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UK Cabinet minister meets with top Democrat amid Northern Ireland tensions

The UK International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan met top Democrat Richard Neal amid tensions over the post-Brexit deal with Northern Ireland. The head of the powerful ways and means committee in the US House of Representatives also spoke ...

21 May 2022 at 18:34

Politicians urged to step up efforts to break impasse in tribute to Lord Trimble

National News

‘David Trimble funeral should provide inspiration to break political impasse’

Mourners at the funeral of Lord Trimble have heard an appeal for Northern Ireland’s political leaders to redouble their efforts to break the Stormont impasse as a tribute to the peace process architect. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Taoiseach ...

01 Aug 2022 at 19:44

National News

British prime minister's plan to tear up Northern Ireland Protocol backed by Tories

Boris Johnson’s bid to effectively tear up parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol has cleared its first Commons hurdle, with no Tory MPs voting against it despite warnings the plans are illegal. MPs voted 295 to 221, majority 74, to give the ...

28 Jun 2022 at 11:13

Northern Ireland

Sunak and von der Leyen share ‘positive’ call, boosting protocol deal chances

Rishi Sunak is closing in on announcing a new post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland after holding a “positive” call with the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen ahead of an expected meeting. The Prime Minister and the European Commission president ...

24 Feb 2023 at 19:58

National News

Former US president hails Lord Trimble for helping bring peace to Northern Ireland

Former US President Bill Clinton has led tributes to David Trimble, stating that his “lifetime of service” helped bring peace to Northern Ireland. The 77-year-old peer and ex-leader of the Ulster Unionist Party was one of the principal ...

26 Jul 2022 at 15:28

National News

Bill Clinton hails Lord Trimble for helping to bring peace to Northern Ireland

26 Jul 2022 at 12:42

Leading figures across the UK and Ireland pay tribute to Lord Trimble

National News

Leading figures across the political divide pay tribute to Lord Trimble

Political leaders across the UK and Ireland have hailed Lord Trimble’s contribution to peace in Northern Ireland. Following the death of the former Stormont first minister on Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson described ...

25 Jul 2022 at 23:10

National News

Truss and US politicians discuss ‘cast-iron commitment’ to Good Friday Agreement

The Foreign Secretary said she discussed the UK’s “cast-iron commitment” to the Good Friday Agreement during a meeting with US politicians. Liz Truss said it was “great” welcoming a bipartisan US congressional delegation ...

22 May 2022 at 11:23

Northern Ireland

Sunak urged not to ‘railroad’ MPs into backing Windsor pact on Northern Ireland

Rishi Sunak has been warned not to “railroad” MPs into accepting his new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland without giving them “meaningful input”. The Commons European Scrutiny Committee urged the Prime Minister not to ...

14 Mar 2023 at 13:38

Northern Ireland

All efforts needed to avoid fresh Stormont elections – Coveney

All efforts must be made to find an alternative to fresh Stormont elections, Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said. Mr Coveney was in Belfast where he held meetings with Sinn Fein, the Alliance Party, ...

12 Oct 2022 at 17:46

Northern Ireland

DUP boycott could lead to end of Stormont Assembly, peer warns

Northern Ireland’s powersharing institutions could be lost forever if the DUP boycott of the Stormont Assembly does not end, UUP peer Lord Reg Empey has warned. Lord Empey also said Brexit had been a “complete ...

06 Apr 2023 at 11:00

Northern Ireland

Dublin agrees there is ‘no quick fix’ to Northern Ireland Protocol – DUP leader

The Irish Government now agrees that there is “no quick fix” to the problems created by the Northern Ireland Protocol, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said. Speaking after a meeting with Taoiseach Micheal Martin in ...

17 Oct 2022 at 16:02

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