By BBC News
Staff
Image caption, A number of Sunday’s papers carry stories on the dividing lines within the Tory party as the country waits to find out who will become the next prime minister. The Observer reports that senior Tories are warning leadership favourite Liz Truss that she will lead a deeply divided party to inevitable defeat at the next election – unless she makes a concerted effort to include senior figures from across the party, including critics of Boris Johnson, in her cabinet.
Image caption, Outgoing prime minister Boris Johnson has written for the Sunday Express – urging Tories to put an end to in-fighting and unite behind their new leader. Mr Johnson says they must back his successor “wholeheartedly” to stand a chance of winning the next election, the paper says.
Image caption, Meanwhile, the Sunday Mirror reports that the outgoing PM could return to No 10 in a plot hatched by a group of Tory MPs. Some 12 MPs plan to submit no-confidence votes in Liz Truss, who it says is expected to become prime minister on Tuesday, and want a leadership vote by Christmas, the paper adds.
Image caption, The Sunday Telegraph reports that Liz Truss will take a “two-fold” approach to the energy crisis if she becomes prime minister. Writing in the paper, Ms Truss, the favourite to win the Tory leadership race, says she will unveil immediate financial support for households and businesses while also trying to solve the deep-rooted problems exposed by the impacts of Covid and war in Ukraine.
Image caption, The Sunday Times is reporting comments made by President Zelensky on the financial hardship enveloping the UK and other western countries. The Ukrainian leader says the consequences of the Russian invasion are”painful” but says rising energy bills affecting people in other nations is a price worth paying to avert a new world war, the paper says.
Image caption, The Sun on Sunday reports that actress Emily Atack will speak about being the target of sex pests from a “very young age” in a documentary on BBC Two. The broadcaster says she will “open up about her experiences of attracting unwanted sexual attention”, the paper adds.
Image caption, The Sunday People reports that the majority of teachers in the UK are feeding hungry pupils as the cost of living crisis hits. A poll carried out by teaching union NASUWT reveals that 58% of respondents have stepped in to donate food and clothing, the paper says.
Image caption, The Daily Star reports that MI5 is on a recruitment drive for ‘overweight’ spies. Applicants must have a “reasonable” level of fitness but can have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or less, even though a BMI between 25 and 30 is considered overweight according to the NHS, the paper says.
Image caption, And the Mail on Sunday leads with reaction to Friday night’s episode of BBC One’s Have I Got News for You which was dedicated to Boris Johnson. The paper says the show has been accused of broadcasting “spiteful and crass” insults. The BBC says the show has a “long history of making jokes about politicians of all hues”.
Many of Sunday’s front pages focus on the Tory leadership contest, with just one day left until the nation discovers who will be the next prime minister.
The Sunday Telegraph – in which Foreign Secretary Liz Truss sets out her stall – gives her its wholehearted support. The paper says that if she wins, the country will get a principled, classical liberal pro-market, well-read, economically literate and policy-driven prime minister. But it also says Ms Truss “must reform our broken energy market”.
The Observer says Ms Truss has been warned not to pack her cabinet with Boris Johnson loyalists. Some senior Tories believe she will lead MPs to defeat unless she includes figures from across the party.
Image source, Reuters
Image caption, Voting has now closed in the Tory leadership race
The outgoing prime minister tells the Sunday Express that the Tories must end their “bitter in-fighting”. Boris Johnson urges colleagues to back his successor wholeheartedly, to stand a chance of winning the next general election.
There is slim hope of that if the Sunday Mirror is to be believed. It claims to have unearthed a plot by a dozen Tory MPs, to submit letters of no confidence in Ms Truss and bring Mr Johnson back. One of them is quoted saying: “Liz is not very bright.” Another adds: “our only chance is with Boris.”
The Sun on Sunday says voters are sick and tired of the Tory civil war which ousted Boris Johnson. It suggests the leadership contest felt longer than the 30 years war – and says the new prime minister has a clear duty: stop the fighting and deliver.