The Northern Ireland Assembly election and the ongoing bid by authorities to close down on the Kinahan cartel dominates Saturday's front pages.
The Irish Times leads with the Northern Ireland Assembly election with Sinn Féin on the brink of making history as the first nationalist party to hold the position of first minister.
The Irish Examiner reports that Gardaí are in daily contact with US authorities in a bid to prosecute the leaders of the Kinahan crime cartel and have received a lot of intelligence since a bounty was announced for information.
Nurses are having to rely on food banks amid the rising cost of living, according to the Irish Daily Mail.
A sneak peek at Saturday's front page... pic.twitter.com/EILCkOPjw1
— The Irish Daily Mail (@irishdailymail) May 6, 2022
Elsewhere, the Irish Daily Mirror and the Irish Daily Star lead with the EU’s police and drugs agencies saying the Kinahan cartel has been involved in 20 murders across four European countries and used “specialised cells” to kill rivals.
And the Belfast Telegraph leads with the Northern Ireland Assembly election as Sinn Féin look set for a historic win.
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Here's a look at the front page of the Belfast Telegraph this morninghttps://t.co/3AlGJmrP8Y#Tellitlikeitis pic.twitter.com/pfvwpzu0Ws— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) May 7, 2022
In Britain, the front pages are led by Conservative losses at the polls and a police investigation into Keir Starmer’s “beer and curry” gathering.
The Guardian, The Times, The Independent and FT Weekend report senior Tories are blaming the British prime minister for the party losing about 400 council seats and ceding control of Westminster as well as Wandsworth in London to Labour for the first time since the 1970s.
Guardian front page, Saturday 7 May 2022: PM blamed for Tory election disasters pic.twitter.com/TWmPv8yJuG
— The Guardian (@guardian) May 6, 2022
Saturday’s TIMES: “Tories punished in south” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/vtFpZQMOqr
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) May 6, 2022
Saturday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “Tory MPs warn Johnson has lost public’s trust” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/9GT2qPV5px
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) May 6, 2022
Just published: front page of the FTWeekend, UK edition, for Saturday/Sunday 7/8 May pic.twitter.com/QhTeP30EkG
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) May 6, 2022
Boris Johnson has been put “on notice” by the Tories over the disastrous results, i weekend adds.
i Weekend: “Tories put PM on notice - as Starmer faces police inquiry” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/7IW7QE6RE0
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) May 6, 2022
The Daily Express offers a different take on the results, writing that “Bullish Boris (is) back on track as ‘red wall’ keeps faith”.
Tomorrow's front page: Bullish Boris back on track as 'red wall' keeps faith#TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/sU5x0z0eP3 pic.twitter.com/TJLjU8MRQj
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) May 6, 2022
The Daily Telegraph reports on Sinn Féin’s historic victory in Northern Ireland with the party on track to be the largest in Stormont. The paper adds it is a result which has unionists warning it could cost the country its place in the United Kingdom.
🗞 The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Victory for Sinn Fein stokes united Ireland fears'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/AkBQuGTmb6— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 6, 2022
Elsewhere, The Sun and Daily Mail say police have reopened their investigation into Keir Starmer’s so-called “beergate” gathering during lockdown, with the latter reporting it has put his leadership “in crisis”.
On tomorrow's front page: Sir Keir Starmer feels the heat as cops launch formal inquiry into Currygate bashhttps://t.co/44Arvq2Xrd pic.twitter.com/MJmCCgeDQt
— The Sun (@TheSun) May 6, 2022
Saturday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/Bi3XepnL7W
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) May 6, 2022
The Daily Mirror, meanwhile, says Queen Elizabeth has “banned” the Prince Harry and Meghan as well as the disgraced Prince Andrew from appearing on the Buckingham Palace balcony during the platinum jubilee.
Tomorrow's front page: Snubbed https://t.co/rWlSoKyrcA #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/K80aJ0xOrB
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) May 6, 2022
And the Daily Star claims Britain’s cost-of-living crisis if causing people to move to Australia.
Tomorrow’s front page: Strewth! #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/cYA7dL8XCS pic.twitter.com/TWbP8sip5j
— Daily Star (@dailystar) May 6, 2022
