UK government introduces legislation to repeal Northern Ireland trading rules. The protocol requires customs checks on goods arriving from England. the bill proposes overriding the EU withdrawal treaty signed by the UK. The UK government introduced legislation on Monday to repeal post-Brexit trading rules for Northern Ireland, Despite the risk of sparking a trade war … Read more
After pro-UK unionists vetoed the commencement of a new, nationalist-led legislative assembly on Friday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a tongue-lashing in Belfast next week. After winning elections to the Stormont parliament last week, the pro-Irish party Sinn Fein is expected to become Northern Ireland’s first minister, in a historic milestone. But the pro-UK Democratic Unionist … Read more
Michelle O’Neill, the head of Sinn Fein, declared a “new era” for Northern Ireland on Saturday, after her Irish nationalist party lost a historic election to pro-UK unionists who had held power for decades. Once the political wing of the paramilitary IRA, Sinn Fein won enough seats in the devolved legislature to nominate O’Neill as … Read more
Sinn Fein leader Michelle O’Neill said on Saturday that Northern Ireland was entering a “new era” as her nationalist party prepared for a historic election triumph, encouraging a “healthy debate” about abolishing UK sovereignty. “Today marks the beginning of a new age. It’s a watershed moment in our politics and for our people “As full … Read more
