Doubts raised over legality of the government’s Northern Ireland Protocol bill
Just days after his integrity was questioned by his own MPs in a vote of no-confidence, Johnson is now bringing forward legislation that may well break international law.
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The government is demanding the impossible when it comes to the Northern Ireland Protocol
‘The Government should reflect that none of the problems with the Protocol it has pointed to should have come as any surprise’
Why is US think tank the Heritage Foundation so interested in Brexit?
The corporate interests which fund conservative think tanks in the US see Brexit as a lucrative business opportunity.
Lord Frost under fire as he re-joins NI protocol dispute with provocative speech to coerce EU to renegotiate
The former Brexit minister didn’t take criticism of his comments well, accusing commentators of ‘careless reporting’ and having not read the speech first.
The Tory government’s problems on trade just got worse
‘The US snubbed them on the issue of ending tariffs on UK imported steel and aluminium’
New Brexit minister said exiting EU would be an economic disaster
Liz Truss is a former Remainer who announced a series of dismal warnings about the consequences of Brexit during the 2016 referendum campaign.
Mike Buckley: Brexit has reintroduced the psychological borders of the past for Northern Ireland
‘Northern Ireland, so recently freed by a better generation of politicians from the violence that so regularly cost lives and damaged property, cannot afford to go back.’
Environmentalists welcome the input of ‘rights of nature’ movement in Glasgow
‘Rights of nature legislation could soon see communities bringing legal actions against polluters’
Tory threats to EU over Article 16 of Northern Ireland protocol could badly backfire
‘Johnson and Frost are playing a dangerous game. EU watchers are predicting far from sitting back and taking it on the chin the EU may launch immediate action against the UK’
Chair of the Climate Change Committee ‘letting Northern Ireland go rogue’ on climate commitments, say campaigners
‘Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK and Ireland without dedicated climate legislation’