image captionThe Labour reshuffle is one of the lead stories dominating Monday's front pages. "Starmer swings axe after poll disaster" is the headline on the front of the i. Anneliese Dodds has been demoted as shadow chancellor, replaced by Rachel Reeves, and Nick Brown will leave the chief whip role. It comes after Labour lost more than 320 councillors at the polls in England last week and eight councils. The paper says the reshuffle was delayed as leader Sir Keir Starmer and his deputy Angela Rayner "haggled over her future".
image captionThe Guardian says Sir Keir's plan to demote Ms Rayner was "derailed" following a backlash from the deputy's supporters. Ms Rayner is considered a potential future leadership challenger, the paper reports. The Guardian front page - released before Sir Keir's reshuffle got fully under way on Sunday night - says his leadership has been "plunged into crisis".
image captionSir Keir was warned by the hard left that he would face a leadership challenge unless the party improved its performance, according to the Daily Telegraph. The paper says allies of his predecessor, Jeremy Corbyn, accused Sir Keir of lacking "basic political skills" and vowed to push back against his modernising plans. Khalid Mahmood, who resigned as shadow defence minister in the wake of Thursday's elections, said the party was seen as "out of touch" and "captured by urban liberals".
image captionThe other main story dominating the papers is the prime minister's expected announcement that social distancing rules in England will be relaxed further from next week. "Darling hugs of May" is Metro's front page. Boris Johnson is due to announce that hugging loved ones will be allowed from 17 May. He is also expected to say that groups of up to six can meet indoors.
image captionThe Daily Mirror opts for exactly the same headline as Metro - a play on the 1990s comedy television series. The paper says Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove confirmed the relaxation of the rules on Sunday, saying: "Intimate contact, between friends and family, we want to see restored."
image captionThe Daily Mail calls it a "huge hug for Britain", saying the PM will "herald a return to freedom" in his speech on Monday. The paper reports that, with a third of adults now vaccinated with two doses of a coronavirus jab, the PM will announce that friends and family can hug from next Monday for the first time in a year. England's pubs, restaurants and cafes will also be able to let customers sit inside again.
image captionThe relaxation of the rules - labelled "new freedoms" by the Daily Express - will be here to stay, the paper says, quoting the prime minister. Mr Johnson said on Sunday: "The road map remains on track. We can now look forward to unlocking cautiously but irreversibly."
image captionThe Financial Times says that, as the threat of coronavirus eases, Mr Johnson is facing new political "danger" in Scotland. Nicola Sturgeon - newly-re-elected as Scotland's first minister - said she would seek another independence referendum once the threat of the pandemic passes - potentially as soon as next year. It comes after the Scottish National Party secured a fourth consecutive victory at Holyrood.
image captionMeanwhile, the PM is planning to relax rules around building new homes in a bid to solidify Tory control in the Midlands and north, according to the Times. The paper says it is the "biggest shake-up" of the planning system in more than 70 years. A planning bill will be included in the Queen's Speech on Tuesday, the paper adds.
image captionAnd the Daily Star says global warming is threatening "the great British cuppa", with climate change jeopardising plantations and possibly leaving leaves tasting "terrible".