The United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union has allowed the bloc to “strengthen internally”, an EU Commissioner has said. Speaking on “Tonight with Andrew Marr” on LBC, Mairead McGuiness claimed EU member states were given the opportunity to “renew their vows” in the aftermath of the Brexit vote. » Read More
During foreign questions, secretary of state Liz Truss rejected shadow secretary David Lammy’s claim that the new protocol bill for Northern Ireland “breaks international law”. Lammy criticised the move which ”divides the UK and European Union when we should be pulling together”. Truss told MPs that nothing said by Lammy “is accurate”, and that the…
While there has been some appreciation of the difficulties caused by the Protocol that the EU has seen fit to impose upon Northern Ireland as part of Brexit, the extent of the difficulties has been, and continues to be, massively under-estimated. One clear example of this tendency is provided by the Sub Committee on the…
Brexit minister Lord Frost has accused the European Union of ‘historic misjudgement’ over the level of concessions to the Northern Ireland Protocol it is expected to announce on Wednesday. Addressing diplomats on Tuesday afternoon, Lord Frost blasted the Protocol’s effect on the Good Friday Agreement. He claimed in his speech in Lisbon, ahead of intensive…
The UK and EU could be approaching an impasse on the Northern Ireland Protocol, as both parties are set to lay out their approach to the intensive talks scheduled to commence later this month. The Protocol was implemented to prevent a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the wake of…
After 16 years as chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel will be stepping down. One of the most iconic political figures of her generation, Merkel has seen over numerous crises, including the 2008 crash, Brexit and coronavirus. But with her party dropping down in the polls, what kind of legacy will she leave behind?The post Angela…
After 16 years as chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel will be stepping down. One of the most iconic political figures of her generation, Merkel is one of Germany’s longest ever serving chancellors. To put that in context, her time in charge has coincided with five different UK prime ministers. “She will leave behind a Germany…
