Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal for Northern Ireland has been formally signed off, without the support of the province’s largest unionist party. On Friday, the Windsor Framework was legally adopted in a meeting chaired by both Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic days after MPs voted overwhelmingly in its favour….
Sunak’s Windsor Framework Deal Passes First Parliamentary Hurdle
A new post-Brexit trading arrangement for Northern Ireland has cleared its first parliamentary hurdle after MPs voted in its favour. Despite opposition from some Conservatives and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), 515 politicians voted in favour of implementing the new Windsor Framework’s “Stormont brake”—with 29 opposing the UK-EU agreed mechanism. In total, 22 Conservatives rebelled…
DUP Says It Will Vote Against New UK–EU Deal on Post-Brexit Trading in Northern Ireland
March 20, 2023
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The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) will vote against the UK government on the new UK–EU deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland, party leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said. The so-called Windsor Framework—which Prime Minister Rishi Sunak agreed with the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen last month—aims to solve the dispute between…
Northern Ireland, Scotland Should Pursue Independence After Brexit: Northern Ireland’s First Minister
Northern Ireland’s first minister-elect says that Scotland and Northern Ireland should reconsider independence from the United Kingdom in the aftermath of the 2016 decision to leave the European Union (EU). Speaking at an event hosted by the National Press Club in Washington, Northern Ireland’s First Minister-elect Michelle O’Neill—a member of the pro-Northern Irish independence Sinn Fein…
Britain and France Agree New £478 Million Deal to Tackle Illegal Immigration
March 10, 2023
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Britain will pay France nearly half a billion pounds over the next three years to step up efforts to prevent illegal immigrants from crossing the English Channel in small boats, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced. Following a summit with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Friday, Sunak said the…
Foreign Criminals Could Have Impunity to Commit Crime in UK If Plug Pulled on ECHR
March 7, 2023
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Senior politicians have been told of the “devastating” impact on UK crime and justice if the government leaves the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR). Foreign criminals would have impunity to break laws in Britain, extradition between UK and European Union countries would cease, and investigators would no longer have access to DNA, fingerprint, and…
Senior DUP Politician Says Stormont Brake ‘Not a Great Deal’
A senior Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician has accused the British government of “spin” surrounding a new agreement set to replace controversial post-Brexit trading arrangements. MP Sammy Wilson—the DUP’s chief whip—suggested the newly negotiated Windsor Framework was “not a great deal” while also taking aim at King Charles for meeting European Commission president Ursula von…
UK on ‘Cusp’ of Deal on Post-Brexit Trading Terms in Northern Ireland: Deputy PM
February 26, 2023
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Britain is “on the cusp” of securing a new deal with the European Union on post-Brexit trading terms in Northern Ireland, Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has said. The UK has been holding talks with the EU to fix issues with the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol for some time, and speculation has been mounting that…
British Government Moves to Pass Stalled Northern Ireland Organ Law After Brexit Fallout
The British government will move to pass a stalled organ donation law in Northern Ireland that was halted over post-Brexit political rows. On Monday, Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris confirmed he will table an amendment to scheduled legislation set to go through Parliament that would aim to incorporate the organ law. Political stalemate over the…
Northern Ireland Protocol Deal Close but ‘Further Work Required’: DUP
February 17, 2023
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Crunch talks over Brexit’s Northern Ireland protocol will continue after the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) said progress had been made on a deal—though “further work is required.” DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson made the comments on Friday just hours after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met with Stormont party leaders in Belfast. Speculation had been…
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