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

News imageThe headline on the front page of the Sun reads: 'The Burn Supremacy.'
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.
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Daily Mirror reads: 'Spice up your wife.'
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.
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Guardian reads: 'This is our last chance to beat the right - Burnham.'
Burnham's hope for a united Labour government "free of infighting and factional politics" is the lead of the Guardian. 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.
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Times reads: 'Burnham vows to revive Labour.'
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.
News imageThe headline on the front page of the i Paper reads: 'Britain's new PM Andy Burnham promises hope... but stays quiet on everything else.'
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.
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Daily Telegraph reads: 'Burnham: Kinnock is my inspiration.'
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.
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Daily Express reads: 'You are right Andy... this is Labour's "Last chance".'
The Daily Express headlines on Labour's "last chance" after Burnham warned the party of the same thing and declared he is "ready".
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Daily Mail reads: 'Burnham to drag us back to the 1970s.'
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.
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Financial Times reads: 'Burnham puts focus on business at coronation as Labour's leader.'
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.
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Daily Star reads: 'Andy's new order.'
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.

"This is the last chance to beat the right", is the message from the new Labour leader, Andy Burnham, on the front of the Guardian. The paper says he set out a "distinctly left-wing vision" for Britain, with promises when he becomes prime minister on Monday to undo the Thatcherism of the 1980s. The Sun says "despite having no personal mandate", he pledged the most significant change in politics in the past 40 years.

The Daily Mail says Burnham's speech was "long on rhetoric but short on detail". The Weekend Ioffers a similar analysis in its headline "Andy Burnham promises hope... but stays quiet on everything else". The Daily Star's leader says "we deserve far better than this", while the editorial in the Daily Express is left pondering: "Have we just got another tax-and-spend Labour emperor with darker eyebrows?"

The Daily Telegraphunderstands that the former deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, is being lined up by Burnham to become the new health secretary. It says she would be given the task of pushing through social care reforms in England. However, the Times reports that Rayner has not been approached about the role and would apparently require "some persuading".

The Weekend I reveals police are to examine claims that Robert Jenrick's 2024 Conservative leadership campaign was repeatedly warned about the source of a £37,500 donation. The paper says it was raised five times that the money came from a foreign donor. Jenrick, who is now in Reform UK, has repeatedly denied breaking any electoral laws.

"All-round great", is how the Sun, pays tribute to the West Indies cricketer, Sir Garry Sobers, after his death at the age of 89. The Daily Mail summarises a vote on the five cricketers of the century from the year 2000. "Bradman first, Sobers second... daylight third". In Test matches, he scored more than 8,000 runs and took 235 wickets. But "to present Sobers in statistical terms", the Daily Telegraph says, "is no more to convey the essence of the man than to describe Beethoven by the number of his symphonies".

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