The Papers: 'The Burn supremacy' and 'Spice up your wife'

Here is the latest breaking news from around the world: 'The Burn supremacy' and 'Spice up your wife'Published9 minutes agoImage caption, Andy Burnham, who is taking over from Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister on Monday, dominates today's papers. The Sun headlines on the "Burn supremacy" after the former mayor of Greater Manchester secured the top job without a general election or "proper" Labour contest. Burnham has vowed "the most significant change in the past 40 years", the paper reports.

Image caption, Spice Girl Mel C is set to marry her partner Chris Dingwall in a "top-secret ceremony", the Daily Mirror reports. All of the Spice Girls, except Victoria Beckham who is at the World Cup, are expected to the attend the wedding at the Lake District this weekend. Image caption, Burnham's hope for a united Labour government "free of infighting and factional politics" is the lead of the Guardian.

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Under a headline that reads "our last chance to beat the right", the new Labour leader promises "to undo Thatcherism of the 1980s", the paper reports. Image caption, Britain's incoming prime minister has vowed "to revive Labour", the Times writes, as Burnham prepares to introduce a "policy blitz" focusing on energy bills, bus fares, public control of utilities and an overhaul of social care. Image caption, The choice of Shabana Mahmood as the new chancellor would divide Labour's MPs, the i Paper reports.

Burnham will on Monday "meet the King, move into No 10 and reveal his cabinet", the paper says. Image caption, Burnham named former Labour leader Lord Kinnock his "inspiration" as he "unveiled plans for the most radical left-wing government in 40 years", the Daily Telegraph reports. Meanwhile, Reform UK's Robert Jenrick has described Burnham's plans as "plotting" with "no mandate whatsoever", according to the paper.

Image caption, The Daily Express headlines on Labour's "last chance" after Burnham warned the party of the same thing and declared he is "ready". Image caption, The Daily Mail headlines on Burnham dragging the UK "back to the 1970s". The incoming prime minister says Britain had taken a "series of wrong turns" under Margaret Thatcher that previous Labour governments had failed to undo, the paper writes.

What Experts Say

Image caption, Burnham will be a "pro-business" leader as he plans to bolster the business department and bring back Jonathan Reynolds as business secretary, the Financial Times writes. Image caption, And the Daily Star splashes on the King of the North's "new order". Burnham celebrated his new job with some "dodgy dad dancing" to Manchester band New Order, the paper reports.

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