The Sun on Sunday says Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak were last night locked in talks to see if they can strike a deal to crown one as prime minister, the Sun reports. The paper says the high-stakes summit came after Boris flew back to the UK and claimed he had the backing of 100 Tory MPs – enough to get into the final ballot.

The front page features an image of Boris Johnson on the phone with his thumbs up and a smaller image of Rishi Sunak in a crisp white shirt.