The former leader of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Arlene Foster, and four MPs have been knighted by the Queen. Foster, 51, was the First Minister of Northern Ireland from 2016 to 2017 and again—after three years of political deadlock with Sinn Fein—between January 2020 and January 2021. She quit as leader of the…
Arlene Foster to Quit as Northern Ireland First Minister and DUP Leader
Arlene Foster said on Wednesday that she will quit as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and first minister of Northern Ireland. She said she will leave her DUP role on May 28 and resign as first minister at the end of June. Foster, who has been first minister for five years, had faced…
Northern Ireland Lifts Stay-at-Home Order as CCP Virus Lockdown Eased
Northern Ireland’s regional government lifted the COVID-19 stay-at-home order on Monday, but people are still urged to “stay local” and hospitality venues remain closed. Under the Northern Ireland Executive’s decision issued earlier this month, all pupils returned to school on Monday for the first time since the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus lockdown began on…
Northern Ireland’s DUP to Take Legal Action Against Brexit Deal
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Members of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party are set to take part in legal action challenging part of Britain’s divorce deal with the European Union, the party said on Sunday. The DUP oppose the Northern Ireland Protocol, which covers post-Brexit trade between Britain and Northern Ireland, because it creates barriers between the…
Scottish, Northern Irish Parliament Vote to Reject Brexit Deal
December 31, 2020
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Holyrood and Stormont on Wednesday voted to reject the UK-EU trade deal, which on the same day was approved in both the UK Parliament and Brussels. Both motions say that Brexit is against the will of the people they represent, and both parties that tabled the motions complained about not having enough time to read the…
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