What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages
Fears of further protests towards asylum seekers dominates the headlines across Monday's papers after the blockade outside a centre in Clare yesterday.
The Irish Times leads with fears from gardaí over further anti-migrant protests in the future.
The Irish Examiner leads with the Coalition at odds over how to deal with providing refugee accommodation. The front page also reveals that four babies are on the list of the 44 unknown bodies.
The Irish Daily Mail also leads with refugee accommodation, as Minister for integration Roderic O'Gorman pleads for help in finding suitable accomodation for asylum seekers.
The Irish Daily Mirror leads with a photo of asylum seekers who left their accomodation in Clare after the blockade was set up.
The Irish Daily Star leads with a Psychic who was found guilty of a €10,000 scam.
A range of political stories jostle for the spotlight with little consensus on the front pages of Wednesday’s newspapers.
Immigration features on the front of two editions, but they take contrasting approaches.
The Guardian reports on government plans to remove “basic housing protections” from asylum seekers which it says will see migrants moved out of hotels and into the private rented sector with landlords not required to register with local authorities.
Guardian front page, Wednesday 17 May 2023: Alarm as ministers target housing standards to cut asylum hotels bill pic.twitter.com/avi08rBFWf
— The Guardian (@guardian) May 16, 2023
The front of the Daily Express focuses on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak telling European judges to stop interfering in Britain’s plans to fly migrants to Rwanda.
Daily Express: PM: YOU MUST LET US DEPORT ILLEGAL MIGRANTS #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/1BBStNZusu
— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) May 16, 2023
The other topic to feature as more than one main story is the number of British workers off sick.
The Daily Mail says the “sick note crisis” is fuelled by people working from home – which it says is leading to back and neck pain – while the Metro says a record 2.5 million people are off work due to long-term illness.
Daily Mail: Working fromhome fuels UK's sick note crisis #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/WlW1Z0yXFW
— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) May 16, 2023
Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰
2.5M TOO SICK
🔴 Record not in job due to illness
🔴 Mental health, home working and long Covid blamed#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/AqHdgdMpCi— Metro (@MetroUK) May 16, 2023
An interview with Sir Keir Starmer is the focus of The Times with the Labour leader saying they will become the “party of housebuilding”.
The Times: Sunak faces three by-elections over MPs ennobled by Johnson #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Ud4MoN825O
— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) May 16, 2023
The Daily Mirror looks at the cost-of-living crisis with former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe saying no one has the right to cheap food and advising against cheese sandwiches for those on a budget.
Wednesday's front page: Can't afford a sandwich? Hard Cheese#TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/Z8aRTbmbLb pic.twitter.com/bcBmXLdBJI
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) May 16, 2023
Bird flu dominates the front of the i which reports that the condition has been found in two people in the UK.
Wednesday's front page: Bird flu spreads to humans in the UK #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/qpIHpGFLPW
— i newspaper (@theipaper) May 16, 2023
A letter from Oxford dons to The Daily Telegraph makes to the front page as they warn students about the threat to free speech from a transgender row at the university.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Free speech is at risk in trans row, Oxford dons tell students'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/MVxphjUPrR— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 16, 2023
The Duke of Sussex features on the front of The Sun as he is told armed Met Police officers are not “private bodyguards”.
The Sun: We're not guns for hire, Harry - @metpoliceuk #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/fMVVBZVb6S
— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) May 16, 2023
Fears over AI manipulation of US elections take centre stage in the Financial Times with the boss of ChatGPT warning it is a “significant” concern.
FT: Opioids crisis - Oxford erases Sackler name #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/HcsLGP9QbW
— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) May 16, 2023
And the Daily Star provides advice on the use of emojis for the lovelorn.
Wednesday's front page: Looking for ❤️? Then best avoid the 🍆#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/2Plp3U9ovm pic.twitter.com/9fDNSuBoRx
— Daily Star (@dailystar) May 16, 2023
