Plan to ban prosecutions on Troubles is rejected by all five main Northern Ireland parties 

Plan to ban prosecutions on Troubles is rejected by all five main Northern Ireland parties By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 01:06 BST, 17 July 2021 | Updated: 01:19 BST, 17 July 2021 Proposals to ban Troubles prosecutions were yesterday rejected by all five of Northern Ireland’s main parties. Leaders from across the province’s political divide condemned … Read more

Ministers meet NI loyalist paramilitaries as they seek to solve post-Brexit border problems

Ministers meet loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland as they seek to solve post-Brexit border problems that have sparked violence The Cabinet ministers met a delegation from the Loyalist Communities Council Came amid continued disputes over Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit border Brexit deal left NI tied to a range of EU customs and regulatory rules  It sparked … Read more

Lord Frost and EU counterpart set for crunch Brexit talks tonight

Lord Frost and EU counterpart Maros Sefcovic set for crunch Brexit talks in Brussels tonight amid hopes of breakthrough on Northern Ireland border checks as MEPs FINALLY vote in favour of UK trade deal Lord Frost and Maros Sefcovic are meeting in Brussels for dinner this evening   Talks between UK and EU ongoing on how … Read more

JASON GOVES analyses the state of the EU talks as UK teeters on brink of a no-deal Brexit 

It was an admission that stunned MPs, enraged Brussels and left Boris Johnson facing the biggest Tory rebellion since the election. Brandon Lewis was making a workmanlike defence of the new Internal Market Bill following reports that it would clash with obligations made by the Prime Minister in last year’s Brexit deal. But, asked whether … Read more

QCs accuse Attorney General Suella Braverman of wrecking country’s reputation with Brexit plan

Britain’s top lawyers have accused Attorney General Suella Braverman of wrecking the country’s reputation abroad with the Government plan to break international law over Brexit. The Bar Council, the professional association for barristers, asked Ms Braverman how the UK could retain a ‘shred of credibility’ in demanding other countries follow international law while admitting its … Read more

STEPHEN GLOVER: Be warned, Boris – if you trash the UK’s reputation, you’ll destroy your own, too 

Bear in mind with what follows that I voted Brexit in 2016, and for Boris Johnson and the Tories last December. I long for the moment that Britain truly leaves the EU. With that said, let me express my shock that Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis should have told the Commons on Tuesday that the … Read more

Ministers DEFEND breaching international law over Brexit divorce deal

Boris Johnson has been accused of aping Donald Trump’s tactics in Brexit negotiations as ministers voiced defiance over breaking the terms of the divorce deal.  The PM is facing a furious Tory mutiny amid claims he is trashing the UK’s moral authority by reneging on the Withdrawal Agreement, only signed in January. Legislation due to … Read more

Tory civil war explodes back into life after admission that new bill breaches international treaty 

The Tory civil war over Europe exploded back into life last night after ministers admitted that planned changes to the Brexit deal would break international law. Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis stunned MPs by confirming that proposals to ‘clarify’ Boris Johnson‘s deal would breach the international treaty he signed. Downing Street had sought to play … Read more

Boris Johnson appears to FORGET the age of baby Wilfred during chat in Northern Ireland

Boris Johnson appears to FORGET the age of baby Wilfred during chat in Northern Ireland as he reveals his son is starting to ‘vocalise’ and ‘goes out like a light’ when put to bed Boris Johnson, who rarely speaks on private life, revealed son Wilfred doing well PM said the baby is starting to ‘vocalise’ … Read more

Michael Gove: More than 17,000 coronavirus contact tracers now hired

Michael Gove today revealed the Government has recruited more than 17,000 coronavirus contact tracers putting ministers on track to hit their 18,000 target.  The staff will play a key role in efforts to prevent a second wave of the deadly disease as they are tasked with figuring out where people who test positive have been … Read more