“Fuming” Conservatives in the north of England and the Midlands is how the i sums up anger at Mr Sunak following his levelling up announcement. Its main focus, though, is an exclusive report which claims the “EU wants [Sir Keir] Starmer to become prime minister”. It comes as the Labour leader is in Davos at the World Economic Forum, for the first time, mixing with some of the world’s most influential leaders and businesses. “I cannot wait for Starmer… he is quietly building trust [in Brussels],” one Dutch MEP tells the paper.