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…
Following an urgent question on whether the government have taken the appropriate steps to ensure their position on the Northern Ireland protocol, foreign minister James Cleverly insisted that government “actions are lawful”. This follows media reports that a government advisor was told “not to give an opinion on whether the plan would breach international law”.…
‘‘The solution will be found not on the basis of victory for either side, but on the basis of agreement and a partnership between both.” These are not my words or those of any unionist voice. They are attributed to the late John Hume, regarded by some as the architect of Northern Ireland’s peace process.…
Northern Ireland minister Conor Burns says the DUP’s withdrawal from the first minister post in Stormont will not “fundamentally alter” the government’s plans. Giving evidence to the Northern Ireland affairs committee, Burns said the government’s strategy to resolve the issues surrounding the Northern Ireland Protocol will remain undeterred. Burns said: “The plan is clear and…
Ireland’s European Affairs minister has today warned that the situation in Northern Ireland “is clearly very fragile”, as the UK-EU talks over the deal governing the British region post-Brexit rumble on with little sign of breakthrough. His comments come ahead of another scheduled meeting between Lord Frost and the EU Commission’s vice president Maroš Šefčovič…
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…
