A variety of political stories again feature across the front pages of Sunday’s newspapers as the Conservative Party conference gets underway in Manchester.
The Sunday Telegraph concentrates on an interview with new defence secretary Grant Shapps in which he reveals he has held talks with Army chiefs about British forces being deployed in Ukraine for the first time to train troops. Royal Navy ships could also operate in the Black Sea.
The front page of tomorrow's Sunday Telegraph:
'Shapps to ramp up support for Zelensky'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) September 30, 2023
Home Secretary Suella Braverman features on the front of The Mail on Sunday as she “lets rip” at “pampered, out-of-touch” celebrities – including Sir Elton John and Gary Lineker – for criticising her immigration policy.
Mail on Sunday: Don’t lecture us from St Tropez onmigrants, Elton #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/aN4sbokaRl
— George Mann (@sgfmann) September 30, 2023
Immigration also features on the front page of The Sunday Times as it reports on Business Secretary Kemi Badenock saying the Conservatives need to have an “honest conversation” about quitting the European Convention on Human Rights as it details a number of key items on the conference agenda.
Sunday Times: Millionaire philanthropist ‘broke trafficking laws to exploit women for sex’ #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/JYi9T0QZtW
— George Mann (@sgfmann) September 30, 2023
Among them is a plan for more than 50 towns to receive a £1.1 billion windfall to revive their high streets, which is the focus of the Sunday Express.
Tomorrow's front page: Levelling-up given £1billion boost as Rishi Sunak pledges to revive towns #tomorrowspaperstoday https://t.co/vYZW8K1Uzd pic.twitter.com/ZBUte5Bkoy
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) September 30, 2023
The Independent has bad news for the Conservatives as it quotes leading pollster Professor John Curtice warning of a “wake” at the conference and an election wipeout unless they fix the economy and stop concentrating on “wedge issues”.
Independent: Tories heading for election wipeout, says top pollster #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/83nfxJvS0C
— George Mann (@sgfmann) September 30, 2023
There is more bad poll news in The Observer, which says a new poll shows voters who switched to the Tories in 2019 is switching allegiance, but the paper leads on news the Department for Education is keeping files on the social media activity of educational experts.
Tomorrow’s front page pic.twitter.com/Q46teK4JRm
— The Observer (@ObserverUK) September 30, 2023
The Sunday People revisits one of the week’s big stories as it says relatives of teenager Elianne Andam have left moving tributes at the scene of her stabbing in Croydon.
Sunday People: #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Btgzjt5ot9
— George Mann (@sgfmann) September 30, 2023
“Somalia’s forgotten children” are the focus of the Sunday Mirror, which says 1.5 million youngsters are facing extreme hunger as the country suffers its worst drought.
Sunday's front page: The baby who can't cry.https://t.co/jvIg5MLZ8G#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/0uSNvdaAmv
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) September 30, 2023
The Sun on Sunday concentrates on Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville splitting from his wife.
On tomorrow's front page: Downtown Abbey star Hugh Bonneville splits from wife of 25 yearshttps://t.co/feJ7FQS7Ax pic.twitter.com/tH6u5lqKIb
— The Sun (@TheSun) September 30, 2023
And the Daily Star Sunday reports on an England footballer insisting on keeping his socks on.
Sunday's front page: Socks Maniachttps://t.co/FMiYKKGtrl pic.twitter.com/1C8RnqZ8zI
— Daily Star (@dailystar) September 30, 2023