In an interview with Sky News on Wednesday, Kwarteng backed the idea of re-negotiating the agreement. The effects of the deal were hard to predict before it actually came into force, he argued, so the parties should now be permitted to work together to make it more “smooth.” “Nobody could …
Read More »Post-Brexit 11th Night celebrations in Northern Ireland turn political with MONSTER BONFIRE lit by loyalists
Bonfires are traditionally built in Northern Ireland every July, as part of events commemorating the victory of Protestant King William of Orange over Catholic King James II in the late 17th century. Dozens are built across the country, but this year some particularly big ones have sprung up carrying a …
Read More »London urges Brussels to be ‘reasonable’ over Northern Ireland, says the protocol was drafted to be flexible
Speaking to Sky News on Wednesday, International Trade Secretary Liz Truss demanded action from Brussels over the controversial issue of UK trade with post-Brexit Northern Ireland, with the British province effectively remaining part of the EU’s customs union. Truss suggested that the Northern Ireland protocol, which was signed a year …
Read More »Dublin dismayed at London’s alleged plan to introduce prosecution ban for N. Ireland army veterans amid Brexit turmoil
Speaking on Thursday, the spokesman for Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney announced his government’s disapproval with London’s alleged proposal. He said Dublin had been in touch with Westminster about their commitments to the Stormont House Agreement and “strongly advised against any unilateral action on such sensitive issues.” “We reiterated that …
Read More »Johnson urged by veterans of Northern Ireland politics to address unrest there before situation ‘falls over’
An open letter signed by four former Northern secretaries, the North’s ex-police chief and also a former archbishop, called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to “step up” and “take an interest” in the region before unrest among loyalists, those in the province that align with Britain, spirals out of control. …
Read More »OFFICIAL: UEFA awards Russia extra Euro 2020 matches after Ireland fails to provide guarantees on fan numbers
St. Petersburg was already due to host four games at Euro 2020 but will now be the venue for seven matches. The additional three games headed to the Russian city will all be in the group stage of the competition. UEFA announced the decision on Friday after organizers in Ireland …
Read More »Does Boris Johnson secretly want a united Ireland? Because he’s doing everything he possibly can to make it happen…
The prime minister was elected on a promise to get Brexit done. Central to that undertaking was an explicit manifesto commitment for the country to leave the EU as one United Kingdom, a union of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He either lied to the British people when he made …
Read More »The responsibility for the Northern Ireland violence rests squarely with a selfish EU for supporting a destructive Brexit protocol
EU officials have obstinately adhered to an onerous Brexit-deal provision that has alienated pro-UK Ulster unionists in Northern Ireland from the British mainland, making some of them launch what they believe is a proportional response to an undemocratic decree. European Commission spokesman Eric Mamer issued a statement on Thursday condemning the …
Read More »Northern Ireland’s unrest is NOT just about Brexit – and unless its deep roots are addressed, the Troubles of the past may return
These protests have not suddenly appeared out of nowhere, but neither are they all about Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol. They are the culmination of a complex mix of change and a deep-rooted resistance to it, and an ingrained political and social inertia particular to this place. It’s true …
Read More »Unionist anger over an IRA funeral blamed for the unrest in Northern Ireland, but the real reason is Brexit
Over the past few weeks, Northern Ireland has been rocked by unrest and rioting in its unionist community. As of last night, 41 police officers have been injured in the scuffles which have seen vehicles destroyed and petrol bombs hurled. The British media have been conspicuously silent on it, with the …
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