What the papers say: Thursday's front pages

The main stories on Thursday's front pages include Taoiseach Micheál Martin's trip to Ukraine, gardaí confirming Tánaiste Leo Varadkar will face no charges over the leaking of a GP contract in 2019, and pressure on UK prime minister Boris Johnson to resign.

The Irish Times leads with the Taoiseach's trip to Ukraine, while the Varadkar story and UK cabinet resignations also feature.

The Irish Examiner leads with photos from Mr Martin's trip to Ukraine, and meeting with president Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

'Varadkar back on course for power after leak probe ends,' the Irish Independent reports.

The Echo leads with a story on issues with water in Cork.

'War and Teesh': The Irish Sun also leads with Mr Martin's Kyiv trip.

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The Irish Daily Star leads with a story on a man who killed his girlfriend attacking a prison officer.

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— Irish Daily Star (@IsFearrAnStar) July 7, 2022

The Irish Daily Mail's lead story concerns 'turbulence' in Government after Joe McHugh voted against mica redress legislation.

Day of turbulence and turmoil in the Dáil as Government loses its majority.
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— The Irish Daily Mail (@irishdailymail) July 7, 2022

Leo Varadkar facing no charges over the GP document leak also makes the front page of The Herald.

In the North, the Belfast Telegraph and The Irish News lead with calls for Boris Johnson to resign.

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— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) July 7, 2022

Today's #FrontPage

Call for police to probe council land deals

Johnson refuses to quit

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A “mortally wounded” Boris Johnson is splashed across the UK front pages as he battles to keep himself in the top job amid mass resignations.

The Financial Times reports the politician has been “rocked” by a Cabinet revolt, while The Sun has the headline “You’ll have to dip your hands in blood to get rid of me” and The Independent refers to the episode as the “bitter end”.

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— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) July 6, 2022

Thursday’s Sun: You’ll have to dip your hands in blood to get rid of me #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/z0bBOAjRBa

— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) July 6, 2022

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The Times says the prime minister “fights for his life”, he is described as “mortally wounded” by The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail has him staring “down the mutiny”.

Thursday’s Times: Johnson fights for his life #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/tStXwKtoWX

— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) July 6, 2022

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'Mortally wounded PM defies Cabinet demands that he quit'#TomorrowsPapersToday

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— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) July 6, 2022

The Daily Mirror and Metro quote Mr Johnson’s Brexit slogan back as they call for him to “get exit done”.

Thursday's front page: Just get exit done#TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/nZzXnsf7Ac pic.twitter.com/Au9NtnZp32

— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) July 6, 2022

Tomorrow's paper today 📰

'GET EXIT DONE BORIS'

🔴 Patel, Zahawi, Shapps tell Johnson to go
🔴 But premier 'fights on', sack 'snake' Gove
🔴 42 ministers and aides resign in 24 hours#tomorrowpaperstoday pic.twitter.com/LTg5WIQdc9

— Metro (@MetroUK) July 6, 2022

The UK Cabinet’s rebellion is described as a “coup” by the i, while the prime minister is cited on the front of the Daily Express as telling colleagues to back him or face “political oblivion”.

Thursday's front page: Cabinet coup#TomorrowsPapersToday

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— i newspaper (@theipaper) July 6, 2022

Thursday's Daily Express front page: PM's last stand: Back me or face political oblivion #TomorrowsPapersToday

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— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) July 6, 2022

The Guardian calls Mr Johnson “desperate” and “deluded”, with the Daily Star turning to agony aunt Jane O’Gorman as it refers to the politician as a “lying wazzock”.