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Donaldson: Unionists are coalescing around position of DUP

The leader of the DUP has insisted he does not fear an election and said that unionists are coalescing around the position of his party. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, who has warned the Prime Minister that the DUP will not return to powersharing in ...

09 Oct 2022 at 12:07

Northern Ireland

Cleverly: UK and France will have blazing rows but also work together

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has predicted that Britain and France will both have “blazing rows” and “work very collaboratively” as he vowed the Government will approach the European Political Community with an open mind. Liz Truss is ...

04 Oct 2022 at 22:43

Northern Ireland

EU and UK officials offer warm words ahead of Northern Ireland Protocol talks

UK and EU officials have signalled they are willing to resolve the impasse over the Northern Ireland Protocol. European Commission (EC) spokesman Daniel Ferrie confirmed the two sides will meet this week for technical level talks, adding ...

03 Oct 2022 at 20:35

National News

Northern Ireland minister’s apology ‘honest’ and ‘very helpful’ – Taoiseach

Ireland’s premier has described Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker’s apology over his previous stance on Brexit as “honest” and “very helpful”. Taoiseach Micheal Martin welcomed the tone of Mr Baker’s “upfront” comments. Mr Baker, a ...

03 Oct 2022 at 19:41

Northern Ireland

Fear of Sinn Fein obstacle to normalisation of NI politics – Baker

Fear of Sinn Fein is an obstacle to the normalisation of politics in Northern Ireland, a Northern Ireland Office minister has said. Steve Baker told a reception hosted by the Northern Ireland Conservatives at the Tory party conference ...

04 Oct 2022 at 21:41

Northern Ireland

Murphy warns against Tory ‘return to austerity’ after tax U-turn

There must be no return to austerity measures by the Government, Stormont Finance Minister Conor Murphy has warned. Mr Murphy was responding following Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s decision to abandon plans to abolish the top rate of ...

03 Oct 2022 at 15:55

Northern Ireland

New leader of Green Party NI determined to recapture lost MLA seats

The new leader of the Green Party in Northern Ireland has told of his determination to grow his party and recapture Stormont seats lost in the Assembly election. Belfast councillor Mal O’Hara, 43, replaced Clare Bailey as leader ...

15 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Northern Ireland

Third Tory MP switches from Sunak camp to back Truss in leadership race

A former Cabinet minister has become the third Tory MP to publicly switch their support from Rishi Sunak to Liz Truss in the Conservative leadership race. Alun Cairns, who served as Welsh secretary, said on Monday that he ...

15 Aug 2022 at 19:00

Northern Ireland

Sunak attacks Truss’s tax plans as 10.1% inflation adds to cost-of-living crisis

Rishi Sunak has warned that Tory leadership rival Liz Truss’s tax plans would add £50 billion to borrowing while failing to give direct support to the most vulnerable in society, as the cost-of-living crisis deepened. ...

17 Aug 2022 at 22:34

National News

Lord Caine meets victims’ groups over Troubles legacy legislation

Northern Ireland Office Minister Lord Caine has held talks with victims’ groups critical of a controversial legal move to offer an effective amnesty for Troubles crimes. The Tory frontbencher said the changes ...

17 Aug 2022 at 22:18

Northern Ireland

First students to sit exams since pandemic await A-level results

Hundreds of thousands of pupils are awaiting A-level exam results across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with grades expected to be lower than during the pandemic but higher than 2019. Students who sat ...

18 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Northern Ireland

UK Government willing to have ‘serious dialogue’ over NI Protocol – Coveney

There is now a willingness in the British Government to have a “serious dialogue” about solving problems caused by the Northern Ireland Protocol, Irish Foreign Affairs minister Simon Coveney has said. ...

28 Sept 2022 at 20:58

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