'Labour challenges Badenoch' and 'Lopez backs Harris'

"It's time for a fresh start" is the headline in The Sunday Telegraph. In an interview with the paper, Kemi Badenoch is said to have signalled she'll move the party in a new direction, and break from what she calls the mistakes of her predecessors.

The Telegraph understands this will include side-lining former Tory policies such as the drive towards net zero, anti-smoking legislation and the Renters' Rights Bill. It says one major challenge facing the new leader of the opposition is winning back the support of millions of Reform UK voters.

The Sunday Times says Badenoch has become the first black woman to lead a significant political party in Europe. The paper says she's expected to hand cabinet positions to loyal supporters - such as Andrew Griffith, Claire Coutinho, Alex Burghart and Julia Lopez. For The Sunday Times, her first major challenge is whether she'll support the chancellor's Budget.

The Observer has the headline "Labour challenges Badenoch over billions for public services". The paper says the government threw down an immediate challenge to Badenoch to back Rachel Reeves' plans. It suggests a huge political divide threatens to open up between the Conservatives and Labour, over economic policy and the future of public services.

The Sunday Times leads with an investigation into the property empires owned by the King and the Prince of Wales. The paper says the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall made a combined £51m last year from the armed forces, the NHS, schools, mining companies and big businesses. It says the duchies imposed levies for the right to cross rivers, offload cargo, run cables under beaches and even dig graves. The paper says the duchies operate as commercial landlords, but are exempt from paying corporation or capital gains tax.

The lead story in The Sunday Mirror reads "Scandal of mouldy hard-to-heat royal rentals". It says "scores" of properties owned by the Duchy of Cornwall are failing to meet energy standards, and that tenants are complaining of damp homes that are so hard to keep warm, residents are ending up in fuel poverty. The Duchy says it is a responsible landlord committed to the continuous improvement of its properties.

The Sunday Express has the headline "Fury over Royal Air Farce". The paper says defence chiefs are warning against proposals - being considered by the government's Strategic Defence Review - which could see all RAF pilots sent to the United States during their training, because Britain is short of jets. The former defence secretary, Sir Gavin Williamson, says this would stop the UK from being able to train more pilots if it needed them for a conflict.

"Moves to drop 'empire' from King's honours" is the headline in The Mail on Sunday. The paper says a biography of the King - by the Mail writer, Robert Hardman - claims royal officials have held talks about losing the word. Under the plans, someone recognised with an Order of the British Empire (OBE) could instead choose an Order of British Excellence. But the paper says the traditional, colonial-era titles would continue for those who wanted them.

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