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Pictures of Rishi Sunak appear on many of Saturday's front pages.

The Daily Telegraph says it can reveal that the former chancellor left government following a confrontation last weekend with Boris Johnson about how and when to cut tax.

The paper says he as he played down the prospect of imminent tax cuts. It concludes he's widely considered the favourite - but adds that attacks on him from rivals are mounting, with critics painting him as the "socialist chancellor" who raised taxes to their highest point in 70 years.

is the headline in the Financial Times - with allies of Boris Johnson blaming him for triggering the prime minister's exit.

It quotes close allies of Mr Johnson saying there is 'huge anger' in No 10 over Mr Sunak's resignation - and also quotes a cabinet minister who is loyal to Boris Johnson saying 'Rishi will get everything he deserves for leading the charge in bringing down the prime minister'.

The Guardian says in what is likely to be a chaotic, and at times bitter, leadership race - "Let Battle Begin" is its headline.

The Times - with the tag-line, "Ready for Rishi" - as "slickly produced" - and notes it has already been viewed more than two million times. It says his launch stole a march on his rivals.

The Telegraph says the video was so slick that it prompted some to speculate that it must have been in production before he quit as chancellor on Tuesday night. His team insisted it was put together in 48 hours.

The i newspaper says the leadership contest is wide open - and this weekend is crucial for building early momentum. In a comment piece, the paper says that to avoid becoming the party of the living dead for the next couple of years and not just the next couple of months, the Conservatives really need a rapid injection of policy ideas and honesty about what kind of political force they want to be.

"Red wall backlash at Tory Traitors" is the take on how voters who switched to the Conservatives in 2019 are reacting to what they see as Boris Johnson being stabbed in the back: "Voters rage over Boris toppling' the paper claims. It also has a childhood photograph of Rishi Sunak, with the words: 'Little Rishi, the boy who would be PM."

The Telegraph gives front page coverage to warnings about a British heatwave - with.

The and the both carry front page photographs of the television presenter Declan Donnelly, with his brother, Father Dermott Donnelly, who has died aged 55.

And finally the FT says a collector in Asia has paid a record £16m for a cask of Scotch whisky. The paper says the sale represents a new water mark for the increasingly competitive market for rare whiskies. It quotes a leading whisky writer calling it: "A remarkable piece of liquid history."