Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Rishi Sunak ‘looking forward’ to von der Leyen meeting

Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen will meet in Windsor. To discuss the Northern Ireland Protocol’s implementation in 2020. Sunak will address the House of Commons at 18:30 GMT. Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen will meet later today, and Rishi Sunak tweeted that he was “looking forward” to it. The UK PM … Read more

Sunak meets EU chief to discuss Northern Ireland Protocol

Northern Ireland Protocol

Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen discussed the conflict in Ukraine and NI Protocol. And agreed to coordinate their support for Kyiv and give Ukraine military power. A post-Brexit economic agreement that has caused friction since it took effect in 2021. Rishi Sunak recently met with Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the … Read more

EU talks down reports of compromise deal on European court

European court

Claims of a compromise on the role of the ECJ in the Northern Ireland Protocol rejected by officials. Two individuals with direct knowledge of the conversations have either vigorously refuted. A general deal still faces “challenges,” according to the UK and EU, who both told the Media. New claims of a compromise agreement on the … Read more

Revision to Ireland Protocol will not obstruct trade between the US and UK

Protocol

The White House urges Britain and the European Union to return to talks to resolve differences over the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol. The U.S. priority remains to protect the gains of the Belfast Good Friday agreement, a spokeswoman says. “No, I don’t believe it will be,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says … Read more

Northern Ireland Protocol: Ministers consider legal ramifications of scheme to override NI offer

Northern Ireland Protocol

The government intends to publish legislation to overrule the Northern Ireland Protocol, but Sky Information knows that the cabinet has yet to agree on the wording. The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is demanding that the treaty-mandated commercial border in the Irish Sea be removed before restoring power-sharing at Stormont. According to sources close to the … Read more