Papers zero in on chancellor

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The chancellor has launched what the Sunday Mirror calls "a ferocious attack" on the Conservative leader, David Cameron.

Gordon Brown is reportedly accusing him of "telling people what they want to hear" in order to boost his popularity.

Mr Brown himself is under attack in the Express, which says he wants to "slash" defence spending to balance the books.

But cutting our combat ability beyond a certain point would be suicidal, adds the paper, in an editorial.

The rich

The campaign for the deputy leadership of the party is making headlines.

The Observer says that one of the candidates, Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain, has called for restrictions on the salaries of senior executives.

He is said to have told a private meeting of his concern about rich people buying second homes in the countryside.

The practice keeps first-time buyers off the property ladder and contributes to rising inflation.

Harry to Iraq?

After a week in which his brother's love interest has been a focus of attention, the News of the World takes a look at Prince Harry's situation.

"Harry goes to War" is the main headline in the paper.

It reports that the prince is to undertake army training on how to survive a deployment to Iraq.

But a Clarence House spokesman says no decision has been taken on whether the 22-year-old prince will be sent to Iraq when his regiment flies out in April.

Church complicity

The Sunday Times reports that the Archbishops of Canterbury and York are to lead thousands of followers through London in a slavery memorial.

They will be repenting for the Church of England's complicity in the immorality of the slave trade.

The event, in March, will coincide with the bicentenary of the abolition of the trade by Britain.

It will culminate in a symbolic gesture, such as shackles being released from the cross.