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Boris Johnson's plan to 'fix' Northern Ireland Protocol meets with EU opposition – and silence from Brexiteer MPs
While Brussels has threatened legal action, the pro-Brexit ERG has so far withheld its support for …
Catherine Neilan
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Sinn Fein invites Conservative MPs to historic meeting in UK Parliament next week
Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O'Neill invited Conservative MPs to a reception next week, a move wh…
Catherine Neilan
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Liz Truss unveils plan for 'revised' Northern Ireland protocol, which MPs say could be illegal
The legislation would have the "explicit power to give effect to a new revised protocol", which wou…
Catherine Neilan
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UK won't 'shy away' from unilaterally changing Northern Ireland protocol, says minister, as government prepares plan
Brandon Lewis, the Northern Ireland Secretary, said the UK reserved the right to make legislative c…
Catherine Neilan
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UK justified in ripping up the Northern Ireland protocol because Brussels isn't negotiating 'in good faith,' claims Jacob Rees-Mogg
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to deliver a speech next week that will "float" plans to s…
Catherine Neilan
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Liz Truss tells EU that Britain has 'no choice' but to rip up Northern Ireland protocol, as Joe Biden calls for 'leadership'
Truss, the UK's foreign secretary, told Brussels' chief negotiator Maroš Šefčovič that the UK had "…
Catherine Neilan
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Boris Johnson expected to 'float' details of UK's plan for ditching Northern Ireland protocol after attorney general gives her backing
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to "float" plans for 'UKIM2', after Suella Braverman, the …
Catherine Neilan
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Cabinet minister Michael Gove says he's 'super cool' with plan to rip up Northern Ireland protocol amid EU warnings of trade war
Michael Gove, the levelling up secretary, said he trusted Boris Johnson and Liz Truss in negotiatio…
Catherine Neilan
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Foreign Secretary Liz Truss poised to scrap Northern Ireland protocol in bid to end checks on goods from Britain
The draft, which could be unveiled next week, will end the need for checks on goods arriving from B…
Catherine Neilan
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UK attorney general Suella Braverman told Boris Johnson to expel 'disloyal' MPs from the Conservative Party
Sources told Insider Braverman made the comments in a Zoom call days after several MPs, including f…
Catherine Neilan
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Brussels must make 'big step forward' on Northern Ireland to prevent Stormont collapse, senior UK source says
Neither side appear ready to budge on a post-Brexit agreement between the United Kingdom and the EU…
Catherine Neilan
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Gap getting 'larger' between UK and EU over Northern Ireland protocol, as both sides dig in over post-Brexit deal
Neither London and Brussels have shifted their stances since last year, and hopes of a breakthrough…
Thomas Colson
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Boris Johnson attacks EU for 'insane' stance on Northern Ireland as he defends himself from calls to resign
Johnson told PMQs the EU was "insane and pettifogging" over post-Brexit arrangements in Northern Ir…
Thomas Colson
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Less than 20% of Northern Irish businesses are ready for leaving the EU's trading rules in under 4 weeks
The UK government is under growing pressure to delay the Northern Ireland protocol amid warnings th…
Adam Payne
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Pharmaceutical companies say they are stockpiling medicines for Brexit because they have no idea how the Northern Ireland border will work
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry wants a one-year phase in period to protect …
Adam Payne
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Trump's Northern Ireland envoy warns Boris Johnson not to create a hard border 'by accident'
Mick Mulvaney expressed concern that Johnson's plan for Northern Ireland might inadvertently bring …
Adam Payne
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Joe Biden was told to stop 'lecturing' the UK after he warned Boris Johnson not to break his Brexit deal with the EU
The Democratic presidential nominee waded into the UK's row with the EU over the Brexit Withdrawal …
Adam Payne,Adam Bienkov
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A group of senior congressmen have told Boris Johnson to scrap his Brexit plans or abandon hopes of a trade deal with the US
Johnson is under growing pressure from Washington to scrap his plan to rewrite the Northern Ireland…
Adam Payne
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The EU's Brexit chief said Boris Johnson is using Brexit to distract from his chaotic response to the coronavirus
Michel Barnier suggested that Boris Johnson took the explosive step to renege on the Brexit deal t…
Adam Payne
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The EU threatens to sue the UK unless Boris Johnson scraps his plan to rip up the Brexit deal
The European Union reacted furiously to Boris Johnson's contentious plan to rewrite the Brexit prot…