What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages
By PA
Wednesday's front pages focus on a range of stories from areas in Ireland most "under pressure" accommodating asylum seekers to get extra supports to uproar about Páirc Úi Chaoimh possibly changing its name.
The Irish Times report the 10 areas most “under pressure” due to the numbers of refugees and asylum seekers being accommodated are to receive extra resources in health, education and policing, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said.
The Irish Examiner and The Echo both report that a proposal to rename Páirc Uí Chaoimh has been paused for further talks after a public backlash over plans to rebrand it as SuperValu Páirc.
Here is the front page of today's Irish Independent. pic.twitter.com/Y0ryhTwTck
— Irish Independent (@Independent_ie) January 17, 2024
Not great news for the Government heading into May's local elections.. pic.twitter.com/Q8h5Wy3iQy
— The Irish Daily Mail (@irishdailymail) January 17, 2024
Today's front page of The Irish Sun. pic.twitter.com/9WOU1s5DYj
— The Irish Sun (@IrishSunOnline) January 17, 2024
Morning readers. Here's a look at Wednesday's Belfast Telegraph. Stay with us for all your breaking news throughout the day. 🗞️
Today's front page story ➡️https://t.co/qDqSyQv71b pic.twitter.com/HS9s7WGtjN— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) January 17, 2024
In the UK, the resignation of two Tory deputy chairmen in protest over the Government’s flagship asylum policy dominates Wednesday’s papers.
The Guardian, the i and Daily Telegraph lead with senior red-wall MPs Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith resigning from their party positions to vote in favour of changes to the Safety of Rwanda Bill tabled by Tory veteran Sir Bill Cash and former immigration minister Robert Jenrick.
GUARDIAN: PM faces revolt on Rwanda plans as senior Tories quit #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/xSgx9IXr2l
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 16, 2024
Wednesday's front page: Top Tories quit in protest as Sunak sees off Rwanda rebels #TomorrowsPapersToday
Latest by: @singharj @ChaplainChloe @HugoGye pic.twitter.com/RbDC1H91m3— i newspaper (@theipaper) January 16, 2024
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Sixty Tories turn on PM in Rwanda rebellion'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4OoUh6 pic.twitter.com/eYRS2bRNHz— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 16, 2024
The Daily Express and the Financial Times run with the same story, adding some 60 Conservatives also support the proposed changes to the legislation.
Wednesday's front page: PM's last-ditch plea to rebels - 'come together' on Rwanda plan https://t.co/FwnYxg0NgI#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/2oBSp3ylVO
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) January 16, 2024
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Wednesday 17 January https://t.co/qC9xfqgLhg pic.twitter.com/sHwLN036Tq
— Financial Times (@FT) January 16, 2024
Metro and the Daily Mirror focus on the Horizon scandal, with European director of Fujitsu Paul Patterson apologising for the Post Office debacle.
METRO: Fujitsu’s boss: we will pay up #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/KmICoLePxd
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 16, 2024
Wednesday's front page: About time#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/fQdi3LqX5k pic.twitter.com/WdLcKE6f5Z
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) January 16, 2024
The front page of The Sun asks why a two-year-old boy was left to starve to death next to his dad’s body after social services missed chances to save him.
On tomorrow's front page: Horror as ‘gorgeous’ boy in Pudsey pyjamas is left to die alone next to his dead dad – why did no one save him? https://t.co/QovWTEWDAb pic.twitter.com/RbxVwoRrXX
— The Sun (@TheSun) January 16, 2024
Lastly, the Daily Star says the UK’s Space Minister mixed up Mars with the sun in an interview.
Wednesday's front page: Houston, we have a moron #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/0hNG9AEBGA pic.twitter.com/TSHqGGSvpO
— Daily Star (@dailystar) January 16, 2024
