Maroš Šefčovič says Brussels will launch fresh legal action against UK over treaty obligations.
Ministers are portraying themselves as victims of a deal they created for Northern Ireland. A classic blame-shifting strategy.
‘This is illegal’: EU launches legal action against Boris Johnson for breaking international law
15/06/2022
Brussels has announced it is taking legal action against the UK government after Boris Johnson pushed ahead with plans to overwrite parts of the Brexit agreement.
Boris Johnson bid to tear up Northern Ireland deal endangers peace, US congressmen warn [1 min]
15/06/2022
Boris Johnson’s plans to tear up post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland have come under fierce attack from Washington, with senior congressmen on both sides of the US political divide warning the “irresponsible” move is a threat to peace in the province.
Micheal Martin warned the move to override parts of the international deal could “destabilise” politics in Northern Ireland.
Fresh from scandals and an attempted ousting, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s latest plan is to tear up key parts of a post-Brexit agreement on Northern Ireland he made himself less than three years ago.
Bill hands ‘breath-taking’ powers to ministers, warns Hansard Society. / Boris Johnson’s legal justification for tearing up his agreement with the EU on post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland has been branded “hopeless” by the government’s former chief lawyer.
The UK’s plan to rip up Brexit trade rules slammed for being in ‘clear breach’ of international law
14/06/2022
The U.K. government has pushed ahead with controversial plans to unilaterally override post-Brexit trade rules, ratcheting up the risk of a trade war as the European Union prepares to take retaliatory legal action.
Andrew Marr grills Conor Burns MP as he struggles to name an American politician supportive of the government's plan to scrap parts of the NI Protocol without EU support.
Bloc says it will not renegotiate agreement and threatens to take ministers to court for ‘damaging’ unilateral action.
The British government appears to have no political will to resolve its festering trade dispute with the European Union and risks endangering the hard-won peace in Northern Ireland, Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said Wednesday.
If other countries don’t trust us to stick to what we agreed, it makes it harder to strike new deals in the future.
Truss urged to step back from brink in explosive Brexit spat with Brussels over Northern Ireland
12/05/2022
Tearing up Northern Ireland protocol ‘will spark trade war, drive up inflation and damage UK influence’, warns senior Tory MP.
The damages of Brexit in Northern Ireland
12/04/2022
Across the UK, the reality of Brexit is increasingly becoming a threat. Food and fuel shortages, and concerns about energy prices, are tangible worries. Here, we use a social identity approach to highlight this Brexit threat is amplified and takes on additional meaning in Northern Ireland because of the identities that are writ large – not least because of the country’s tumultuous past.
Northern Ireland terror threat downgraded but Brexit tensions and threats of renewed violence remain
29/03/2022
The signing of the Belfast Agreement in 1998 brought an end to decades of extreme political violence in Northern Ireland. But more than 20 years later, the peace process still faces threats and both loyalist and republican paramilitary groups continue to operate.
Friday marked 50 years since Ireland signed the treaty in Brussels that took the fledging state into the European Economic Community.
Patrick Stewart, speaks about the importance of the European Union and how it has been an integral part of his life.
Former Secretary of State Peter Hain has backed claims the Prime Minister is guilty of endangering the peace process in pursuit of Brexit.
“What worries me is the casual political vandalism. They really don’t seem to care," Tony Blair's former chief negotiator on Northern Ireland has said.
Panel including former US envoy appeals to UK and Irish governments to work together on paramilitary disbandment.
Brexit deal: UK’s threat to invoke Article 16 risks Northern Ireland peace, US politicians warn
10/11/2021
The UK’s move to tear up rules over Northern Ireland is ‘dangerous’ and could put the peace process at risk, US lawmakers warned.
“The dangerous and inflammatory rhetoric emanating from Boris Johnson’s Government is now undermining all of the progress we have made in recent years."
Border protesters to tell Boris Johnson to ‘back off’ plans to derail Northern Ireland Protocol
13/11/2021
A series of demonstrations will be held along the Border next week telling UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to "back off" on plans to trigger Article 16.
European affairs minister says British government out of step with preserving peace with protocol threats.