EXPLAINER: What’s next for N. Ireland after Sinn Fein wins?
2 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINER: What’s next for N. Ireland after Sinn Fein wins?

Associated Press  

LONDON — The election of Sinn Fein as the biggest party in Northern Ireland’s Assembly is a historic moment -- the first time an Irish nationalist party, rather than a British unionist one, has topped the voting. The result gives Sinn Fein the right to hold the post of first minister in Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government, with the DUP taking the deputy first minister role. While Sinn Fein is ready to nominate its Northern Ireland leader Michelle O’Neill as first minister, the DUP says it will not follow suit unless there are major changes to post-Brexit border arrangements that it says are undermining Northern Ireland’s place in the U.K. WHAT DOES BREXIT HAVE TO DO WITH IT? But it remains Sinn Fein’s goal, and party leader Mary Lou McDonald says a referendum in Northern Ireland could be held within a “five-year framework.” The 1998 Good Friday peace deal stated that Irish reunification can occur if referendums support it in both Northern Ireland and the republic.

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Sinn Fein leader is 'very actively pursuing' trying to form a government in a bid to topple Ireland's ruling coalition after 'incredible performance' in Irish election - as vote counting continues
4 months ago

Sinn Fein leader is 'very actively pursuing' trying to form a government in a bid to topple Ireland's ruling coalition after 'incredible performance' in Irish election - as vote counting continues

Daily Mail  

Sinn Fein leader engaging with other parties about 'possibility of government' The leader of Sinn Fein has said she is 'very actively pursuing' trying to form a government in a bid to topple Ireland's ruling coalition following an 'incredible performance' in today's election. Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald celebrating after what she called an 'incredible performance' in the election …

Ireland election: Main opposition Sinn Fein likely to be largest party but ruling coalition to retain power
4 months ago

Ireland election: Main opposition Sinn Fein likely to be largest party but ruling coalition to retain power

Firstpost  

Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, former rivals that have, between them, led every government since the foundation of the state almost a century ago, may be able to reach a majority with one other smaller party Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald campaigns for the final day, ahead of a general election, outside Government Buildings, in Dublin, Ireland November 28, …

Irish America wants a united Ireland. And it’s ready to fund it.
4 months ago

Irish America wants a united Ireland. And it’s ready to fund it.

Politico  

There’s little doubt where the sympathies lie among McKeon’s regulars. After all, it was in Irish-American enclaves like Yonkers that the community once raised funds to send guns and bombs to the IRA, whose stated goal was to kick the British out of Northern Ireland and reunify the island within a single Irish Republic. Karl, whose great-grandfather came from County …

Ireland sets November election as President dissolves Parliament
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ireland sets November election as President dissolves Parliament

Firstpost  

Ireland, which has a population of 5.2 million, has faced many of the same challenges of other countries since its last election: the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruptions due to the war in Ukraine and a surge of migrants from overseas. Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris makes a statement outside Government Buildings ahead of the Dail being formally dissolved for the …

Ireland prepares for 3-week campaign to decide next prime minister
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ireland prepares for 3-week campaign to decide next prime minister

Associated Press  

LONDON — Ireland’s President Michael Higgins dissolved Parliament Friday, clearing the way for a Nov. 29 election that will determine who controls government. A historic coalition government led by Harris’ center-right Fine Gael party and its center-left rival Fianna Fail has been in power since the 2020 race ended in a virtual dead heat. “The time is now right to …

How is the general election likely to play out in Northern Ireland?
9 months ago

How is the general election likely to play out in Northern Ireland?

The Independent  

If Britain now has a five-party system – Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Reform UK and Greens – then so does Northern Ireland, though with completely different major participants. In the six counties, even a quarter of a century since the end of the Troubles, the “national” or “constitutional” issue still exerts some influence on loyalties – in part, a consequence …

Why was there a political deadlock in Northern Ireland? | Explained
1 year, 1 month ago

Why was there a political deadlock in Northern Ireland? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Northern Ireland has finally developed a new government this month after a hiatus between the two main parties since the 2022 elections to the Stormont Assembly. The party has nevertheless not reconciled itself to the internal trade border created between NI and the rest of Britain, and has hence boycotted Stormont institutions since the 2022 regional …

‘Referendum on Irish unity by 2030’: Sinn Fein Leadership
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Referendum on Irish unity by 2030’: Sinn Fein Leadership

The Hindu  

Northern Ireland will conduct a referendum on uniting with the Republic of Ireland in this decade, the leadership of Sinn Fein, the party that heads the government of Northern Ireland, said on Thursday. “We believe that we will have polls, referendums on the question of unity in this decade,” Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald told journalists at a Foreign …

First among firsts: The Hindu Editorial on the Sinn Fein and Irish politics
1 year, 1 month ago

First among firsts: The Hindu Editorial on the Sinn Fein and Irish politics

The Hindu  

The rise of the Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill, as the first nationalist First Minister of Northern Ireland, is an indication of how the region’s political landscape is changing. According to the 1998 Good Friday agreement, which ended three decades of sectarian violence known as the Troubles, Northern Ireland’s government should include representatives of the largest and second largest political blocs. …

Irish and U.K. leaders are in Belfast to celebrate the end of Northern Ireland's political deadlock
1 year, 1 month ago

Irish and U.K. leaders are in Belfast to celebrate the end of Northern Ireland's political deadlock

The Hindu  

The leaders of the U.K. and Ireland went to Belfast on Monday to meet Northern Ireland’s newly revived government and bask in a good-news moment after two years of political crisis. The new administration is led by First Minister Michelle O’Neill of Sinn Fein, the party allied with the Irish Republican Army during Northern Ireland’s decades of violence known as …

Northern Ireland leader O'Neill predicts Irish unity vote within decade
1 year, 1 month ago

Northern Ireland leader O'Neill predicts Irish unity vote within decade

The Hindu  

Northern Ireland has begun a "decade of opportunity" during which it will hold a vote on unification with Ireland, the U.K. territory's first nationalist leader said in an interview aired on Sunday. Pro-Irish unity politician Michelle O'Neill made history on Saturday by becoming Northern Ireland's First Minister, in a return of power-sharing after the biggest pro-U.K. party ended a two-year …

Northern Ireland’s leaders have made history by looking to the future
1 year, 1 month ago

Northern Ireland’s leaders have made history by looking to the future

The Independent  

At the eighth attempt, the Democratic Unionist Party, the party of “No” and “Never”, finally said “Yes”. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson introduced the day’s momentous events by declaring: “While we do not forget our past, we also look to our future.” There is never any chance in the politics of Northern Ireland of any of the participants forgetting their past. Sir …

For the first time, an Irish nationalist will lead Northern Ireland’s government
1 year, 1 month ago

For the first time, an Irish nationalist will lead Northern Ireland’s government

Associated Press  

LONDON — An Irish nationalist made history Saturday by becoming Northern Ireland’s first minister as the government returned to work after a two-year boycott by unionists. Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O’Neill was named first minister in the government that under the terms of the 1998 Good Friday peace accord shares power equally between Northern Ireland’s two main communities — …

Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill appointed Northern Ireland’s first minister
1 year, 1 month ago

Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill appointed Northern Ireland’s first minister

Al Jazeera  

O’Neill is the first nationalist to hold the post as the government returns to work after a two-year boycott by the unionists. Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill has been formally appointed Northern Ireland’s first minister by the regional parliament, the first time an Irish nationalist is leading the United Kingdom territory’s devolved government. The 47-year-old leader was nominated as the first …

What does the restoration of power-sharing mean for Northern Ireland?
1 year, 1 month ago

What does the restoration of power-sharing mean for Northern Ireland?

The Independent  

With fresh legislation to restore power-sharing to Northern Ireland being rushed through parliament with little resistance, a new government at Stormont could be formed by next week. Northern Ireland is thus unusual in the world in being a “duarchy” with the ultimate executive power shared by two figures with equal power, as well as a wide variety of parties being …

What has Northern Ireland’s DUP agreed with the UK over EU trade?
1 year, 1 month ago

What has Northern Ireland’s DUP agreed with the UK over EU trade?

Al Jazeera  

The Northern Ireland Assembly is set to return after a two-year political paralysis caused by Brexit row. Following two years of political paralysis, Northern Ireland’s devolved assembly is set to return to full working order after a new agreement on trade between the Democratic Unionist Party and the UK government was ratified by the House of Commons on Thursday. This …

What’s in the deal that has broken Northern Ireland’s political deadlock?
1 year, 1 month ago

What’s in the deal that has broken Northern Ireland’s political deadlock?

Associated Press  

LONDON — The U.K. government on Wednesday published the details of a deal that has broken Northern Ireland’s political deadlock and should — barring a major upset — restore the regional government in Belfast after almost two years on ice. The agreement includes legislation “affirming Northern Ireland’s constitutional status” as part of the U.K. and gives local politicians “democratic oversight” …

Northern Ireland deal with UK looks to end two-year political deadlock
1 year, 2 months ago

Northern Ireland deal with UK looks to end two-year political deadlock

Hindustan Times  

Northern Ireland on Tuesday moved a step closer to ending a near two-year political deadlock after the main pro-UK party finally endorsed a deal with London aimed at reopening the region's assembly. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called it a "positive step" towards restoring the institutions and "delivering for the people of Northern Ireland," his spokesman said. The Democratic Unionist …

Northern Ireland political party agrees to end 2-year boycott and restore the mothballed government
1 year, 2 months ago

Northern Ireland political party agrees to end 2-year boycott and restore the mothballed government

Associated Press  

LONDON — Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party agreed Tuesday to end a boycott that left the region’s people without a power-sharing administration for two years and rattled the foundations of the 25-year-old peace. He said agreements reached with the U.K. government in London “provide a basis for our party to nominate members to the Northern Ireland Executive, thus seeing …

Northern Ireland political party agrees to end 2-year boycott and restore the mothballed government
1 year, 2 months ago

Northern Ireland political party agrees to end 2-year boycott and restore the mothballed government

The Hindu  

Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party agreed Tuesday to end a boycott that left the region’s people without a power-sharing administration for two years and rattled the foundations of the 25-year-old peace. He said agreements reached with the U.K. government in London “provide a basis for our party to nominate members to the Northern Ireland Executive, thus seeing the restoration …

Northern Ireland party agrees to end 2-year boycott that caused government to collapse
1 year, 2 months ago

Northern Ireland party agrees to end 2-year boycott that caused government to collapse

LA Times  

Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party has agreed to end a boycott that left the region’s people without a power-sharing administration for two years and rattled the foundations of the 25-year-old peace. He said agreements reached with the central British government in London “provide a basis for our party to nominate members to the Northern Ireland Executive, thus seeing the …

Northern Ireland agreement could end deadlock, restore government
1 year, 2 months ago

Northern Ireland agreement could end deadlock, restore government

Al Jazeera  

The political deadlock in the region began after the United Kingdom left the European Union. He said agreements reached with the United Kingdom’s government in London “provide a basis for our party to nominate members to the Northern Ireland Executive, thus seeing the restoration of the locally elected institutions”. The breakthrough after months of inconclusive negotiations came after the UK …

Northern Ireland government could return in days, after DUP endorses proposals with London and agrees to end two-year boycott
1 year, 2 months ago

Northern Ireland government could return in days, after DUP endorses proposals with London and agrees to end two-year boycott

ABC  

In short: Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party says a regional power-sharing government could be restored within days, after it agreed to end a near two-year boycott of the parliament. Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party says a regional power-sharing government could be restored within days, after it agreed to end a near two-year boycott of the parliament. The leader of Northern …

UK gives Northern Ireland a new deadline to revive its collapsed government as cost of living soars
1 year, 2 months ago

UK gives Northern Ireland a new deadline to revive its collapsed government as cost of living soars

Associated Press  

LONDON — The U.K. government on Tuesday gave Northern Ireland politicians until Feb. 8 to restore the collapsed regional government in Belfast, after a deadline this month passed without an end to the deadlock. The extension comes amid signs Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party is close to deciding whether to end a boycott that has kept the power-sharing administration …

UK gives Northern Ireland a new deadline to revive its collapsed government as cost of living soars
1 year, 2 months ago

UK gives Northern Ireland a new deadline to revive its collapsed government as cost of living soars

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The extension comes amid signs Northern Ireland's largest British unionist party is close to deciding …

Can Westminster finally recall the Northern Ireland Assembly?
1 year, 2 months ago

Can Westminster finally recall the Northern Ireland Assembly?

The Independent  

The Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive, set up under the historic Good Friday Agreement of 1998, have been effectively suspended since February 2022, when the Democratic Unionists withdrew in protest at the then Northern Ireland protocol. On Thursday, as a result, Northern Ireland faces something akin to a general strike, where 15 trade unions will take part in industrial action …

Northern Ireland political impasse set to stretch out
1 year, 3 months ago

Northern Ireland political impasse set to stretch out

The Hindu  

A lengthy boycott of devolved government in Northern Ireland will stretch into 2024 after talks to end the impasse stalled on Tuesday, with frustration mounting over political dysfunction and crumbling public services. The Democratic Unionist Party withdrew from the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont in February 2022, forcing its mothballing because of post-Brexit trading rules it said undermined the region’s …

UK offers a big financial package if Northern Ireland politicians revive their suspended government
1 year, 3 months ago

UK offers a big financial package if Northern Ireland politicians revive their suspended government

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government said Tuesday it will give Northern Ireland 3.3 billion pounds to ease a budget crisis if stubborn lawmakers stop boycotting the suspended power-sharing Belfast government. The money on offer from the U.K. government would go toward stabilizing Northern Ireland’s public finances and patching holes in health care and other sectors that have worsened during almost …

Sinn Fein wins in Northern Ireland local elections, urges return of government
1 year, 10 months ago

Sinn Fein wins in Northern Ireland local elections, urges return of government

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein made sweeping gains in Northern Ireland's …

British and Irish governments must deliver plan to restore Stormont – O’Neill
1 year, 10 months ago

British and Irish governments must deliver plan to restore Stormont – O’Neill

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill has called on the …

British and Irish governments must act over Stormont stalemate – Sinn Fein
1 year, 10 months ago

British and Irish governments must act over Stormont stalemate – Sinn Fein

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The British and Irish governments must play an active role …

Northern Ireland peacemakers urge end to political impasse
1 year, 11 months ago

Northern Ireland peacemakers urge end to political impasse

Associated Press  

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — An American architect of Northern Ireland’s historic 1998 peace accord on Monday urged its feuding politicians to revive the mothballed Belfast government, as a current political crisis clouded celebration of the peacemaking milestone. Senator George Mitchell told a conference to mark a quarter century since the Good Friday Agreement that Northern Ireland’s leaders must “act with …

Biden urges Northern Ireland to sustain peace, reap gains
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden urges Northern Ireland to sustain peace, reap gains

Associated Press  

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Northern Ireland must “not go back” to the violence that scarred it for years before a U.S.-brokered peace deal 25 years ago, nudging politicians to resolve a political crisis that has left this part of the United Kingdom without a functioning government. Speaking of the economic growth Northern Ireland has …

Biden urges North Ireland to sustain peace, pursue economic growth
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden urges North Ireland to sustain peace, pursue economic growth

LA Times  

President Biden said Wednesday that Northern Ireland must “not go back” to the violence that scarred it for years before a U.S.-brokered peace deal 25 years ago, nudging politicians to resolve a political crisis that has left this part of the United Kingdom without a functioning government. Speaking of the economic growth Northern Ireland has experienced since the Good Friday …

25 years on, is Northern Ireland keeping the peace?
1 year, 11 months ago

25 years on, is Northern Ireland keeping the peace?

Al Jazeera  

The Good Friday Agreement put an official end to ‘The Troubles’ but other problems continue to haunt Northern Ireland. Twenty-five years after the Good Friday Agreement, Northern Ireland lives in an imperfect peace. There has been a dramatic reduction in violence since the worst of the “Troubles”, during which more than 3,600 were killed, but Northern Ireland continues to struggle …

Sinn Fein, DUP and Alliance consolidate electoral dominance, poll shows
2 years ago

Sinn Fein, DUP and Alliance consolidate electoral dominance, poll shows

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Last year’s Stormont election saw Sinn Fein returned with the largest number of MLAs, …

Northern Ireland’s DUP to vote against new Brexit deal with EU
2 years ago

Northern Ireland’s DUP to vote against new Brexit deal with EU

Al Jazeera  

In a blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Unionist leader says ‘imposition of EU law’ on Northern Ireland has not been resolved. Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party says it will vote against a crucial part of the government’s new deal with the European Union on post-Brexit trade rules for the United Kingdom. Parliament on Wednesday will debate and vote on …

Northern Ireland’s history makes post-Brexit deal complex
2 years, 1 month ago

Northern Ireland’s history makes post-Brexit deal complex

Associated Press  

Britain and the European Union have reached a new agreement on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland, raising hopes that more than six years of wrangling over the U.K.’s departure from the bloc may finally come to an end. The deal also reduces the role of EU law and the European Court of Justice in Northern Ireland, a key demand …

Will new UK-EU deal over Northern Ireland end the Brexit impasse?
2 years, 1 month ago

Will new UK-EU deal over Northern Ireland end the Brexit impasse?

Al Jazeera  

The UK’s leader has been negotiating with the European Union to replace the Northern Ireland Protocol. UK and EU leaders have clinched a new deal for Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading arrangements. Customs checks and paperwork for goods coming into Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK began after Brexit. Pro-British Unionists say this weakened Northern Ireland’s position in the …

Northern Ireland Protocol: UK PM Rishi Sunak to Meet von der Leyen to Reach New Deal
2 years, 1 month ago

Northern Ireland Protocol: UK PM Rishi Sunak to Meet von der Leyen to Reach New Deal

News 18  

The prospect of a deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland appeared tantalisingly close Sunday as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announced they were to meet in the UK “for final talks”. The planned meeting on Monday follows months of intensive negotiations over the so-called Northern Ireland protocol, which was signed …

Intense talks, familiar wrangles as UK, EU seek Brexit reset
2 years, 1 month ago

Intense talks, familiar wrangles as UK, EU seek Brexit reset

Associated Press  

LONDON — Senior U.K. and European Union officials met Thursday as part of what Britain called “intensive negotiations” to resolve a thorny post-Brexit trade dispute that has spawned a political crisis in Northern Ireland. Hopes of a breakthrough were raised last week when Prime Minister Rishi Sunak flew to Belfast to meet leaders of Northern Ireland’s political leaders and discuss …

UK PM travels to NIreland amid hope post-Brexit deal is near
2 years, 1 month ago

UK PM travels to NIreland amid hope post-Brexit deal is near

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak traveled to Northern Ireland on Thursday evening to meet with local political leaders, a sign that the U.K. and European Union may be nearing a settlement of the post-Brexit trade dispute that has brought economic headaches and political turmoil to the region. Sunak and Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris are making the trip …

N Ireland politics stay stuck as organ-donor law bid fails
2 years, 1 month ago

N Ireland politics stay stuck as organ-donor law bid fails

Associated Press  

LONDON — Northern Ireland’s main British unionist party scuttled an attempt to restore the collapsed Belfast-based Assembly on Tuesday, refusing to budge on a Brexit-related boycott that has kept the legislature on ice for a year. Politicians remain deadlocked despite signs of progress in talks between the U.K. and the European Union on ending the post-Brexit trade dispute behind Northern …

UK gives Northern Ireland more time to form a new government
2 years, 1 month ago

UK gives Northern Ireland more time to form a new government

Associated Press  

LONDON — The U.K. is giving Northern Ireland more time to form a new power-sharing government, eliminating the threat of elections that could derail efforts to renegotiate a post-Brexit trade deal for the region. Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris on Thursday introduced legislation extending the deadline for forming a new government by up to a year. The Democratic Unionist Party …

Sinn Fein's Mary-Lou McDonald 'optimistic' of end to N Ireland crisis after 'flurry of activity'
2 years, 2 months ago

Sinn Fein's Mary-Lou McDonald 'optimistic' of end to N Ireland crisis after 'flurry of activity'

Daily Mail  

Sinn Fein president Mary-Lou McDonald today said she was 'optimistic' that a resolution to the Northern Ireland crisis could soon be found. Unionists were claimed by BBC Newsnight to be holding out hope that an intervention by former prime minister Tony Blair - who signed the Good Friday Agreement - could break the deadlock. very quickly' to end the UK's …

Beyond Brexit: What happens with the Northern Ireland peace deal will reverberate far beyond the UK
2 years, 3 months ago

Beyond Brexit: What happens with the Northern Ireland peace deal will reverberate far beyond the UK

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Speaking at the …

Race to seal Northern Ireland Brexit deal before new Stormont election
2 years, 4 months ago

Race to seal Northern Ireland Brexit deal before new Stormont election

Daily Mail  

Ministers delayed fresh elections in Northern Ireland into the new year at least today as hopes grew of a Brexit deal breakthrough. The deadline to establish a new executive lapsed on October 28, at which point the Government assumed a legal responsibility to hold a fresh poll within 12 weeks - January 19. Yesterday Ireland's foreign minister Simon Coveney said …

Britain rules out new elections in Northern Ireland this year
2 years, 4 months ago

Britain rules out new elections in Northern Ireland this year

Al Jazeera  

The announcement comes despite Northern Ireland being without a functioning devolved government since February. The announcement came on Friday despite Northern Ireland being without a functioning devolved government since February, when the pro-British Democratic Unionist Party began a boycott due to Brexit trading agreements. “I can now confirm that no Assembly election will take place in December, or ahead of …

Brexit crisis pushes N Ireland to brink of new election
2 years, 5 months ago

Brexit crisis pushes N Ireland to brink of new election

Associated Press  

LONDON — Northern Ireland is headed for an unwanted early election after its deadlocked lawmakers failed Thursday to break a political impasse triggered by Britain’s exit from the European Union that has shaken the power-sharing structure underpinning the region’s hard-won peace. Attempts to nominate a speaker were blocked by the biggest British unionist body, the Democratic Unionist Party, as part …

Brexit crisis pushes N Ireland to brink of new election
2 years, 5 months ago

Brexit crisis pushes N Ireland to brink of new election

The Independent  

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