Sunday’s newspaper front pages are dominated by domestic politics as the Labour Party prepares to hold its first conference in government for 15 years. The upcoming conference comes amid reports of infighting in Downing Street and a row over political donations. 

‘Labour prepares for conference as PM promises no new austerity’

‘Kier has four weeks,’ says the Sunday Telegraph.

An unnamed senior Whitehall source says the prime minister has four weeks to prove his government is not “fundamentally dysfunctional” according to the Sunday Telegraph.

‘PM needs to sack Sue Gray,’ says the Express.

The Sunday Express claims allies of the PM have urged him to sack his chief of staff Sue Gray and to end the “turmoil” in No 10. 

‘More free Premier League matches for Kier,’ complains the Mail on Sunday.

The Mail on Sunday says Keir Starmer enjoyed another free trip to a Premier Leauge game, sitting in the corporate hospitality box at Spur’s match against Arsenal last weekend – hours after allegations came to light about the clothes he and his wife had accepted from the Labour donor, Lord Alli. 

‘Angela Rayner may have breached rules,’ says the Sunday Times.

The Sunday Times says the deputy PM Angela Rayner may have breached rules by failing to declare that a friend joined her on a “personal holiday” paid for by Lord Alli. She declined to comment when approached by the Times. 

‘PM at risk of being far too funereal,’ says the Sun on Sunday.

Former Labour minister Lord Blunkett wrote in the Sun on Sunday warning that “perception is everything in politics.” He goes on to say the PM is “at serious risk of being far too funereal” — and calls on him to “weave a compelling story about a better Britain under Labour”.

‘PM promises no new austerity,’ says the Observer.

The prime minister is interviewed in the Observer. He tells the paper that the central purpose of his conference speech will be “to answer that very question.” The paper says the PM also had a reassuring message for those who fear deep cuts to government spending – insisting he will protect public services from new austerity.