'Burnham election call' and 'Too hot for tennis'

'Burnham election call' and 'Too hot for tennis'Published1 minute agoImage caption, Front-runner to become the next PM, Andy Burnham, and the record-breaking heatwave across the UK and Europe are prominent across Saturday's papers. Burnham is being urged by former Cabinet Secretary Lord Case to "be honest" with the public and call an early election, the Daily Telegraph reports. In an interview with the paper, Lord Case warns Burnham is "walking a very difficult tightrope" by promising change but having no mandate to deliver it.Image caption, The i Weekend leads with polling figures that suggest a Labour party led by the former Greater Manchester mayor would nudge ahead of Reform UK if a general election is called now. The paper calls it the "Burnham bounce", but warns that the margin between both parties is "wafer thin".Image caption, Another warning for Burnham comes from former PM Sir John Major, who sat down with the Independent, saying that the former Greater Manchester mayor may not be prepared for the trials of the highest office. Sir John also called for the UK to rejoin the EU's single market within the next five years and urged the next PM to prioritise closer relations with Europe.Image caption, The Guardian follows with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood seeking to shore up support for her immigration bill that plans to speed up the opening of safe and legal routes for refugees. The paper says Mahmood will introduce the legislation next week amid unhappiness among some Labour MPs who believe the limits on asylum claims are too draconian. Image caption, The Daily Mail says Mahmood is considering a "softening" of a crackdown on immigration as ministers "scramble" to impress potential incoming leader Andy Burnham. The paper reports that the Home Office is expected to exempt tens of thousands of foreign care workers and their families from new rules that would force them to...