Newspaper headlines: 'Bitter Johnson' and calls for 'massive' tax cuts

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Quarrels over tax and new names in the Tory leadership contest dominate the front pages on Sunday.

The race to become the next prime minister leads most of the papers. Sajid Javid and Jeremy Hunt have both put themselves forward as contenders, the Sunday Telegraph reveals. They have both pledged to cancel Rishi Sunak's planned rise in corporation tax and instead reduce the proposed rate to 15%, the paper notes. It also says Mr Javid would scrap the controversial National Insurance hike which was introduced during his time as health secretary.

The paper, which says tax is becoming the most divisive issue in the contest, reports that two former party leaders and a former chancellor have called for a ceasefire after allies of the PM accused Mr Sunak of treachery.Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is expected to launch her leadership bid in the next few days, the Mail on Sunday reports.

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