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European Council Summit in Belgium
Irish Examiner view:  A vote in favour of democracy as Donald Tusk poised to take the helm in Poland
It appears that Sunday’s vote will have major implications not only for the country itself, but the wider world as well

Tue, 17 Oct, 2023

File Photo Brexit position papers to be released this week risk fuelling tension between Dublin and London.
John Whelan: Border control delays casts doubt on Britain's commitment to Brexit
The recent delay, besides giving Irish exporters a competitive advantage over British producers, also holds out the prospect of kicking the Brexit can further down the road.

Sun, 01 Oct, 2023

Pastor James McConnell death
Windsor Framework implementation confirms Irish Sea border, DUP MP says
The DUP has been blocking powersharing for more than a year in protest at the internal UK trade barriers created by Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol

Fri, 29 Sep, 2023

Coronavirus - Fri Oct 23, 2020
UK government accused of post-Brexit checks ‘chaos’ after report of new delay
Goods from Britain have faced EU controls since it left the bloc’s single market at the start of 2021, but the UK has repeatedly put off checks in the other direction.

Tue, 22 Aug, 2023

Brexit
At least 20% of Brexit supporters would now vote differently, BBC poll finds
Former No 10 press secretary Alastair Campbell received a round of applause from the audience for his opening comments in which he said the British public were “lied to” and called for Boris Johnson to be held accountable.

Fri, 23 Jun, 2023

Government hoping to finalise windfall tax on energy companies
Government hoping to finalise windfall tax on energy companies
While the legislation will not be passed until later this year, both the windfall tax and revenue cap will be applied retrospectively.

Tue, 13 Jun, 2023

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Aidan Flynn: Countdown to border checks at British ports 
So far Irish exporters, particularly those involved in the export of food products, live animals, animal products, plants, or plant products, have been immune to the full impact of Brexit

Sun, 04 Jun, 2023

Keir Starmer visit to Gillingham
Britain’s future is ‘outside the EU’, says Labour leader Keir Starmer
Britain’s future is outside the EU, the UK Labour leader Keir Starmer has said, as he promised to make Brexit work.

Wed, 31 May, 2023

King Charles III coronation
Changing relationship sees Ireland more in tune with British coronation
The fact that King Charles III will speak Irish during his coronation is also a moment of history and bridge-building, says historian Dr Brian Murphy.

Sat, 06 May, 2023

Good Friday Agreement 25th Anniversary
UK government told a ‘lot more to do’ to persuade DUP over Windsor Framework
European Commission vice president Maroš Šefčovič, has told a Dáil committee that the EU and the UK government are committed to the framework.

Tue, 25 Apr, 2023

President Biden visit to the island of Ireland
Varadkar: Windsor Framework will not be reopened, but Brexit will never be done
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that the new EU-UK trade deal for Northern Ireland will not be renegotiated, but added that Brexit “will never just be done”.

Thu, 20 Apr, 2023

DUP leadership
DUP move to block plank of NI Brexit deal overwhelmingly rejected
The brake mechanism was a central plank of the Windsor Framework, which is designed to deal with issues in the Northern Ireland Protocol

Wed, 29 Mar, 2023

Brexit
Orange Order rejects Windsor Framework as basis for powersharing return
In a statement, the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland said the decision was taken unanimously at a meeting on Saturday

Tue, 28 Mar, 2023

Liaison Select Committee
Rishi Sunak says Brexit deal ensures sovereignty for Northern Ireland
The British prime minister was grilled on the Windsor pact he signed with the EU despite opposition from the Democratic Unionist Party and some senior Conservatives

Tue, 28 Mar, 2023

British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly Plenary
Ahern: If Windsor Framework can be clarified to restore Stormont, it should be
“We saw the vote yesterday, we know what the DUP did,” he said, referring to the DUP’s vote against a key element of the Windsor Framework in the House of Commons on Wednesday

Thu, 23 Mar, 2023

Brexit
Windsor Framework a ‘sticking plaster’, says DUP leader Donaldson
The DUP and some Conservative MPs were among 29 to vote against the Stormont brake, while there were 515 votes for

Thu, 23 Mar, 2023

Prime Minister's Questions
Sunak facing rebellion from Tory hardliners over Stormont brake deal
Rishi Sunak is facing a damaging rebellion over his new deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland after Tory hardliners said they will be voting against the British government in the Commons on Wednesday.

Wed, 22 Mar, 2023

Global Soft Power Summit
Brexit: Boris Johnson and Liz Truss set to vote against Windsor Framework
With Labour backing the Windsor Framework agreement signed last month, the British government should win a vote on the framework comfortably

Wed, 22 Mar, 2023

Brexit
Britain restoring ‘relationship of trust’ with EU after Johnson era – ambassador
Britain’s relationship with the EU is recovering from a “very low point” of “no trust” during the Boris Johnson era, according to Germany’s ambassador to the UK.

Sun, 19 Mar, 2023

Brexit
DUP leader says Windsor Framework does not address ‘fundamental problems’
The latest deal seeks to remove post-Brexit trade barriers, creating a new system for the flow of goods into Northern Ireland.

Tue, 14 Mar, 2023

UK-France summit
We need to fix the consequences of Brexit, says Macron
Following talks in Paris with Rishi Sunak, the French leader hailed a “new beginning” in the Anglo-French relationship following the turbulence of recent years

Fri, 10 Mar, 2023

Spring weather Mar 10th 2023
Windsor Framework not yet acceptable, DUP MP warns
Gregory Campbell said the Windsor Framework was better than the contentious Northern Ireland Protocol, but it was still “not what we need to see”.

Fri, 10 Mar, 2023

Brexit
MPs set to vote on new Brexit deal by end of month, says Heaton-Harris
Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said the vote in Parliament would likely be within the next two to three weeks

Thu, 09 Mar, 2023

DUP leadership
Ex-DUP deputy leader demands list of EU laws to be scrapped in Northern Ireland
Former DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds has demanded that the UK government release a full list of the EU laws to be scrapped in Northern Ireland as part of the new Windsor Framework.

Tue, 07 Mar, 2023

NI Executive Formation Bill
DUP leader sets up panel to inform deliberations on Windsor Framework deal
Former DUP leaders and first ministers Peter Robinson and Arlene Foster are among those on the eight-member panel announced by current leader Jeffrey Donaldson

Mon, 06 Mar, 2023

British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly Plenary
DUP will take a few weeks on Windsor Framework assessment, Ahern says
The DUP is considering whether it will back the agreement on post-Brexit trading in Northern Ireland

Mon, 06 Mar, 2023

Police officer shot in Omagh
Police have capacity to tackle loyalist disorder after Brexit deal, says Byrne
Mr Byrne told the Policing Board in Belfast that his assessment is that loyalism “remains calm” following the unveiling of the Windsor Framework earlier this week

Thu, 02 Mar, 2023

Global Soft Power Summit
Boris Johnson criticises Sunak’s new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland
The British prime minister’s chief political rival said he would find it “very difficult” to support the Windsor agreement in a Commons vote despite claiming some credit for the new pact

Thu, 02 Mar, 2023

Hain comments Ônot to undermine'
New Brexit deal does not strengthen NI’s place in UK – former attorney general
John Larkin KC gave the analysis in a new report published by a unionist think tank

Thu, 02 Mar, 2023

Brexit
Time is of the essence to restore Stormont and seize opportunities – McDonald
Ms McDonald was speaking as the DUP continues to consider a deal struck between the UK and EU to address unionist concerns around Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol.

Wed, 01 Mar, 2023

Brexit
No 10 denies Sunak seeks single market access after hailing NI’s opportunities
During a visit to a Coca-Cola factory in Co Antrim to promote his Windsor Framework, the British prime minister said the deal would create “the world’s most exciting economic zone”

Tue, 28 Feb, 2023

Brexit
Sunak visits Northern Ireland to sell ‘important’ post-Brexit deal
The DUP, which brought down the Northern Ireland executive over the measures, is considering its response to the new Windsor Framework deal

Tue, 28 Feb, 2023

Liz Truss visit to US for the United Nations General Assembly
Biden hails UK and EU for reaching deal on protocol
The US president praised the efforts of London and Brussels to secure the deal, after Mr Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled the Framework on Monday

Tue, 28 Feb, 2023

Brexit
Sunak seeks to sell ‘breakthrough’ deal after EU-UK agreement
The new deal, dubbed the Windsor Framework, removes barriers on trade across the Irish Sea and hands a “veto” to politicians in Stormont on EU law

Tue, 28 Feb, 2023

Elaine Loughlin: Retrofit plan will go up in smoke if we can’t find people to do the work
Elaine Loughlin: North begins a new chapter with the historic Windsor Framework
The unveiling of the deal was highly choreographed and loaded with symbolism that spoke to those loyal to the union

Tue, 28 Feb, 2023

'Difficult to reopen' protocol talks if deal rejected, Taoiseach warns
'Difficult to reopen' protocol talks if deal rejected, Taoiseach warns
It will be "difficult to reopen" the Windsor Framework if unionists reject it, the Taoiseach has warned. Leo Varadkar was speaking at Government Buildings after the deal was announced, but said that any further negotiations would be hard to foresee.

Mon, 27 Feb, 2023

Russian invasion of Ukraine
Tánaiste: Protocol deal a ‘genuine’ attempt to address unionist concerns
The Tánaiste said the new EU-UK deal ensures that Northern Ireland “benefits by having unique access to both the EU single market and the UK’s internal market”.

Mon, 27 Feb, 2023

The Felix Project royal visit
King Charles criticised for ‘constitutionally unwise’ tea with EU boss after Brexit deal
Arlene Foster, former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader and first minister of Northern Ireland, said the meeting in Windsor Castle was “crass and will go down very badly in NI”

Mon, 27 Feb, 2023

Royal reception - The Reading Room anniversary
King Charles to host Ursula von der Leyen in controversial meeting after Brexit deal
Charles and the European Commission president will sit down for tea late on Monday after she is expected to sign off on a Northern Ireland Protocol agreement with Rishi Sunak

Mon, 27 Feb, 2023

Cop27 summit
Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen set to sign off on Northern Ireland Protocol deal
The British prime minister will meet European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in Windsor, Berkshire, on Monday to discuss a “range of complex challenges” around the Northern Ireland Protocol

Mon, 27 Feb, 2023

Cop27 summit
EU Commissioner to meet Sunak as UK on ‘cusp’ of Northern Ireland Protocol deal
The British prime minister and Ursula von der Leyen will meet to discuss the “range of complex challenges around” the Brexit treaty

Sun, 26 Feb, 2023

Russian invasion of Ukraine
Sunak: I am ‘giving everything’ to seal protocol deal and restore NI Assembly
The DUP has issued seven tests that Mr Sunak’s pact will have to meet in order to win its backing

Sat, 25 Feb, 2023

South African President State Visit to the UK
Sunak faces criticism over plans for European Union chief to ‘meet the king’
Former DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds said meeting Ms von der Leyen would have politicised the monarch, and argued the reports “reinforce the questions about No 10’s political judgment over the protocol”.

Sat, 25 Feb, 2023

Cop27 summit
Sunak to press on with Brexit deal talks as EU leader’s visit cancelled
Some reports suggested Downing Street had hoped she would shake hands on a revised pact while visiting.

Sat, 25 Feb, 2023

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