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What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages

A range of stories feature on Wednesday’s front pages.
What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages

The resignation of Green Party leader Eamon Ryan is among a range of stories featuring on Wednesday’s front pages.

The Irish Times leads with the Green Party leadership hopefuls, while the Irish Independent claims the party has been "thrown into chaos".

The Irish Examiner reports that Mr Ryan's resignation makes a general election before the end of the year more likely.

The Irish Daily Mail says Irish holidaymakers' "worst fears" were realised when Aer Lingus pilots announced indefinite industrial action.

Taylor Swift has Irish ancestry, according to the Irish Daily Mirror.

The Irish Daily Star speaks to the daughter of Dublin's "taxi rapist".

The Belfast Telegraph reports that a fresh row has broken out over Orange Order parades at a notorious flashpoint in north Belfast.

The Herald reports on a man caught transporting €6 million worth of cannabis in shoeboxes.

Childline will receive a wave of calls from anxious children in the coming days as the school holidays begin, The Echo reports.

The British papers are led by Tory claims that a Labour government will target money-savers with taxes.

The claims stem from Keir Starmer ruling out increasing taxes for “working people”, according to The Times.

The Daily Mail reports a Labour dossier revealed plans for tax raids to billions, while the Daily Express says British prime minister Rishi Sunak has warned the party would plunder savers’ accounts “within weeks”.

Meanwhile, the Daily Mirror says the Conservatives are “adrift from reality” after British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said his government had done a “great job”.

Senior Tories are already jostling to replace the Mr Sunak as the party’s leader following the UK general election, according to the Financial Times.

The Guardian reports the UK health service would buy beds in care homes to cut hospital waits under a Labour government.

The Telegraph leads with analysis showing the UK is 20 years behind Europe on cancer care.

The i reports the British government has held private talks over cashflow issues at major IT contractor Atos.

Metro leads with a forensic accountant telling the UK Post Office Horizon inquiry that he felt he was “dealing with a cover-up”.

And the Daily Star says a quarter of young adults admit to eating while on the toilet.

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