Newspaper headlines: 'Starmer ready to resign' and 'King to release tax returns'
BBC News·2026-06-21·via BBC News
Labour's leadership struggles are the focus of Sunday's papers. Sir Keir Starmer could announce his departure date as early as tomorrow, a Labour MP has told the Telegraph. According to another senior government figure who spoke to the paper, the prime minister is realising that "the game is up". Meanwhile, King Charles is pictured waving to crowds while at the Royal Ascot in Berkshire on Saturday, but the story concerns his personal tax bill being released for the first time.
Sir Keir is expected to resign on Monday, the Observer headlines on. According to the paper, the prime minister "accepts his position is no longer tenable". Andy Burnham, who is pictured playing football on the front page, has been "backed by a majority of Labour MPs", the paper says.
The Sunday Times is leading on what Burnham might do with the cabinet if he becomes prime minister. The paper claims Rachel Reeves will be sacked as the chancellor. Burnham won the Makerfield by-election last week, which has helped pave the way for him to challenge Sir Keir for the party leadership.
The Sunday Mirror headlines on the "historic royal move" by King Charles in releasing his personal tax return - Britain's first monarch to do so in modern times. The King's tax payment will be shared on Thursday, as a bid to "modernise" the monarchy after a year of controversy, the paper says.
Kemi Badenoch has stood down any prospect of working with Nigel Farage's Reform UK, according to the Mail on Sunday. Following Reform UK's "poor showing in last week's by-elections", the Tory leader has written a column for the newspaper in which she says about the two parties: "We are not the same, and voters are not ours to trade like football cards."
TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he is in remission from aggressive prostate cancer, the Sun on Sunday reports. The 66-year-old "had a test two months ago which showed the tumour has gone", the paper says.
Sunday People asks the question "What went so wrong?" following a train crash in Bedford on Friday that killed a driver and injured 100 passengers. The paper also pictures an official wedding photo from the pop star Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner.
And according to the Daily Star, there is a witch doctor in Ghana trying to meddle with World Cup results. Nana Kwaku Bonsam has said he will put a curse on "England's Harry Kane in a bid to help Ghana win on Tuesday", the paper reports.
