The Latest Breaking News from Brandon Lewis

Minister denies ‘aversion’ to more fire regulation in years before Grenfell

Brandon Lewis was fire minister between July 2016 and June 2017, and prior to that was minister for housing and planning from 2014 to 2016.

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022

Grenfell inquiry told government had ideological aversion to red tape

Brandon Lewis is first government minister to give evidence at inquiry in London

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2022

The end is nigh for Northern Ireland as we know it – and unionists can blame themselves

If the unconstructive, self-harming DUP is not willing to serve under a Sinn Féin first minister, the power-sharing model is probably dead, says author and journalist Susan McKay

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2022

Northern Ireland Protocol ‘not sustainable’ in current format – Brandon Lewis

The Secretary of State said 200 GB businesses are not trading with Northern Ireland.

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022

UK to 'strain every last sinew' to get N.Ireland protocol deal, minister says

Britain will "strain every last sinew" to reach agreement with the European Union on overhauling Northern Ireland's post-Brexit trading arrangements before considering suspending parts of the deal, its minister for the region said on Monday.

Reuters · Mar 28, 2022

UVF suspected of causing security alert at Simon Coveney peace event

Police say a van driver was forced to drive a device he believed to be a bomb to Holy Cross chapel while the event was ongoing.

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022

North Belfast security alert: PSNI say UVF are chief suspects as device declared a hoax

The incident was rapidly condemned by politicians in Northern Ireland.

Belfast Live · Mar 25, 2022

Security alert that forced Simon Coveney from stage at peace event condemned

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and Sinn Fein Stormont leader Michelle O’Neill said people want to move on from violence.

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney taken off stage in Belfast after ‘suspicious device discovered in hijacked van’

The van driver was ordered at gunpoint to drive to the venue in north Belfast, according to one of the event’s organisers

Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2022

UK government preparing to override Northern Ireland on abortion services

Northern Irish executive has not commissioned any services since terminations became legal in 2019

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2022