Sunak 'told to show vision' and Bernard Hill dies

The papers speculate on the prime minister's future direction

The fallout from the Conservatives' losses in the local elections in England is on most front pages.

Rishi Sunak has reportedly told the Times that Britain is heading for a hung parliament, with Labour as the largest party. The paper says that's the first time he's conceded his party is on course to lose its majority.

The prediction for a hung parliament came from the elections expert, Michael Thrasher, but the Times says other pollsters have dismissed his calculation, which is based solely on how people voted in the local elections, and assumes that Labour will win only one seat in Scotland.

According to the Daily Telegraph the prime minister has abandoned the idea of holding a general election in the summer, and the vote is now expected in October or November.

The paper says he is hoping that by then, an improving economic picture and deportation flights to Rwanda will give him better chances of re-election.

Under the headline "Prepare for disaster - that's all Tories have left" Britain's former chief Brexit negotiator, Lord Frost, says in the Telegraph that last week's results point to fewer, perhaps many fewer, than 200 Tory MPs after the next general election.

He argues the party is in trouble because it's been trying to be "inclusive and mainstream" instead of implementing Conservative policies such as deregulation, being tough on migration, and cutting taxes and public spending.

In an editorial, the Sun says Mr Sunak has six months to win Tory voters back and can now concentrate on that without being distracted by - what it calls - "ludicrous leadership speculation".

The paper says the prime minister should put more money into people's pockets and leave the European Convention on Human Rights if it prevents flights to Rwanda.

Writing in the Daily Express, the former Conservative leader, Sir Iain Duncan Smith, argues that "despite the bad results, it is not over yet" if the party now focuses on delivering on the public's priorities. He says Mr Sunak has to stop the boats, limit legal immigration, cut taxes and reduce European regulation stifling our financial services.

Labour's campaign co-ordinator, Pat McFadden, has told the Guardian that his party is planning to target the south of England heavily at the general election. He said the local elections had shown that some "blue wall" seats in the region were turning red.

The Daily Mail says there are fears that many councils will now be dominated by the war in Gaza rather than local services. The paper says more than 40 pro-Palestinian campaigners have been elected as councillors.

Away from politics, the Daily Mirror highlights a campaign for more support for former football players living with dementia. The paper says last year the Premier League and Professional Footballers' Association pledged one million pounds for them, but campaigners say the game must go further.

And finally the Telegraph says a report by the UK's biggest investment company claims Britain's economy would be better off if it had fewer buy-to-let landlords. The firm, Legal and General, has hit out at "unscrupulous" landlords over claims many are taking people's money and "giving them a bad experience".