The Papers: Original 'Labour leadership rivals circle' and 'Golden boys' on Baftas red carpet

Key developments are emerging from the global stage. 'Labour leadership rivals circle' and 'Golden boys' on Baftas red carpet37 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on GoogleAlmost every paper leads on the future of Sir Keir Starmer's premiership, following a disastrous result for the Labour party at local elections. The Guardian's headline reads: "Labour leadership rivals circle as Starmer tries to cling to power". It reports that approximately 40 Labour MPs have called for the prime minister to set a date to step down, as leadership rivals begin to position themselves for a contest.

Actors Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper are pictured standing arm in arm on the paper's front page, after a historic win for their Netflix drama Adolescence at the Bafta Television Awards. The "Labour leadership bloodbath" is illustrated on the front page of the Daily Mail, which says that Health Secretary Wes Streeting and former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner are both "ready for Starmer's fall". The paper says that Sir Keir was "on the brink" on Sunday night, following an "extraordinary statement" from Rayner "eviscerating" the prime minister's record in office.

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On Streeting, the Mail reports that allies of the health secretary have said he is "ready to go" with a leadership bid should Sir Keir be brought down in the coming hours. The former deputy prime minister's statement is the main story for the Daily Mirror, which calls it a "stinging swipe" at Sir Keir's time in office. According to the paper, Rayner used the moment to tell the prime minister: "What we are doing isn't working and it needs to change.

"The health secretary has told Sir Keir that he is not planning to challenge him directly but is instead preparing a case for if it all "falls apart", says the Telegraph. Focusing on Streeting's potential leadership campaign, the paper says he will argue that he is the only candidate who can beat Reform UK, after Labour was able to retain control of the council in his east London seat in local elections last week. "PM fights to save his skin after Rayner ultimatum" declares the Times, writing that Sir Keir will attempt to "save his premiership" in a speech on Monday.

In it, the prime minister is expected to show he is prepared to "break his red lines" and pursue "much closer integration" with the European Union; it will be a "pivotal moment" for the prime minister, the paper says. "Today or never to save your job" says the i Paper, writing that Sir Keir needs to deliver the "speech of his life" in order to see off attempts to kick him out of No 10. "Starmer faces fight for his survival as threat of leadership challenge mounts" reports the Financial Times, similarly characterising Monday's speech as a crucial "last chance" to "contain a mutiny" within the Labour party.

Sir Keir's planned speech on Monday could also signal his intention to "betray Brexit with a plan to save himself", according to the Express.

The development has drawn wide international attention, with diplomatic circles watching closely.