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The continued fallout from the government's handling of the Peter Mandelson scandal dominates Sunday's papers. "The relegation battle" is the Observer's headline as it pictures the prime minister attending an Arsenal game on Saturday. The paper reports that Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure to replace his Downing Street team, and that donors are telling him that "time is running out".
The Sunday Telegraph reports that Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy had previously warned the PM against appointing Lord Mandelson as ambassador to the US. The paper says Lammy is the first cabinet minister to break openly with Sir Keir, writing that his "future now hangs in the balance".
"Get your act together" is the message from a former home secretary to the prime minister on the front page of the Sunday Mirror. David Blunkett says Sir Keir "must rise to the challenge" and show that Labour is "a party of service".
Lord Mandelson received a taxpayer-funded pay-off worth tens of thousands of pounds despite being sacked as ambassador to the US, according to the Sunday Times. The former ambassador is thought to have been given an exit payment of up to £40,000 after he was sacked in September last year. UK Foreign Office sources have told the BBC the pay-off is currently being reviewed.
The Mail on Sunday has more details from the latest release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. The paper cites emails that suggest the late sex offender had a private dinner with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor at Buckingham Palace accompanied by a young model. Mountbatten-Windsor has consistently denied any wrongdoing in relation to his friendship with Epstein.
The Sunday Express says the Red Arrows may use foreign-built jets for the first time after government delays in picking a replacement plane.
Actress Beverley Callard has revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer just 20 minutes before the start of filming for a new show, the Daily Star reports.
Finally, the Sun splashes its front page with the news that footballer Kyle Walker and his wife are expecting a fifth child together.
