What the papers say: Sunday's front pages

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What The Papers Say: Sunday's Front Pages
Sunday's front pages focus on a range of stories from the Government looking to buy the Citywest Hotel to help accomodates asylum seekers to Fianna Fáil being split over ket Government roles.
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By Rachel Vickers-Price, PA

Sunday's front pages focus on a range of stories from the Government looking to buy the Citywest Hotel to help accommodate asylum seekers to Fianna Fáil being split over key Government roles.

The Business Post report that the Government is interested in buying the Citywest Hotel to help deal with the current accommodation crisis around asylum seekers.

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The Sunday Independent lead with Tánaiste Micheál Martin coming under pressure to convince his parliamentary party to support Independent TD Verona Murphy’s candidacy for the prestigious ceann comhairle role in the new Dáil.

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The Irish Mail on Sunday report a coalition between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Regional Independents is all but a done deal – and will be sealed by a seat at the Cabinet table for an Independent.


In the UK, secret agent scandals, Britain’s building crisis, and the truth behind some of the UK’s most haunted homes are just a few of the headlines that feature on newsstands this Sunday.

The Sunday Express runs with a quote by Boris Johnson, who claims Keir Starmer poses a grave threat to Brexit and “must be stopped” from “reshackling” Britain to Brussels.

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The Sun on Sunday shares some good news from TV presenter Eamonn Holmes, who seems to be preparing to propose to girlfriend Katie Alexander.

People reports the woman who murdered 10-year-old Sara Sharif in 2023 has made a new friend behind bars at Belmarsh: Fellow child killer Lucy Letby.

The Observer‘s headline tells of accusations against Labour, accusing the UK Government of making way for a new era of slum housing by converting office spaces into flats, without any planning permission.

The Sunday Times leads with a piece on the Duke of York’s supposed ties to an alleged Chinese spy for the third day running.

The Sunday Telegraph leads with a piece on a longtime Foreign Office staffer, accused of fostering ties with a global propaganda network that spruiks Chinese Communist Party ideologies.

The Sunday Mirror reports more than 1,000 women have been declared homeless by charity workers, which is almost double the Government’s reported figure. The paper has dubbed the discrepancy Britain’s “hidden scandal”.

Lastly, the Daily Star Sunday splashes on Homes Under The Hammer host Martin Roberts and his visits to “haunted” homes for the sake of television, with one house bulldozed by the new owner in the wake of one hair-raising incident.

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