The Papers: 'Plot to oust Starmer' and 'Gord help us all'

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Almost all of Sunday's front pages focus on the prime minister's future.

The Sunday Telegraph calls the Labour MP Catherine West's threat to launch a leadership challenge a "stalking horse plot to oust Starmer". One serving minister tells the paper she would probably gain the backing of the 81 MPs needed to prompt a contest.

"If Starmer had a plot, he's lost it" is the Mail on Sunday's headline.

The Sunday Mirror says Sir Keir is planning to slash energy bills in a bid to turn around his party's fortunes.

The Sun on Sunday calls the prime minister's decision to bring former PM Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman back into government a "desperate bid to save his skin".

The Sunday Times says the decision to appoint Brown as an advisor has "failed to quell a growing backbench revolt".

The paper's front page cartoon shows a stuffed Dodo saying "if Gordon Brown can make a comeback there's hope for us all".

"Gord help us all", declares the Daily Star on its front page.

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Sir Keir has used an interview with the Observer to vow that he will stay on and fight the next general election. In it, he says has a "strong belief that there aren't many people who actually want Zack Polanksi or Nigel Farage as prime minister".

But Farage tells the Sunday Express "the economic and social consequences for the country don't bear thinking about", if Sir Keir stays on until 2029.

The Observer says Farage could face a "recall petition and by-election" over a £5m donation he received from a cryptocurrency tycoon, before he became an MP. It says he may face investigations by the parliamentary standards commissioner and the Electoral Commission. The paper says it understands the elections regulator will decide whether to start its probe as early as this week. Reform UK says it complied with all the relevant rules, and Farage has told the Mail the donation was legal and used to fund his security.

The editorial sections have differing views about whether Sir Keir should stay on as prime minister. The Telegraph says he should "enact a final U-turn and resign". The Mail says whoever seeks to succeed Sir Keir will first need to "drag him out of Number 10".

But the Mirror says toppling the PM now would "cause chaos", and instead argues for him to change his approach. The Observer also cautions against a leadership contest. It says Sir Keir is no storyteller, and could make "we will fight them on the beaches" sound like "a mortgage application". But it argues attempting to change prime ministers now would "only signal national instability".

According to the Telegraph, "self-diagnosed dyslexics" are being allowed to jump queues at airports. It says Sunflower Lanyards, which are intended for people with hidden disabilities, can be obtained for free "with no need to prove a condition". The paper says the lanyards can be used to "gain entry to assistance security lanes". It says the scheme has been approached for comment.

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