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Baroness Hoey criticised after comparing MLAs wanting Stormont return to Nazi collaborators
30/03/2023
Baroness Kate Hoey has been criticised for comparing MLAs wanting to return to Stormont under the new post-Brexit deal to Nazi collaborators.
Stormont’s political impasse is hindering Northern Ireland’s ability to benefit from its post-Brexit economic advantage, Micheal Martin has warned.
Brussels says renegotiation UK is suggesting will mean more instability for the region.
The Taoiseach Micheal Martin has called for a fresh round of UK-EU talks on the Protocol rather than the UK taking unilateral action to change the post-Brexit deal.
Sinn Fein was once disparaged as the political wing of the IRA. It’s now on course to be the biggest party in both the north and south of the island.
Brexit minister Lord Frost has blamed negotiators under Theresa May as being responsible to a “very large degree” for issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol.
LOCAL MLA Jemma Dolan, has tabled a motion at the Assembly calling for the government to take action and remove what has been branded the “Brexit credit card rip-off”.
EU launches legal action against UK over plan to 'illegally' change Northern Ireland Protocol
15/06/2022
The EU has said it is launching legal action against the UK over its plans to rip up a key Brexit agreement.
Northern Ireland’s second-biggest political party says it will block the formation of a working Belfast legislature, deepening political deadlock over post-Brexit trade rules.
Last week, the prime minister said Northern Ireland was unable to prepare fully for a no-deal Brexit because of the collapse of devolution.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced calls to bring the parties together for talks after a bus was hijacked and torched in Belfast.
The UK government would be acting in an “anti-democratic” way if it goes through with its threat to over-ride elements of the post-Brexit treaty, Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said.
Truss urged to step back from brink in explosive Brexit spat with Brussels over Northern Ireland
12/05/2022
Tearing up Northern Ireland protocol ‘will spark trade war, drive up inflation and damage UK influence’, warns senior Tory MP.
Ministers are portraying themselves as victims of a deal they created for Northern Ireland. A classic blame-shifting strategy.
Stormont to pay compensation to contractors after DUP halts post-Brexit construction work at NI ports
12/06/2021
A Stormont department is paying compensation to building contractors because of the decision to stop work on permanent inspection facilities at Northern Ireland's ports, it has emerged.
Brexit explainer: What is in the new deal?
17/10/2019
EU and UK negotiators reach a new Brexit agreement that would avoid a hard border.
The Stormont Assembly is set to be recalled for an emergency debate following days of violence and disorder in parts of Northern Ireland.
DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said his party will seek to block checks at Northern Ireland's ports under the Brexit deal - and if his demands aren't met, the unionists will walk away from Stormont.
Stormont coffers are more than £100m short as a direct result of Brexit, according to Finance Minister Conor Murphy.
Northern Ireland could face 'instability and uncertainty' if deal is renegotiated, top EU official warns
10/09/2021
Northern Ireland could see "instability, uncertainty and unpredictability" if there is an attempt to renegotiate the post-Brexit agreement, the European Commission's vice president has warned.
Northern Ireland terror threat downgraded but Brexit tensions and threats of renewed violence remain
29/03/2022
The signing of the Belfast Agreement in 1998 brought an end to decades of extreme political violence in Northern Ireland. But more than 20 years later, the peace process still faces threats and both loyalist and republican paramilitary groups continue to operate.
The creation of a dual regulatory system in Northern Ireland would create a series of reputational, legal and commercial risks for local businesses, the Government has been warned.
The Tory leadership race has brought a no-deal Brexit closer. Most candidates have either elevated No Deal to a heightened form of Brexit - a "clean" Brexit - or have insisted it is preferable to an extension beyond the current Article 50 deadline of 31 October.
Northern Ireland's Assembly will meet on Monday after a successful petition to recall members back to Stormont.
Scottish and Northern Irish parliaments condemn deal in symbolic votes as Westminster backs it