In an exclusive interview with Sir Keir Starmer ahead of his first Labour conference as Prime Minister, the Observer says he wants to move away from a “persistent period of doom and gloom” and reassure party members and voters that “better times are on the horizon”.
The Mail on Sunday reports that Prime Minister Sir Keir and his chief of staff Sue Gray used “free” football tickets just hours after fresh allegations emerged about clothes given to the Prime Minister by a Labour donor. The paper says the hospitality tickets were provided by Tottenham Hotspur for last Sunday’s match against the Prime Minister’s beloved Arsenal. The paper publishes a photograph of the Prime Minister, Gray and Foreign Secretary David Lammy in a corporate box alongside Katie Periol, who took part in the failed attempt to launch a European Super League (ESL).
Former immigration secretary and Conservative leadership candidate Robert Jenrick, writing in the Sunday Telegraph, said some of those crossing the Channel in small boats had links to al-Qaida and Islamic State. He warned that the prime minister’s decision to scrap the Rwandan deportation plan had left the country “more vulnerable to terrorist attacks”.
The Sunday Mirror also reported that after his interview with Sir Keir the Prime Minister vowed “no more austerity”. The paper said the Prime Minister vowed to give people hope for a “changed Britain” after issuing a grim warning about the tough choices ahead.
The Sunday People newspaper ran a front-page story saying Cancer Research UK is considering not accepting any more money from the estate of former Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed, after receiving £45,500 from his charity since 2017. On Thursday, the BBC aired a documentary called “Al Fayed: Harrods Predator”, which reveals allegations of rape and attempted rape against the billionaire by female former employees of the luxury London department store.
A front-page story in the Sunday Times about Mohamed Al-Fayed reports that prosecutors have admitted they have failed to prosecute him twice. The paper says that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) “decided not to prosecute Al-Fayed” after being provided with evidence by police twice, in 2009 and 2015.
The Sunday Express has a front-page political feature reporting that the Prime Minister is being asked to sack his chief of staff, Sue Gray. After a row erupted within Government over staff pay, aides to Sir Keir have warned that he “will have to fire people” if he is to re-establish his authority. Earlier this week it emerged that Gray had received a pay rise and now earns more than the Prime Minister.
The Sun on Sunday breaks the news that Zara McDermott was in the audience at Saturday’s Strictly Come Dancing live show. The reality TV star, who appeared in previous series, was there to support her friend Pete Wicks’ first live performance. Her visit comes after her former dance partner Graziano Di Prima was axed from the show in July after bosses were shown footage of him kicking her.
“Furry Encounters” was the front page headline in the Daily Star Sunday newspaper, as one in five people said they would save their pet animals rather than their mother-in-law in the event of an alien invasion.
