SF MLA says changes to withdrawal deal would drive ‘coach and horses’ through Belfast Agreement.
Shockwaves felt both sides of Irish divide over plan to renege on withdrawal agreement.
EU warns Boris Johnson's plan to tear up agreement risks 'peace' in Ireland and will result in no-deal
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Prime minister told to stick to agreement, to ‘protect peace and stability on the island and integrity of the single market’
DUP MP Sammy Wilson has been urged to apologise for the consequences of his pro-Brexit position after he claimed the Port of Larne has been told to prepare to become a border control point.
The EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, has been told there is "significant opposition" to the United Kingdom Government's refusal to consider extending the timetable for talks.
The SDLP has called for the UK Government to extend the Brexit transition period.
The Stormont assembly has joined the Scottish parliament and Welsh assembly in rejecting Boris Johnson's Brexit deal.
The SDLP's Claire Hanna used her maiden Commons speech to raise issues about the impact of the UK's withdrawal from the EU, telling MPs the 2016 referendum created a "problem that didn't need to exist" and which "reopens old wounds".
The SNP is on the rise once again in Scotland and nationalist parties in Northern Ireland outnumber unionists for the first time in history.
Republican and pro-remain parties in Northern Ireland announced an electoral pact of sorts on Monday morning that will probably end up costing the DUP seats.
SDLP also promises to give other remain parties clear run against DUP in general election.
Report cites leaked proposals for clearance areas 5-10 miles from border and real-time tracking of goods.
He was booed in Scotland. In Wales, a chicken submitted to his embrace, but politicians held him at arm’s length. And in Northern Ireland, there were rumblings of Irish unity — which could only come at the expense of its ties to the rest of the United Kingdom.
Northern Ireland must use the EU elections as a ‘people’s vote’ on Brexit, SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has said. / The MLA says May's election must be used by the region to send a strong pro-remain message to London.