester Airport showing three police officers being “viciously” attacked before one of them apparently kicks a young man in the head. The paper says the video sheds new light on the incident that has “provoked uproar and allegations of police brutality and racism”.
A picture of Dame Priti Patel covers the Sunday Express as she launches her Conservative leadership bid and tells the paper she will breathe new life into the party. The former home secretary says she also wants to end the “soap opera” which has torn her party apart and wants to turn it back into a “winning machine”, the paper writes.
Olympic divers Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen are pictured on the front of the Sunday Telegraph. The pair won Team GB’s first medal with a bronze in the women’s synchronised 3m springboard – becoming the first British women in 64 years to win an Olympic diving medal. The broadsheet leads with Sir Keir Starmer discussing a movement deal for young people with the Spanish government earlier this month. The paper understands the prime minister said he would consider the proposal.
“Council house revolution” headlines the Sunday Mirror as it covers the government launching what it calls the biggest council house and affordable housing building programme in decades. It reports Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner will unveil the plans on Tuesday as part of a move to build 1.5 million new homes in five years. Meanwhile, Anna Henderson holds aloft her silver medal after coming second in the cycling time trial.
The Observer also leads on the government’s housing plans including an overhaul of planning rules to trigger the building of more affordable houses. Ms Rayner writes in the paper with so many people struggling to find a home, “delivering social and affordable houses at scale” is her “number one priority”. The paper also covers production staff claiming Strictly Come Dancing has a toxic work culture. A BBC Studios spokesperson said they did not recognise the claims relating to a negative workplace culture.
“I warned Strictly about Gio” writes the Sunday people. Former celebrity contestant Laura Whitmore has alleged she was subjected to “inappropriate behaviour” by an unnamed individual while on Strictly Come Dancing. At the time she was partnered with professional dancer Giovanni Pernice. He has been approached for comment and a spokesperson for the dancer previously rejected any claim of threatening or abusive behaviour.
“The Cudfather” headlines the Daily Star as it transforms a cow into the Godfather’s Don Corleone. The tabloid reports mafia gangsters are investing in cows. A woman is also pictured sunbathing as it reports parts of the UK could experience a heatwave with temperatures expected to soar this weekend and next week.
“Council house revolution” is the headline in the Sunday Mirror. It says Labour will reveal plans on Tuesday for the biggest building programme of council and affordable housing in decades. The paper’s editorial says the party is “right to do whatever it takes to put a decent roof over the heads of all who need it”. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner tells the Observer that “local leaders who know their areas best” will be key to delivering the proposals.
The Sunday Express has a positive assessment of Dame Priti Patel’s bid to become the next leader of the Conservatives. The paper says the former home secretary has “constructed a compelling argument” for uniting the party in order to focus on the issues that matter to voters. The Sun on Sunday has spoken to an insider with knowledge of another leadership hopeful’s campaign. They say Robert Jenrick will offer “the politics of Nigel Farage with the presentation of David Cameron”, when he delivers a key speech this week.
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The Sunday Telegraph says Sir Keir Starmer has discussed the possibility of a youth free movement deal with the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez. A government source cautions against over-interpreting Sir Keir’s openness to the idea – saying he might have just been polite when meeting leaders for the first time.
Pat McFadden, a senior member of Sir Keir’s cabinet, has written in the Sunday Telegraph ahead of a Treasury statement about the health of the public finances on Monday. He says one of his first acts as head of the Cabinet Office was to get a “thorough analysis” of the state of government departments. Mr McFadden tells the paper he found “announcements without proper funding” and “long-term spending pressures piling up without a serious plan to address them”. But the Mail on Sunday calls the government “blazingly dishonest”. It says Labour’s claims that they were unaware of the true state of the nation’s accounts before taking office are “quite astonishing”.
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The Observer says former Strictly Come Dancing production staff have complained about a “toxic” working culture, in what it calls a “fresh blow” for the show. Former crew members have accused the BBC of failing to take their complaints seriously. The corporation says it does not recognise the claims relating to a negative workplace culture.
The Sunday Times has the first interview with the British tech tycoon Mike Lynch since his return from the US, where he has spent 13 months under house arrest. A court in California cleared him of fraud and conspiracy charges relating to the sale of his software company to the technology giant Hewlett-Packard. He is calling for an overhaul of the extradition treaty between America and Britain, which critics say is onesided. The paper says he was “put in chains” and bundled into the back row of a passenger plane, when he was handed over to US marshals at Heathrow Airport.
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