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According to BBC News, several Sunday newspapers focus on Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s comments that he was open to discussions about the UK formally apologising for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, as King Charles III tours the Caribbean.

The Sunday Express leads with “PM ‘lets down the King’ over slavery apology”, while the Mail on Sunday says Burnham’s “slave trade pledge” has sparked a new reparations row. The Sunday People says Charles is under increasing pressure to apologise, and the Sunday Mirror also reports “Heat on Charles over slavery row”.

The Sunday Telegraph leads on Chancellor John Healey’s reported “£49bn black hole” in public finances. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch tells the paper that government spending proposals would require tax rises, while the Treasury says the budget met fiscal rules and put borrowing on a downward path.

Elsewhere, the Sunday Times features former Chancellor Rachel Reeves saying Britain’s future lies inside the EU. The Independent reports that support for rejoining has grown since Burnham opened the door to reversing Brexit. Gibraltar’s chief minister, Fabian Picardo, tells the Sunday Mirror he wants the issue put before voters through a manifesto commitment or a fresh public vote.

The Observer examines ChatGPT and mental-health safety, while the Sunday Times reports claims that Microsoft Copilot was used to identify themes in responses to a maternity review. The Sun on Sunday leads with claims about Celebrity Traitors star King Kenny and Maya Jama, and the Sunday Mirror investigates cosmetic surgery firms selling operations abroad.