The Sunday Times says US court documents show a man suspected of planning attacks against the Jewish community in London met Iran's supreme leader, three days before the Ayatollah was killed. Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi is alleged to have directed attacks "in real time", through a smartphone app, from a bunker in Iraq, according to the paper. It says the documents described al-Saadi and Ali Khamenei's relationship as "close".
Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of "going easy" on benefit fraud to prevent the system from collapse, according to the Sunday Telegraph. The paper says the number of Personal Independence Payment claimants has risen to record levels and new rules will soon allow people aged over 25 to receive support for four years after an initial assessment. The Telegraph has seen minutes from a government meeting, in which officials warn the system will "fall over" if capacity pressures are not addressed. A government spokesperson tells the paper the changes are helping health professionals spend more of their time where it's needed.
The Sunday Mirror says Technology Secretary Liz Kendall, has given the strongest hint yet that a social media ban for under-16s could be introduced within weeks. She has told the paper that nine out of 10 parents who responded to a government consultation called for tougher age limits. Kendall is quoted as saying "a ban is definitely on the table".
The Sunday Express says food and drink manufacturers have warned a soon-to-be-announced trade deal with the European Union would make rising prices at the checkouts worse. The Food & Drink Federation claims that while it would lower prices in the long run, costly short-term changes would be needed to line up with the new rules. A government spokesperson tells the Express its food and drink deal could bring more than £5bn into the economy.
A report in the Mail on Sunday says an upcoming biography of the Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, claims he was "banned" from appearing on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. The book – by the Conservative peer Lord Ashcroft – quotes an unnamed BBC source as saying Farage has "effectively been blacklisted" and is "instinctively regarded as unacceptable" by many staff. The Reform leader tells the Mail he expects "nothing less". The BBC says it does not ban any individuals from the programme.
The leader of the Conservatives Kemi Badenoch has written in the Sunday Telegraph to say future party MPs would not be, as she puts it, "glorified social workers". Badenoch says politics has become a stage, when it needs to be a workshop. She adds that future candidate selection for her party will focus on the five Cs – cleverness, charisma, communication skills, conviction and Conservatism.
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