Northern Ireland leaders call for calm after night of rioting
3 years, 8 months ago

Northern Ireland leaders call for calm after night of rioting

LA Times  

Authorities in Northern Ireland sought to restore calm Thursday after Protestant and Catholic youths in Belfast hurled bricks, fireworks and gasoline bombs at police and each other. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned the unrest, saying, “the way to resolve differences is through dialogue, not violence or criminality.” He sent Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis to Belfast for talks with the region’s political leaders. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the Biden administration was concerned by the violence, “and we join the British, Irish and Northern Irish leaders in their calls for calm.” Meanwhile, Northern Ireland’s Belfast-based assembly and government held emergency meetings Thursday and called for an end to the violence. First Minister Arlene Foster, of the pro-British Democratic Unionist Party, warned that “when politics are perceived to fail, those who fill the vacuum cause despair.” Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill, of Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein, called the violence “utterly deplorable.” Despite the united message, Northern Ireland’s politicians are deeply divided, and events on the street are in many cases beyond their control. Katy Hayward, a politics professor at Queen’s University Belfast and senior fellow of the think tank U.K. in a Changing Europe, said unionists felt that “Northern Ireland’s place is under threat in the union and they feel betrayed by London.” Unionists are also angry at a police decision not to prosecute Sinn Fein politicians who attended the funeral of a former Irish Republican Army commander in June.

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

The tumultuous history of Northern Ireland | Explained
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The tumultuous history of Northern Ireland | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: On February 3, pro-Irish unity politician Michelle O’Neill from the Sinn Fein party made history by becoming the first Nationalist First Minister of Northern Ireland, after the opposition Democratic Union Party, the largest pro-U.K. party, returned to government ending a two-year long political deadlock in Northern Ireland. In the backdrop of the ever-increasing tit-for-tat violence between …

Irish and U.K. leaders are in Belfast to celebrate the end of Northern Ireland's political deadlock
10 months, 2 weeks 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 …

What’s in the deal that has broken Northern Ireland’s political deadlock?
10 months, 3 weeks 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 political party agrees to end 2-year boycott and restore the mothballed government
10 months, 3 weeks 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 agreement could end deadlock, restore government
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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

Despite opposition, Britain passes law to curb prosecutions for Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’ violence
1 year, 3 months ago

Despite opposition, Britain passes law to curb prosecutions for Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’ violence

Associated Press  

LONDON — Not a lot unites Northern Ireland’s fractious political and religious groups. All of Northern Ireland’s major political parties, Catholic and Protestant churches, human rights organizations and the United Nations opposed the Legacy and Reconciliation Bill, which passed its final hurdle in Parliament late Tuesday. Kenny Donaldson, director of services at the South East Fermanagh Foundation, a victims’ group, …

Northern Ireland peacemakers urge end to political impasse
1 year, 8 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 …

As it turns 25, N Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement explained
1 year, 8 months ago

As it turns 25, N Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement explained

Associated Press  

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — It has been 25 years since the striking of the Good Friday Agreement, the landmark peace accord that ended three decades of violence in Northern Ireland, a period known as “the Troubles.” The anniversary is being marked with celebration that peace has endured, but concern about entrenched divisions and political instability. “There was a recognition on …

Echoes from the ‘Troubles’ - The Hindu
1 year, 8 months ago

Echoes from the ‘Troubles’ - The Hindu

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden visited Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland last week to commemorate 25 years of the Good Friday Agreement. It had two parts: a ‘multi-party agreement’ between Northern Ireland’s major parties, and an agreement between the governments of the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland. Holding that it undermined the Good Friday Agreement by instituting a …

'Keep the peace': Joe Biden arrives in Northern Ireland to mark 25th anniversary of Good Friday Agreement
1 year, 8 months ago

'Keep the peace': Joe Biden arrives in Northern Ireland to mark 25th anniversary of Good Friday Agreement

Firstpost  

Northern Ireland has been significantly reshaped since unionist parties wanting to remain part of the UK and nationalists favouring reunification with Ireland struck a peace deal on 10 April 1998 US President Joe Biden landed in Northern Ireland on Tuesday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement that ended decades of sectarian violence in the region. He …

Joe Biden Arrives in Belfast with Promise to 'Keep the Peace', Meets UK PM Sunak
1 year, 8 months ago

Joe Biden Arrives in Belfast with Promise to 'Keep the Peace', Meets UK PM Sunak

News 18  

US President Joe Biden landed in Northern Ireland on Tuesday, hoping to help maintain the fragile peace brokered 25 years ago after decades of sectarian violence over British rule. – Fragile peace – Northern Ireland has been significantly reshaped since unionist parties wanting to remain part of the UK and nationalists favouring reunification with Ireland struck the peace deal on …

‘Keep the peace’: Biden begins Northern Ireland, Ireland trip
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Keep the peace’: Biden begins Northern Ireland, Ireland trip

Al Jazeera  

The US president will mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement and seek to support a post-Brexit trade deal. United States President Joe Biden has arrived in Northern Ireland on Tuesday, where he is set to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. Biden said his trip would Though the UK, and therefore Northern Ireland, have …

25 years on, is Northern Ireland keeping the peace?
1 year, 8 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 …

For President Biden’s Ireland visit, the UK feels like a third wheel
1 year, 8 months ago

For President Biden’s Ireland visit, the UK feels like a third wheel

The Independent  

The president of the United States is visiting the UK next week, but it will not be the state visit headlined in many British media reports at the start of the Easter holiday weekend. But so, in a small way, is the continuing tradition of Ireland’s ambassador going to the White House to present the shamrock to the US president …

As it turns 25, N Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement explained
1 year, 8 months ago

As it turns 25, N Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement explained

The Independent  

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Timeline: Long road to Northern Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement
1 year, 8 months ago

Timeline: Long road to Northern Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement

Al Jazeera  

Northern Ireland is to mark the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement on April 10. On April 10, Northern Ireland marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, which largely ended three decades of conflict in the British-ruled province. December 9, 1973 – After a year of talks and elections for a …

Northern Ireland confronts compromise in post-Brexit deal
1 year, 9 months ago

Northern Ireland confronts compromise in post-Brexit deal

The Hindu  

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 …

Britain, EU announce deal to end long-running trade spat over Northern Ireland
1 year, 9 months ago

Britain, EU announce deal to end long-running trade spat over Northern Ireland

LA Times  

The U.K. and the European Union sealed a deal on Monday to resolve their thorny post-Brexit trade dispute over Northern Ireland, hailing the agreement as the start of a “new chapter” in their often fractious relationship. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the grandly titled “Windsor Framework” after agreeing to the final …

UK, EU strike new Northern Ireland post-Brexit trade deal
1 year, 9 months ago

UK, EU strike new Northern Ireland post-Brexit trade deal

Al Jazeera  

Agreement has been reached after high-level talks between UK PM Rishi Sunak and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen. “Today’s agreement delivers smooth-flowing trade within the whole of the United Kingdom, protects Northern Ireland’s place in our union and safeguards sovereignty for the people of Northern Ireland,” he added. “It provides for long-lasting solutions that both of us are confident …

UK and EU leaders to meet amid hope of Brexit trade spat fix
1 year, 9 months ago

UK and EU leaders to meet amid hope of Brexit trade spat fix

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Union leader Ursula von der Leyen are set to hold face-to-face talks, with expectations high they will seal a deal to resolve a thorny post-Brexit trade dispute. In a joint statement on Sunday the U.K. and the EU said European Commission President von der Leyen will travel to Britain on Monday …

UK, EU inching towards Northern Ireland deal, Irish PM says
1 year, 10 months ago

UK, EU inching towards Northern Ireland deal, Irish PM says

Al Jazeera  

Momentum has been building for weeks towards a deal to ease checks on trade introduced under Northern Ireland protocol. The United Kingdom and the European Union are inching towards concluding talks on revising post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, Ireland’s prime minister has said. Momentum has been building for weeks towards a deal to ease checks on trade that were …

Intense talks, familiar wrangles as UK, EU seek Brexit reset
1 year, 10 months 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 …

Intense talks and familiar wrangles as U.K., EU seek Brexit reset
1 year, 10 months ago

Intense talks and familiar wrangles as U.K., EU seek Brexit reset

LA Times  

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris, arriving for a Cabinet meeting at Downing Street in London, is working with the European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator to help resolve a trade dispute that has spurred a political crisis in his country. Senior U.K. and European Union officials met Thursday as part of what Britain called “intensive negotiations” to resolve a thorny post-Brexit …

Flurry of activity signals deal is near on Brexit trade feud
1 year, 10 months ago

Flurry of activity signals deal is near on Brexit trade feud

Associated Press  

LONDON — The U.K, the European Union and Northern Ireland’s bitterly divided political parties said Friday that progress was being made on resolving a post-Brexit trade dispute that brought economic headaches and political turmoil to the region. Any deal faces a tough audience: unionist politicians who want Northern Ireland to remain part of the U.K. collapsed the Belfast power-sharing government …

UK PM travels to NIreland amid hope post-Brexit deal is near
1 year, 10 months 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 …

UK, EU inch closer to deal over N. Ireland-Brexit trade spat
1 year, 11 months ago

UK, EU inch closer to deal over N. Ireland-Brexit trade spat

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s foreign minister met politicians and businesspeople in Belfast bearing good news Wednesday: The U.K. and the European Union are inching closer to settling a post-Brexit trade dispute that brought economic headaches and political turmoil to Northern Ireland. The two sides said the agreement is “a critical prerequisite to building trust and providing assurance” — elements that have …

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

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

The Independent  

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EU launches new legal procedures against UK over Northern Ireland
2 years, 5 months ago

EU launches new legal procedures against UK over Northern Ireland

Al Jazeera  

The European Commission’s move comes after the UK legislature cleared a bill to scrap parts of post-Brexit trade deal. The European Union’s executive arm has launched four new legal procedures against the United Kingdom after the British parliament’s lower house cleared a bill to scrap some of the rules governing post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland. The European Commission, which …

Germany, Ireland slam UK move toward overriding Brexit deal
2 years, 5 months ago

Germany, Ireland slam UK move toward overriding Brexit deal

Associated Press  

LONDON — Germany and Ireland have condemned the U.K government’s move towards unilaterally rewriting parts of the post-Brexit deal with the European Union. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Irish counterpart Simon Coveney said there was “no legal or political justification” for overriding the agreed trade rules in Northern Ireland. Writing in British newspaper The Observer on Sunday, the ministers …

UK presses on with Brexit rules rewrite; EU calls it illegal
2 years, 5 months ago

UK presses on with Brexit rules rewrite; EU calls it illegal

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signalled Monday that a plan to rip up parts of the post-Brexit trade deal he signed with the European Union could become law by the end of the year. Asked if the measures could be in place this year, he said: “Yes, I think we could do it very fast, Parliament willing.” The …

U.K. presses on with Brexit rules rewrite; EU calls it illegal
2 years, 5 months ago

U.K. presses on with Brexit rules rewrite; EU calls it illegal

The Hindu  

Britain is ramping up a feud with the European Union by pressing on with a plan to rip up parts of the post-Brexit trade deal it signed with the bloc. The legislation, if approved by lawmakers, would remove checks on goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the U.K., thereby scrapping parts of a trade treaty that Prime Minister …

UK moves to rewrite Brexit rules; EU threatens legal action
2 years, 6 months ago

UK moves to rewrite Brexit rules; EU threatens legal action

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s government on Monday proposed new legislation that would unilaterally rewrite post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, despite opposition from some U.K. lawmakers and EU officials who say the move violates international law. The proposed bill seeks to remove customs checks on some goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the U.K. That will override parts of …

UK to introduce bill next week to breach Brexit deal with EU
2 years, 6 months ago

UK to introduce bill next week to breach Brexit deal with EU

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government said Friday it will introduce a bill next week to override parts of the Brexit trade treaty it signed with the European Union before the U.K. quit the bloc in 2020. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman, Jamie Davies, said “the bill has been agreed by the relevant cabinet committees and will be introduced to …

UK warns ‘no choice but to act’ to change Brexit deal
2 years, 7 months ago

UK warns ‘no choice but to act’ to change Brexit deal

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s foreign secretary warned the European Union on Thursday that the U.K. will have “no choice but to act” to revoke parts of a Brexit agreement on Northern Ireland if the EU does not show flexibility. Truss’ office said Sefcovic reiterated to her Thursday that “there was no room to expand the EU negotiating mandate or introduce new …

UK ramps up threat to rewrite Brexit deal with the EU
2 years, 7 months ago

UK ramps up threat to rewrite Brexit deal with the EU

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain and the European Union were once again at loggerheads over Brexit on Wednesday, after the U.K. government ramped up threats to scrap parts of its trade treaty with the bloc, saying the rules are blocking the formation of a new government in Northern Ireland. The Democratic Unionist Party, which came second in last week’s Northern Ireland Assembly …

Judge says post-Brexit N Ireland border checks must continue
2 years, 10 months ago

Judge says post-Brexit N Ireland border checks must continue

Associated Press  

LONDON — A judge in Belfast on Friday suspended an order by Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister to halt border checks on goods from the rest of the U.K. that were imposed under the Brexit agreement struck between the U.K. and the European Union. The two sides agreed to keep Northern Ireland inside the EU’s tariff-free single market for goods to …

Despite Christmas truce, EU, UK still fight over Brexit deal
3 years ago

Despite Christmas truce, EU, UK still fight over Brexit deal

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — One year after the Brexit trade deal was supposed to end acrimony between the European Union and the departed United Kingdom, both sides showed Friday that theirs is still a relationship tainted by bad blood and accusations of bad faith. But on a day when the 27-nation bloc was counting on some positive feedback for what it saw …

Ireland: UK-EU deal on Brexit trade spat unlikely this year
3 years ago

Ireland: UK-EU deal on Brexit trade spat unlikely this year

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British and Irish governments expressed optimism Thursday that a thorny spat between the U.K. and the European Union over Northern Ireland trade can be resolved, but Ireland’s top diplomat indicated that negotiations were likely to drag on into next year. Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said the talks over post-Brexit rules for Northern Ireland, the only part …

EU awaits counterproposals from UK in Brexit standoff
3 years, 1 month ago

EU awaits counterproposals from UK in Brexit standoff

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Another week of Brexit negotiations still left the European Union awaiting a firm counterproposal from the United Kingdom on Friday to ease a standoff over how to deal with the country’s departure from the bloc. Both sides are fighting over differences in how to regulate trade in Northern Ireland, which is part of the U.K. but also belongs …

UK tones down threats in N Ireland trade spat with EU
3 years, 1 month ago

UK tones down threats in N Ireland trade spat with EU

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s top Brexit official lowered the temperature in the U.K.’s trade feud with the European Union on Wednesday, saying he believes it is possible to reach agreement with the bloc. Chief U.K. negotiator David Frost said there were still “gaps” between the two sides, but added: “I’m glad there’s ambition on the EU side.I think it can be …

UK, EU keep talking but stay far apart in Brexit trade feud
3 years, 1 month ago

UK, EU keep talking but stay far apart in Brexit trade feud

Associated Press  

LONDON — The U.K. and the European Union inched away from a diplomatic cliff edge on Friday but remained miles apart in a post-Brexit spat that risks escalating into a cross-Channel trade war. Talks to resolve differences over Northern Ireland trade have dragged on for almost a month, with EU officials increasingly concerned that Britain plans to suspend parts of …

Great Brexit brawl: EU offers to improve N Ireland deal
3 years, 2 months ago

Great Brexit brawl: EU offers to improve N Ireland deal

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The great Brexit brawl headed into its next standoff Wednesday when European Union concessions to improve trade in Northern Ireland were likely to be deemed insufficient by the United Kingdom. The EU’s top Brexit official, Maros Sefcovic, proposed major practical changes in the Byzantine system of customs and checks in Northern Ireland, which is U.K. territory but remained …

EXPLAINER: Why are UK and the EU still fighting over Brexit?
3 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why are UK and the EU still fighting over Brexit?

Associated Press  

LONDON — “Get Brexit done” was British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s slogan when he ran for election two years ago. The current conflict centers on Northern Ireland, the only part of the U.K. that shares a land border with an EU member — Ireland. The open frontier helped underpin the peace process that ended decades of Catholic-Protestant violence in Northern …

What’s behind the UK-EU dispute in Northern Ireland?
3 years, 2 months ago

What’s behind the UK-EU dispute in Northern Ireland?

Al Jazeera  

The United Kingdom says the Northern Ireland trade rules under Brexit are not working. When the United Kingdom left the European Union, both sides agreed to a set of trade rules known as the Northern Ireland protocol. The province remains in the EU’s single market, so trade can flow freely across its land border with the Republic of Ireland. Presenter: …

UK blames ‘heavy-handed’ EU for Brexit deal problems
3 years, 2 months ago

UK blames ‘heavy-handed’ EU for Brexit deal problems

Associated Press  

MANCHESTER, England — Britain’s Brexit minister threatened Monday to trigger a contentious break clause in the U.K.’s divorce deal with the European Union — a move that would send the U.K.’s already chilly relations with its huge neighbor into a deep freeze. David Frost told a gathering of the U.K.'s governing Conservative Party that the Brexit agreement — which he …

Explained | Why does the U.K. want to renegotiate the Northern Ireland Protocol?
3 years, 5 months ago

Explained | Why does the U.K. want to renegotiate the Northern Ireland Protocol?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On July 21, the Boris Johnson administration informed the European Union that it wants to renegotiate the Brexit deal’s Northern Ireland Protoco l. The EU has ruled out a renegotiation, but says it is open to “practical, flexible solutions”. The long and violent conflict between the two sides — known as The Troubles — ended with …

Return to troubles: The Hindu Editorial on Brexit and the Good Friday agreement
3 years, 5 months ago

Return to troubles: The Hindu Editorial on Brexit and the Good Friday agreement

The Hindu  

The British government’s demand to renegotiate parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol of the Brexit agreement with the EU has set the stage for another round of clashes between London and Brussels. Just seven months after the agreement came into force, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government now says the Protocol, which was accepted by both sides to avoid physical and …

U.K. wants new trade deal for North Ireland
3 years, 5 months ago

U.K. wants new trade deal for North Ireland

The Hindu  

The U.K. government on Wednesday demanded the EU re-negotiate post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland after rioting and business disruption hit the restive province. But Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis told Parliament that while the U.K. had negotiated the protocol “in good faith”, its real-world application by the EU had entailed “considerable and continuing burdens”. “We urge the EU to …

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