'Burnham's big spree' and Streeting 'bid to win back Trump'
Prime Minister Andy Burnham's policy proposals are prominent across Sunday's papers. The Mail on Sunday leads with "Burnham's big spree", saying the PM is facing criticism from the Tories for planning a "tax bombshell" on working families with his raft of policy pledges. The paper says the Conservatives are accusing the PM of "writing cheques British people can't cash". A spokesperson for the PM called the accusations "nonsense", adding that all policies that have been announced are "fully funded".
Reform UK's Robert Jenrick is also warning the PM not to "hammer families with a death tax" ahead of the Labour's unveiling of plans to tackle the social care crisis, says the Sunday Express. The paper says Burnham previously suggested that a "care levy" could be introduced to "fix" social care. It could face "fierce opposition" if that means people who would not have faced inheritance tax will now have their estates taxed, the paper adds.
The Sunday Times previews the government's devolution announcement next week, which will hand mayors a share of income tax revenue to spend on their cities. Elsewhere, the paper reports that Reform UK's bank account was frozen during the last election after it received donations from Fiona Cottrell, a significant donor to the party and mother of convicted fraudster George Cottrell. In a response to the paper's story, Reform said: "This story follows a number of smear stories of which many are factually untrue. Mr Farage has decided to let the voters of Clacton be the judge of his actions."
The PM has penned an opinion column in the Sunday Mirror saying the UK should be a country where "nobody is written off", vowing to cut the cost of living and lead a government that "rolls up its sleeves" rather than dodge problems.
New Defence Secretary Wes Streeting wants to repair the UK's relationship with US President Donald Trump by "working together" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and pledging to modernise the Armed Forces, says the Sunday Telegraph. In its top picture spot, the paper shows homes in France in flames as wildfires continues to rage across the country.
"Baptism of fire" is the Observer's headline, accompanied with a picture of a man wading into the ocean as smoke billows from the wildfires in the distance. The paper reports that more than 250,000 people have been evacuated across France and Spain.
A security guard jailed for plotting to kidnap, rape and murder TV presenter Holly Willoughby has been refused permission to attend his mother's funeral after being considered "too dangerous", the Daily Star reports.
Finally, the Sun leads with the story of a police hunt for migrants reported to have fled to the UK on a boat after stabbing a man to death on a French beach.
