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London View: Brexit Cracks Start to Widen
15/06/2022
The cracks across Britain that appeared at the start of Brexit have begun to widen over the past few days. Scottish leaders are renewing a push for independence, the fragile agreement over Northern Ireland is falling apart, and Britain is reeling under price rises pushed up further by Brexit.
EU gives go-ahead to weekend meetings after PM appears to backtrack on customs stance.
Micheal Martin warned the move to override parts of the international deal could “destabilise” politics in Northern Ireland.
UK PM Boris Johnson rips up Brexit Protocol
15/06/2022
Legislation has been published by the British government this evening which overrides the post-Brexit trade arrangements for Ireland and severely breaches both the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and international law.
Pro-Remain parties in Northern Ireland criticise ‘petty’ decision by UK government.
Fiach Kelly: The main threat from a crashout is political and constitutional, not economic.
Several cabinet ministers have told the BBC a no-deal Brexit could lead to a vote on Irish unification.
Assembly hears of plans for customs posts at NI ports, setting the cat among the pigeons.
Academics hold up Brexit as an example of the dangers of voting on an abstract concept.
Select committee raises the question of Sinn Féin refusing to enter power sharing if the Northern Ireland protocol is ditched.
SF MLA says changes to withdrawal deal would drive ‘coach and horses’ through Belfast Agreement.
'Radical change is needed for UK to survive'
05/08/2019
For the UK to survive, the UK government's approach to devolution needs to "change fundamentally", Wales' Brexit minister has warned.
Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister said ‘for Edwin Poots to take any unilateral action would be unlawful’.
EU-UK deal means border posts to be created at Northern Ireland ports, says SF Minister.
DUP MP questions Boris Johnson’s plans after producing letter about preparations.
Downing Street beats a hasty retreat after leak shows backsliding on Good Friday Agreement pledges. / There is near-unanimous political outrage in Ireland over a leaked British government plan to throw up a “buffer zone” with customs posts on the Irish border. Parties across the political spectrum branded it “out of the question”.
The prime minister’s rightwing pact with the DUP and the increasing likelihood of a no-deal Brexit have left the people in the north of Ireland staring into an abyss.
Ministers’ letter confirms border control posts at ports of Belfast, Warrenpoint and Larne.
Listen – Pro-Brexit politicians told to stop ‘crying salty tears’ and accept consequences of leaving EU
04/02/2021
“Those who championed Brexit and are crying salty tears now because of the consequences of Brexit need to accept that those are consequences of their decisions, their actions, and to not point the finger at others.”
A REFERENDUM on Irish reunification is “closer than ever before” thanks to Brexit, Michelle O’Neill has said.
Edwin Poots' proposals to increase minimum land area for post-Brexit agriculture payments could put many farmers 'out of business'
11/02/2022
PROPOSALS by Edwin Poots' department for post-Brexit support for agriculture could threaten the livelihood of hundreds of small farmers, according to the chair a Stormont committee.
Unionists criticised for ‘incendiary’ rhetoric as dozens of officers injured in days of unrest.
It emerged today that the party has placed adverts, calling for a United Ireland referendum, in a number of prominent American newspapers.
Border communities protest at Irish parliament to call on politicians to sign a declaration to protect backstop
07/03/2019
Protesters have gathered outside the Irish parliament to call on public representatives to sign a declaration to protect the backstop.
The impact of the UK’s departure from the EU and the continuing tensions over the Northern Ireland protocol have reinforced the concept of a united Ireland for many.