What the papers say: Thursday's front pages
The race to be the next Green Party leader and industrial action at Aer Lingus make the front pages in Tuesday's papers.
The Irish Times reports Roderic O'Gorman is leading the leadership contest against Pippa Hackett to become the leader of the Green Party.
The Irish Examiner reports flights sales fall at Aer Lingus ahead of industrial action set to be taken by pilots next week.
The Echo reveals Cork has lost 58 dentists providing treatment to medical card holders in the 12 months.
The Irish Independent also leads with Aer Lingus, as flights are set to be cancelled with no talks likely to happen to resolve the issue.
The Irish Daily Mail leads with an increase in the amount of people prosecuted for entering the country without a passport.
The Irish Daily Star's front page is the High Court ruling that alleged Hutch associate James ‘Mago’ Gately and his partner subsidised their “exotic” lifestyle with crime proceeds.
British papers
Forecasts of a Tory “wipeout” in the UK general election are among the leading stories on Thursday’s front pages.
The Telegraph, The Times, The Independent and the i all report polls are showing the Conservative Party is on course for its worst seat total since 1906.
📰The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Tory wipeout'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletter👇https://t.co/x8AV4OoUh6 pic.twitter.com/ntv17BDZTH— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) June 19, 2024
TIMES: Tories set to suffer worst poll defeat for 100 years #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/7yZWysLBPu
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 19, 2024
INDEPENDENT: Major poll shock: Sunak to lose seat in Tory bloodbath #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/x0rs9qrwDK
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 19, 2024
I: Tories despair as poll signals worst defeat in 200 years #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/DKCtlFMpCd
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 19, 2024
Meanwhile, the Daily Mail leads with Just Stop Oil activists targeting Stonehenge with orange powder paint, as the Daily Express calls for the perpetrators to be locked up.
MAIL: Is NOTHING sacred to the eco clowns? #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/L5FIKuQuva
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 19, 2024
EXPRESS: Just lock them up! #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/rLfAof7Spf
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 19, 2024
The Guardian says shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to close the gender pay gap “once and for all” should Labour come into power.
GUARDIAN: Reeves pledges to close gender pay gap ‘once and for all’ if Labour wins #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Yq6Tvjp21z
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 19, 2024
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has claimed credit for inflation falling to 2%, according to the Financial Times.
FT UK: Sunak claims credit as inflation hits BoE’s target for first time in 3 years #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/GiwfcxEqSS
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 19, 2024
A coroner has concluded teenager Leah Croucher was murdered in 2019 by Neil Maxwell, a previously convicted sex offender, Metro reports.
Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰
BRAVE LEAH FOUGHT TO THE END
🔴 Sex offender on run killed teen#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/QZyQBm4EUY— Metro (@MetroUK) June 19, 2024
The Daily Mirror says “Come on England” as the Three Lions open their Euro 2024 campaign against Denmark.
Thursday's front page: Come on England!#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/uT2VCjm0ik pic.twitter.com/Ud1vmlqYd4
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) June 19, 2024
And the Daily Star breaks down what single people are looking for in a partner.
Thursday's front page: Desperately seeking #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/mv4TfieBwe pic.twitter.com/PGVu5GYwwq
— Daily Star (@dailystar) June 19, 2024
