Shockwaves felt both sides of Irish divide over plan to renege on withdrawal agreement.
The renewed tension in Northern Ireland could have far-reaching implications for the future of the United Kingdom - and post-Brexit relations with the EU.
DUP leader Arlene Foster, along with deputy leader Nigel Dodds and East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson, have met a representative group for loyalist paramilitaries over the Northern Ireland Protocol.
The First Minister of Northern Ireland has faced mounting opposition from within her own party.
Foster will step down as DUP leader on 28 May.
Arlene Foster resigns: DUP leader and Northern Ireland First Minister to step down after no confidence letter
28/04/2021
Two-thirds of party chairmen said they had lost confidence in her leadership.
Foster says she will stand aside as DUP leader on 28 May and as first minister a month later
Arlene Foster turns on Boris Johnson, saying she will never take him at his word again: 'Once bitten, twice shy'
09/12/2019
DUP leader says customs officials told her there would have to be checks at Irish Sea, contrary to Boris Johnson's promises.
The EU's chief negotiator has told MEPs that negotiations on a post-Brexit deal could continue until Wednesday but no further.
For British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, rioting on the streets in Northern Ireland is a reminder that once the pandemic fades, the U.K. will have to face up to the long-term consequences of Brexit.
Boris Johnson has been accused of wanting to “get Brexit done” while ignoring the important details in the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Boris Johnson to meet Juncker face to face as Varadkar says Brexit offering 'falls well short' of what is needed
13/09/2019
Luxembourg talks are not expected to deliver a breakthrough as the clock ticks down to 31 October.
Foreign minister challenges Johnson’s claim about goods moving from Northern Ireland to Britain.
Molotov cocktails and barricades have returned to Northern Ireland. The conflict there is 4 centuries old. But Brexit is the new reason why the situation has reached the boiling point in what had been an era of peace.
Downing Street says post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol in current form should be scrapped
17/05/2021
Downing Street has said the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol cannot continue in its current form and that it should be “urgently” changed.
Ireland’s foreign minister dismisses request by DUP in escalating row over trade barriers in Irish Sea.
DUP members threaten to bring down Northern Ireland government if Brexit deal is not scrapped
14/02/2021
Party leadership urges Boris Johnson to trigger Article 16.
DUP to demand more cash for propping up Tories 'in coming weeks' in early warning to Boris Johnson
23/07/2019
Arlene Foster tells incoming prime minister the £1bn-plus confidence and supply agreement must be renewed ‘over the coming weeks’.
DUP says deal will put a border down the Irish sea and threaten the union with Britain.
EU gives go-ahead to weekend meetings after PM appears to backtrack on customs stance.
Simon Coveney says British prime minister’s Commons statements ‘very unhelpful’.
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.”
The government is facing fresh criticism over the Northern Ireland Protocol amid warnings it obstructs the "free movement" of the military.