Sinn Fein leaders accused British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday of being “reckless” with Northern Ireland peace as they travelled to Brussels to defend the EU-UK Brexit deal on the UK province. Mary Lou McDonald, the leader of the Irish nationalist party, said at a press conference that Johnson’s government’s plan to unilaterally withdraw … Read more
Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin urged the UK government to honour its post-Brexit trade obligations in Northern Ireland on Friday, as Washington cautioned London that its brinkmanship with Europe was endangering peace. Martin was in Belfast in response to outrage on both sides of the Atlantic over the United Kingdom’s vow to change the so-called … Read more
The UK will draught a new post-Brexit trade protocol with Northern Ireland “in coming weeks”, but prefers a negotiated solution with the European Union, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Tuesday. “Our preference remains a negotiated solution with the EU, and in parallel with the legislation being introduced, we remain open to further talks,” Truss … Read more
CHEVENING: Britain and the European Union are to intensify efforts to resolve a dispute over post-Brexit trade in Northern Ireland, UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and European Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic said after talks on Friday. In a joint statement, the two described their two-day meeting as “cordial” and said they had agreed to … Read more
