The breakthrough came after the U.K. government last week gave Northern Ireland politicians until Feb. 8 to restore the collapsed government in Belfast or face new elections. Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party has agreed to end a boycott that left the … Read More
The United Kingdom and European Union have announced changes to the mechanism governing trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In the three years since the UK’s official withdrawal from the EU, the Northern Ireland Protocol has been an ongoing … Read More
Coveney says there is ‘some strain’ between governments – understatement of the year. Britain’s prime minister Boris Johnson (2R) and his wife Carrie Johnson (R) walk with US president Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden prior to a … Read More
Northern Irish unionists and Tory Brexiteers have long wanted to see the deal rewritten because it puts a customs border in the Irish Sea. Arlene Foster wants the Northern Ireland protocol to be scrapped (Photo: Reuters) The EU’s threat to override … Read More
Amber wind warnings in place across the south and ‘blizzard-like conditions’ expected by next week. Waves crash over the harbour wall in Dover, Kent, on 14 January during Storm Brendan. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Storm Ciara is expected to hit the … Read More
Storm Ciara: Scotland set to be battered by ‘Atlantic weather bomb’ over the weekend Scotland is bracing itself for a weekend of wild weather with heavy snow and strong winds set to batter the country over the coming days. Met Office … Read More
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson threatened to put the brakes on his European Union divorce bill and call for a snap general election before Christmas if lawmakers continue to stonewall his push to pass the legislation in three days. Speaking at the House of Commons … Read More
Jean-Claude Juncker, chief of the European Union’s executive arm, says border controls will be placed on the Irish border if Britain leaves the bloc without a deal. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker listens Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019 in Strasbourg, eastern … Read More
BRIGHTON, England, Sept 22 (Reuters) – EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has said he is convinced Brexit will happen, reiterating that if Britain left the European Union without a deal there would be a new border between Northern Ireland and … Read More
The Democratic Unionist Party which props up the Conservative government is willing to drop one of its strict Brexit red lines, according to reports. The Northern Irish party is reportedly willing to accept a regulatory border in the Irish sea. … Read More