What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

The resignation of a member of GSOC for partying with Gerry Hutch hours after his release dominates the headlines across papers in Ireland today.

The Irish Times leads with resignation of the GSOC officer who resigned after attending a party with Gerry Hutch. They also have on their front page concerns from the HSE over cancer screening services.

The Irish Examiner leads with that story, while they also reveal Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin were unaware Stephen Donnelly had lost access to his email account, as he alleged earlier this week.

The Irish Daily Mail also leads with the reignation of a GSOC member.

The Irish Daily Star also leads with this story, as well as Arsenal's dramatic 3-3 draw against Southampton.

The Irish Daily Mirror leads with the inclusion of The Wolfe Tones on this year's Electric Picnic line-up.

The Echo leads with comments from the Taoiseach on the role companies have to play in Cork when it comes to sustainability.

British papers

The resignation of deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab dominated the front pages across British newspapers on Saturday.

The Independent reports on the sacking of Mr Raab who “rages” against the bullying report that forced him to resign and blamed the media.

Independent digital front page: Branded a bully, Raab, the defiant quits with a snarl #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/IOTzcva1Fq

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The i Weekend reports officials for Mr Raab are angry at his “tone-deaf” forced resignation.

The i: Raab officials angry at ‘tone-deaf’ resignation #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/1QHpEKU6mL

— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) April 21, 2023

The Daily Telegraph reports on the resignation of Mr Raab, and The Times says he went down swinging.

🗞 The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:

'Row over Spanish forces in Gibraltar sank Raab'#TomorrowsPapersToday

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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) April 21, 2023

The Times: Raab goes down swinging #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/0pCLdi9rw9

— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) April 21, 2023

The Guardian says Mr Raab quit in fury as he was forced to resign when Rishi Sunak “begrudgingly” accepted a report that alleged Mr Raab bullied civil servants.

Guardian front page, Saturday 22 April 2023: Raab quits in fury pic.twitter.com/5DS1FvzDBW

— The Guardian (@guardian) April 21, 2023

“Big names” have quit the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) after a new rape allegation, according to FT Weekend.

Just published: front page of FT Weekend, UK edition, Saturday 22 April https://t.co/aOc08DgGTk pic.twitter.com/iMEcM0iXRJ

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) April 21, 2023

Mr Raab said it was “almost impossible” for ministers to deliver for the British people after he resigned, the Daily Mail reports.

Saturday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/B3Dl1rpmbb

— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) April 21, 2023

The Daily Express says, according to his allies, Mr Raab was forced out for wanting the best for Britain.

Saturday's @Daily_Express front page: Forced out for wanting best for Britain #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/xTKnEvT3qq

— Express Politics (@ExpressPolitics) April 21, 2023

The Daily Star leads with a weather update, with arctic winds going to drop temperatures to -5C before a heatwave defrosts Britain.

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— Daily Star (@dailystar) April 21, 2023