The leader of Northern Ireland’s second-largest political party, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, reacted today after the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, said the U.S. Congress could block a free-trade agreement with Britain if the Northern Ireland Protocol is jettisoned. Pelosi said it was “deeply concerning” that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson…
DUP Leader Hits Back After Nancy Pelosi Wades Into Northern Ireland Debate
Conditional Amnesty Bill for Northern Ireland Shows ‘Hole’ in Good Friday Agreement: Expert
The British government’s latest attempt to deal with more than 1,000 unsolved killings during The Troubles in Northern Ireland has highlighted a “hole” in the Good Friday Agreement, says a leading expert on conflict resolution. Duncan Morrow, a politics professor and director of community engagement at Ulster University, said there was “suspicion” the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy…
Northern Ireland ‘Political Instability Gives Legitimacy’ to Paramilitary Groups, MPs Told
Paramilitary groups are likely to be thrive on the “political instability” surrounding the Northern Ireland Protocol and the impasse at Stormont after the Democratic Unionist Party refused to join the governing executive, MPs have been told. The DUP has refused to take up positions in the Northern Ireland Executive in protest at the post-Brexit trade…
Boris Johnson to Visit Northern Ireland Amid Brexit Protocol Tension
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to visit Belfast on Monday amid the ongoing political impasse over the Northern Ireland Protocol. As the months-long dispute over the Protocol led to the collapse of Northern Ireland’s Executive and the paralysis of its legislature, Downing Street said Johnson will hold a series of private meetings with the local parties and urge lawmakers…
Baby Formula Maker Says Shipping Millions of Cans From Another Country
Abbott Laboratories has flown millions of baby formula cans to the United States to help deal with shortages, the company said on May 13. “We know that the recall has worsened the industry-wide infant formula shortage, and we have been working to get as much product into the hands of parents as we can,” a…
It’s ‘Necessary’ UK Acts on Northern Ireland Protocol: Attorney General
The UK government’s top legal adviser has said “it’s only right” that the government takes action over the Northern Ireland Protocol, suggesting the UK is likely to suspend parts of the post-Brexit trade deal. Suella Braverman, attorney general for England and Wales and advocate general for Northern Ireland, on May 12 blamed the European Union over…
UK Government Has ‘Got To’ Fix Northern Ireland Protocol: Johnson
The UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the Northern Ireland Protocol has “got to” be fixed as the post-Brexit deadlock continues between the UK and the European Union. Johnson’s comment came after the months-long talks on the protocol resumed on Thursday between British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic. During a phone call,…
UK ‘Will Not Shy Away’ From Taking Action on Northern Ireland Protocol: Foreign Secretary
The UK’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the UK “will not shy away from taking action” if it can agree with the European Union on the Northern Ireland Protocol. It comes after Downing Street said Prime Minister Boris Johnson had “made clear” to his Irish counterpart Taoiseach Micheál Martin that the situation in Northern Ireland was “now very serious.”…
US and World Gripped by Fertilizer Crisis
May 7, 2022
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“Fertilizer shortages are real now.” Uttered by USAID’s Samantha Power in a May 1 ABC interview with former Democratic advisor George Stephanopoulos, the words briefly drowned out the din of the news cycle. They were not unexpected to some. Power, who served as U.N. ambassador under Obama, mentioned fertilizer shortages after weeks of hints from…
Global Tax Overhaul Will Not Slow Google’s Investment in Ireland, CEO Says
DUBLIN—A global tax deal will make “no difference” to Alphabet Google’s operations in Ireland as the company remains committed to investing and adding staff to its European hub there, Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said on Thursday. Last year 136 countries agreed the first major overhaul in a generation of the rules for taxing multinationals, with…
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