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What the papers say: Monday's front pages

There is a range of stories on Monday’s front pages.
What the papers say: Monday's front pages

The struggle for secondary school places and continued fallout from asylum seekers being moved from Dublin City centre makes the front pages of Monday's papers.

The Irish Times leads with a report that three out of four parents are unable to find spots for oversubscribed secondary schools.

The Irish Examiner leads with the ten people in custody over attempts to import cocaine into Cork.

The Echo leads with St Patrick's celebrations in Cork.

Both the Irish Independent and the Irish Daily Mail lead with the Government fallout of asylum seekers being moved from Dublin City centre on St Patrick's weekend.

The Irish Daily Mirror leads with the Garda suspended following the fatal hit-and-run in Louth on Sunday.

The Irish Daily Star leads with an interview with the former wife of jailed Garda Mark Doyle, who was jailed for assaulting her and her children.

British papers

A defiant Prime Minister, Conservative leadership rows, health issues and royalty jostle for attention on the front pages of Monday’s newspapers.

The Daily Telegraph focuses on Rishi Sunak, saying he has urged Tory MPs to stick with him and his economic plan after continued speculation about his future.

The Times follows suit with Mr Sunak saying Britain is about to bounce back. Both papers are also among several titles to carry a picture of Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, as she voted in the country’s election in Berlin by writing her late husband’s name on the ballot paper.

Mr Sunak’s bid to fight back occupies the front of the Daily Mail which says allies are furious at Leader of the Commons Penny Mordaunt for not distancing herself from reports she was being lined up as an alternative leader.

Conservative MP Esther McVey throws her behind Mr Sunak in the Daily Express, labelling the plot to oust him as “self-indulgence”.

The Metro follows similar lines with Transport Secretary Mark Harper insisting Mr Sunak will lead the party into the next election.

Health issues occupy the front pages of other titles, The Independent saying more than 4,000 vulnerable patients were discharged by the NHS in a year to “no fixed abode”.

And The Guardian hears from the departing NHS ombudsman Rob Behrens, who criticises a “cover-up culture” putting “reputation management” ahead of being open with relatives.

The Daily Mirror turns its attention to dentistry, saying thousands of people have backed the paper’s call to provide NHS treatment for all.

The Princess of Wales dominates the front page of The Sun, which says she visited a farm shop in Windsor with her husband and watched her children play sport over the weekend as she was spotted in public for the first time since abdominal surgery.

The i says Fujitsu, the IT firm at the centre of the Post Office Horizon scandal, is managing a British military computer system two years after its contract was due to expire.

US interest rates occupy the front of the Financial Times, which hears from economists that the Federal Reserve will need to keep them at a high level.

And the Daily Star warns of an Easter full of storms and floods.

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