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Some of the papers, including the Sunday Telegraph lead on private security being used by MPs due to heightened tensions over the Israel-Hamas conflict. Speaking to the paper, Security Minister Tom Tugendhat says he has been "reviewing existing security measures for MPs in the wake of the murder of my colleague and friend Sir David Amess". The paper also reports on comments by Tim Davie, the director-general of the BBC, in which he says "being progressive" is something staff should be proud of, and that the corporation walks a "joyous tightrope of the culture wars".
MPs' safety also makes the front of the Sunday Times, with it reporting "three female politicians have been given taxpayer-funded bodyguards and cars" due to growing concerns about safety. The paper carries a preview to its own investigation into drink spiking, and in a theme seen across the Sundays, there is a large picture of six-year-old Ukrainian Sofia Struk, who is wrapped in her nation's flag. Saturday marked the two-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of the country.
Two women, dressed elaborately in Ukrainian national dress, are on the front of the Observer carrying a heart-shaped placard in the colours of the Ukraine flag, with a Union flag on top of it. The paper's lead story says Labour's Sir Keir Starmer "turns on Tories over 'toxic rhetoric'". It reports on an accusation from the Labour leader that Rishi Sunak is harbouring "extremists in his party". It notes comments and actions by Lee Anderson, Suella Braverman and Liz Truss this week.
"Boot out this bigot" reads the headline on the front of the Sunday Mirror, next to a picture of Lee Anderson. It reports on the Tory MP being suspended by his party following his comments about Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.
The Mail on Sunday reports Angela Rayner "has been accused of hypocrisy" after it was discovered she "made a £48,500 profit on her ex-council house thanks to the right-to-buy policy she now wants to reform".
The front of the Sunday Express reports £5bn will be put into "improving transport links" in "Britain's forgotten regions". It reports transportation upgrades will take place in "red wall areas", using the money saved from the scrapping of HS2.
"£61m lottery winner's feud with brother," reads the front of the Sunday People. The paper has an interview with the brother of Debbie Nuttall, who won £61m EuroMillions jackpot last week.
"Ecclesiastical chaos" reads the banner above Daily Star on Sunday's lead story about "sick fraudsters have conned nuns out of a small fortune by using AI to pose as bishops begging for cash to fund operations".
Sir Keir Starmer tells the Observer that Rishi Sunak is harbouring "extremists" in the Conservative party, and must stop the slide into what he calls "toxic rhetoric".
The Labour leader says removing the whip from Lee Anderson was right, but warns the fact that he was ever a party deputy chairman raises questions about the prime minister's judgement.
The Sunday Mirror headline is "Boot out this bigot", saying politicians "on both sides" think Mr Anderson should now be expelled by the Tories, while the Sun on Sunday says the Conservatives have been "plunged into fresh turmoil over racism".
The Sunday Telegraph says Nigel Farage has offered Lee Anderson a place in the Reform party, explaining that he would be a "massive help to the cause".
It says the same committee which is responsible for the security of the Royal Family has been brought in to review arrangements. The Telegraph says the number of MPs requiring protection is believed to have risen since the Hamas attacks in October.
On its front page, the Mail on Sunday says Labour's deputy leader, Angela Rayner, has been accused of hypocrisy - after a new book said she benefited from the right-to-buy scheme which she now wants to be reformed.
The paper says she made nearly £50,000 of profit when the council house she bought at a discount in 2007 was sold in 2015.
It says that Ms Rayner has since spoken out against people who get "loads of discount" under the scheme. A Labour spokesman says her purchase and sale was done "by the book".
The Sunday Telegraph says the head of the British Army has suggested that underfunding has left it in danger of becoming a static land-force. It says that in a letter which General Sir Patrick Sanders sent to several former generals, he says the ability to mount campaigns overseas is in jeopardy.
It quotes him as saying: "I am not sure that this is either the Army the nation needs, or the one that policymakers want." In response, the MoD said the Armed Forces were always ready to protect and defend the nation.
A drink and drugs-spiking epidemic is sweeping Britain, according to the Sunday Times. It says its investigation has found that victims are targeted at parties, work events and festivals - and says police are failing to carry out the tests needed to secure convictions. The paper's editorial says spiking is a "modern scourge" and needs to be taken seriously.
The Mail says the owner of the castle used for the hit film, Saltburn, regrets allowing the cameras in, because he's been deluged with fans trespassing in order to take selfies or shoot videos.
It says Drayton House was used for the "most shocking and debauched" moments of the film, and now attracts hundreds of sightseers. Charles Stopford Sackville said the amount of interest in the house was "weird".
