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‘Complete lack of trust’ in Boris Johnson as honest broker in Northern Ireland, claims Keir Starmer
09/07/2021
Prime minister not being ‘straight’ about consequences of his Brexit protocol, says Labour leader.
Willie Hay blasts Boris Johnson for ‘splitting UK’ in rush to ‘get Brexit done’, cites ‘total lack of trust’ in British Government
30/03/2023
Willie Hay has claimed Boris Johnson ‘split the United Kingdom‘ by introducing a ‘border in the Irish Sea’ in his eagerness to ‘get Brexit done’.
What happens if we have no deal?
15/10/2020
Mr Johnson told his cabinet this week that leaving the EU without a deal should hold “no fear” for Britain, but was he right?
Frost’s latest remarks have been slammed as “a very strange way to make friends and build partnerships”.
Irish foreign minister hits out at Brexit minister over provocative article on Northern Ireland protocol
Britain is pressing on with a plan to rip up parts of the post-Brexit trade deal it signed with the European Union.
EU Brexit spokesman says Britain reassured him about those who do not apply for settled status.
The UK has given the EU a new deadline of two weeks to agree to axe trade checks introduced by the Brexit deal for Northern Ireland, or risk unilateral action by London.
A claim by British secretary of state Brandon Lewis that there is no Irish Sea border does not match the legal reality, the High Court heard today.
UK announces it will unilaterally change Brexit deal with EU, risking new confrontation with Brussels
04/03/2021
UK to extend grace periods for supermarkets without EU approval.
Supermarket chief slams move aimed at pleasing ‘small minority who hark for the past’. / Arts minister Stephen Parkinson gave incorrect answers when Kay Burley asked him to convert ounces and grams into pounds.
EU citizens will not automatically be deported if they fail to sign up to the settled status scheme by the 2021 deadline, Downing Street has said.
The London bureau chief for Germany’s public broadcaster reflects on Britain’s government.
The status of Brexit checks at Northern Ireland ports remained unclear on Thursday morning after a deadline passed for a ministerial order to halt them.
Labour leader accuses British prime minister of ‘reckless’ approach to peace process.
Peers back three amendments including right of EU citizens to physical proof of right to stay in UK.
Government ignored legal advice over proposed withdrawal agreement changes.
Scotland to get hard Brexit treatment if Liz Truss beats Rishi Sunak, Brandon Lewis suggests
03/08/2022
SCOTLAND can expect Liz Truss's "hard-line" approach to the EU if she becomes prime minister, a Tory MP has suggested.
Rishi Sunak has been warned that some of his ministers may resign over his post-Brexit deal with the EU if it jeopardises Northern Ireland’s place in the union.
The statements came today after reports suggested that Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered his Brexit team to find ways to "get around" the Northern Ireland protocol.
Northern Ireland: Petrol bombs won't demolish a border in the Irish Sea or turn back the tide of Brexit
24/04/2021
The Protocol has reaffirmed Unionism's worst fears that Northern Ireland is the unwanted child of the British government.
Northern Ireland secretary quizzed for 60 minutes on Boris Johnson's 'broken' Brexit trade promises
13/04/2021
NORTHERN IRELAND SECRETARY Brandon Lewis has been questioned by MPs from the DUP and Labour over Boris Johnson’s previous statements that his Brexit deal would not result in checks between Northern Ireland and Great Britain, and how they may have fed into unionist and loyalist frustrations and anger in recent days.
Northern Ireland secretary fails to explain legal basis for shelving post-Brexit Irish Sea checks
10/03/2021
‘Is it Article 16? And, if not, which article is he citing?’ Brandon Lewis is asked - as EU prepares legal action
A government minister has said a new bill to amend the UK's Brexit deal with the EU will "break international law".
Northern Ireland riots: 88 police officers injured in ‘unacceptable’ violence, says Brandon Lewis
13/04/2021
DUP MP accuses UK government’s Brexit deal of “disrupting peace”.