The Papers: 'Plot to oust Starmer' and 'Gord help us all'

Key developments are emerging from the global stage. 'Plot to oust Starmer' and 'Gord help us all'13 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on GoogleBBCMost of Sunday's papers lead on the fallout from the local elections. The Sunday Telegraph says there is now a "stalking horse plot to oust Starmer". This comes after Labour MP Catherine West "sent Downing Street into a panic last night" by stating "unless any of the serious leadership candidates intervened by tomorrow (Monday), she would act".

An image of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Chancellor Rachel Reeves and former PM Gordon Brown is dubbed "an uncivil partnership" by the Telegraph after Brown was made global finance envoy. "Gord help us all" is the Daily Star's response to this news. "Hated PM recruits hated former PM to save his job", the red-top adds.

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The Sunday Times headlines on "Starmer's SOS to Brown as backbench rebellion grows". A cartoon of a dodo bird in a glass cabinet carries a speech bubble: "If Gordon Brown can make a comeback there's hope for us all! "The Independent leads on West's "ultimatum to the cabinet".

It notes that she was "sacked by Sir Keir as a junior minister in the Foreign Office" and quotes her as saying she is "terrified that will end up with Prime Minister Farage". Sir Keir is promising "to slash fuel and energy bills" in an interview with the Sunday Mirror. The "cost of living blitz" comes as the prime minister and Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepare to reset his premiership this week by delivering a major speech and unveiling a new programme of legislation.

"If Starmer had a plot, he's lost it", writes the Mail on Sunday, which reports that Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester Mayor, has a "seat lined up" which would allow him to challenge for the leadership. Burnham has the support of many MPs but any leadership contender must be a member of Parliament. "The best is yet to come," headlines the Sunday Express on Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's reaction to the local election results.

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The paper says he "boasted Reform UK has supplanted Labour as the party of working people". "The man who bought Britain," leads the Observer, which reports on a "crypto billionaire who lives in Thailand". Christopher Harborne "put £5m in the pocket of Nigel Farage and bankrolled Reform to become a national party", it writes.

There is "fury over hunt promise," writes the Sunday People. Both "stars and campaigners unite in anger as government shelves animal trophy ban". The Sun on Sunday says an Arsenal player is in a "marriage crisis".

The paper says Leandro Trossard's wife has reportedly "wiped all trace of him from her social media". Sign up for our morning newsletter and get News in your inbox.

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