LONDON—Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday to consider seriously Britain’s proposals to change what he called the “unsustainable” way a Brexit deal is governing trade with Northern Ireland. Since it completed its exit from the EU at the end of last year, Britain’s ties with the bloc…
Full Brexit Checks Risk Becoming ‘Incendiary’ in Northern Ireland, M&S Says
LONDON—The introduction of full customs checks between Britain and Northern Ireland risks becoming “incendiary” when prices rise and favourite products fail to get through, one of the country’s biggest retailers said. Archie Norman, the chairman of Marks & Spencer, told BBC Radio that the planned introduction of full post-Brexit checks in October would be “business…
UK Set to Irk EU With Bid to Change Post-Brexit Trade Rules
LONDON—Tense post-Brexit relations between Britain and the European Union face further strain on Wednesday, when the UK calls for major changes to trade rules agreed on by both sides. Brexit minister David Frost will set out proposals for smoothing out trade arrangements for Northern Ireland, the only part of the UK that has a land…
Next DUP Leader Warns of Brexit Deal Impact on Northern Ireland ‘Stability’
It is “not realistic” to expect stability in Northern Ireland under the terms of the Brexit deal, the next leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has warned. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said he would speak to Boris Johnson to underline his message. His comments came as Brexit minister Lord Frost said it was “hard to…
Northern Ireland’s DUP Elects Hardliner Poots as New Leader
BELFAST—The new leader of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) pledged to unite the bickering strands of unionism to fight the Brexit deal and lay the foundations for keeping the province in the United Kingdom. Edwin Poots, seen by some commentators as more aggressive in his opposition to Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trade barriers and more…
UK Government ‘Truly Sorry’ for 1971 Belfast Killings
The British government is “truly sorry” for the events in west Belfast in 1971 in which 10 innocent people were killed, the UK’s Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis said on Thursday. On Tuesday, a coroner found that the victims who were killed in Ballymurphy were “entirely innocent” and that the British soldiers’…
3 Cars Burned at Police Officer’s Home in Northern Ireland
Three cars were set alight and destroyed on Thursday at the home of a police officer in Northern Ireland. Police in the Northern Irish town of Larne attended the officer’s address on Glenarm Road after receiving a report of three cars on fire in the early hours on Thursday. All three cars were destroyed by…
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…
Bomb Found Near Home of Northern Ireland Policewoman
Police in Northern Ireland confirmed on Tuesday that a “viable device” had been found near the home of a part-time police officer the day before. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said on Monday morning that a “suspicious object” had been found in Dungiven, a town in County Londonderry. On Tuesday, Mark McEwan, head…
Youth Role in Northern Ireland Riots ‘Deeply Concerning’: UK Minister
Young people’s involvement in the riots in Northern Ireland has been “tragic and deeply concerning,” a British minister has said while appealing for dialogue among communities in the province. “It is tragic and deeply concerning that young people have been engaged in and encouraged into this violence and as a result will now end up…
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