It was evident from the moment images of a smiling Rishi Sunak shaking Ursula von der Leyen’s hand began streaming into sitting rooms across the UK that securing the approval of the DUP and Brexiteers would be difficult. Triumphant scenes quickly gave way to DUP frowns, and now, Boris Johnson has pulled the rug from […]
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US president Joe Biden has hailed the Windsor Framework agreement between the UK and EU as an “essential step” for peace in Northern Ireland. The “stability and certainty” provided by the deal will create “economic opportunities” said Biden in a White House statement, adding “the United States stands ready to support the region’s vast economic […]
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A meeting between King Charles and EU president Ursula von de Leyen has been cancelled at the last minute amid a flurry of media reports that Rishi Sunak is on the verge of striking a new Brexit deal. Fuelling speculation is news that Downing Street has issued a three-line whip to Conservative MPs to attend […]
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As if Britain’s food shortages and empty supermarket shelves were not bad enough for shoppers to contend with, they’re now being taunted for it by Euro-cornucopians on social media. Images of ripe, plump fruits and legumes are being posted by Europeans mocking the return of rationing to post-Brexit Britain where tomatoes and cucumbers are in […]
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Rishi Sunak’s attempts to strike a Brexit deal look set to fail with the DUP warning it “falls short” of what is acceptable and rebel Conservative MPs standing firm with the unionists over the role of the European Court of Justice. Sunak himself admitted there is still “work to do” and is engaged in what […]
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Politicians in Northern Ireland have been unable to put their differences aside for even one day in order to pass Dáithí’s Law – legislation that would help a six-year-old boy (and more than 130 others) to get a life saving organ transplant. A single sitting of Stormont was all that was required for MLAs (members […]
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The authors of the recently published Durham report have urged the Prime Minister to concede that Brexit is “the main factor” responsible for the increasing number of small boats crossing the channel. The new study cites Johnson’s Brexit deal as the cause, saying that the lack of a returns agreement with the EU has resulted […]
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After Monday’s High Court ruling granting the government right to press ahead with the Rwanda deportation scheme, the UK ECHR (European Convention of Human Rights) membership may come to an end next year. The PM dodged the issue when quizzed by the SNP’s Joanna Cheery. Repeatedly, Sunak refused to be drawn on whether the UK […]
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Home Office regulations affecting millions of EU citizens living in the UK under the settlement scheme are unlawful, a high court judge has ruled. A watchdog guarding EU citizens’ rights in the UK has warned the current scheme could create hundreds-of-thousands of illegal immigrants overnight. The measures are part of the post-Brexit EU settlement scheme […]
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London has lost its crown as the home of Europe’s largest stock market to Paris for the first time since records began in 2003. Stock values in Paris have wiped out a $1.4 trillion gap to London share values in the six years since the Brexit vote, according to Bloomberg. Shares traded in the French […]
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