What the papers say: Thursday's front pages
By Jessica Coates, PA
Thursday's front pages focus on a range of stories from Fianna Fáil prioritising policing reform as they look to form a new government to the Kinahan crime gang having links to a Russian money-laundering network.
The Irish Times reports policing reform is set to be a central plank for Fianna Fáil in the programme for government negotiations, with a tussle over the justice portfolio expected in coalition talks with Fine Gael.
The Irish Examiner report the Kinahan cartel and other Irish organised crime groups used the money-laundering services of sprawling multi-billion-dollar Russian criminal networks that have now been hit by British and US agencies.
The Echo report that Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin is expected to form a coalition with Fine Gael to last a full-term.
Good morning, here's the front page of today's Irish Independent pic.twitter.com/7QTd83ozLf
— Irish Independent (@Independent_ie) December 5, 2024
Just days after an impressive #GE2024 showing, the Social Democrats have some serious questions to answer... pic.twitter.com/6W7brwft7A
— The Irish Daily Mail (@irishdailymail) December 5, 2024
Today's front page of The Irish Sun pic.twitter.com/ygiA2t3Smf
— The Irish Sun (@IrishSunOnline) December 5, 2024
Morning, readers.
Here's the front page of today's Belfast Telegraph. 📰
Stick with us for all your breaking news today. https://t.co/DE1pCfCHHr pic.twitter.com/VuuSLqyP5d
— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) December 5, 2024
In the UK, Domestic and foreign politics dominate Thursday’s front pages.
The Daily Mirror, Independent and The Guardian splash on Keir Starmer’s promise to introduce an extra 130,000 police officers in a speech that set out the “next phase” of his Government.
Meanwhile, the Daily Telegraph leads on a UK defence chief’s warnings that China is a “major nuclear threat to the West”.
And the Daily Mail says veterans minister Alistair Cairns has claimed the British army could be wiped out in “six months to a year” if faced with a major war.
The Times and Financial Times report French President Emmanuel Macron is being called on to resign after prime minister Michel Barnier was forced out in a no-confidence vote.
Millions of patients eligible for a weight-loss drug could face a 12-year wait to access it, according to the i.
The Sun leads on a new claim against Masterchef host Gregg Wallace.
Metro splashes on a money laundering network converting cash into cryptocurrency taken down in an international sting.
Lastly, the Daily Star splashes on a psychic night in Scotland cancelled due to “unforeseen circumstances”.
