The news of Kemi Badenoch’s appointment as the leader of the Conservative party appears on the front of a number of Sunday’s papers. The Sunday Telegraph quotes the politician for its headline: ‘It’s time for a fresh start’. Badeonch has become the first black woman to lead a major UK political party.
The Observer reports Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, has ordered the country’s largest peacetime military deployment to tackle the fall-out from floods that devastated parts of the country this week. The paper also addresses Kemi Badenoch leading the Tory party, instead focusing on a financial ‘challenge’ put to her from the Labour Party.
Jennifer Lopez waves to a crowd on the front page of the Financial Times weekend edition. The star joined US vice-president Kamala Harris at a Las Vegas rally on Friday. The paper says Harris is neck and neck with Republican candidate Donald Trump -according to polls – and that the economy is the ‘main issue’ for voters.
The Mail on Sunday continues Saturday’s coverage of an upcoming biography about King Charles, written by Robert Hardman. The author claims the honour Order of the British Empire (OBE) may be changed to Order of British Excellence, to distance itself from the country’s colonial past.
Homes owned by Prince William’s estate are not meeting energy standards, the Sunday Mirror reports in a different royal story. The paper says some tenants are struggling to heat their damp homes.
The Sun on Sunday also leads on something alleged in a new book. Former rugby union player James Haskell alleges his ex-wife, TV presenter Chloe Madeley, was groped in a club by an unnamed rugby star.
The Sunday Express leads on an exclusive, reporting all RAF pilots have to train in the US, due to a shortage of jets. Elsewhere the paper takes aim at Labour’s new Budget, suggesting the government cutting inheritance tax exemptions will encourage people to spend their pension money to avoid being taxed.
Councils cancelling Bonfire Night parties leads the Daily Star’s Sunday edition. The paper reports councils are responding to complaints about smoke, noise and mud by cancelling 5 November celebrations.
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