Boris Johnson ramps up pressure on Sunak to pass his EU-defying protocol bill Ex-PM claims his legislation ‘fixes all the problems’ and refuses to say whether he would back compromise The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023
Boris Johnson tells Rishi Sunak his law-breaking Brexit plan was better in bitter swipe Boris Johnson claimed the 'best way forward' was to press on with controversial legislation he tried to force through Parliament to allow the UK to rip apart the Brexit deal he signed without EU consent Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2023
Intense talks, familiar wrangles as UK, EU seek Brexit reset Senior U.K. and European Union officials are meeting as part of what Britain calls “intensive negotiations” to resolve a thorny post-Brexit trade dispute that has spawned a political crisis The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023
Boris Johnson hints he may not support Rishi Sunak’s Northern Ireland deal Ex-PM says controversial bill is best way forward as lawyers advising Tory Eurosceptics submit fresh proposal The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023
Labour government may be needed to reach Brexit protocol deal, says ex-Irish PM EU will have to wait for Keir Starmer at No 10 ‘if not sorted in the next few weeks’, says Bertie Ahern The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023
UK’s Sunak suggests he’ll seek change to Brexit treaty from EU LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suggested a coming deal with the European Union over post-Brexit arrangements in Northern Ireland would involve legal changes to the existing treaty, something the bloc has previously opposed. Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2023
NI protocol deal unlikely to be reached until next week, say senior sources Concerns raised that loss of momentum could raise chance of agreement unravelling The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2023
Suella Braverman plays down resignation talk over Northern Ireland Protocol deal The Home Secretary said she is confident Rishi Sunak is committed to safeguarding Northern Ireland’s place in the UK. The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023
Rishi Sunak won’t do Brexit deal without DUP approval, claim Tory hardliners Brexiteers confident PM holding off on deal until unionists won over – but Tory moderates say DUP ‘can’t be allowed to hold veto’ The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023
Thérèse Coffey brings farmers’ union plenty of chaff and no wheat Environment secretary leaves Birmingham with egg on face while Rish! endures Brexit psychodrama The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2023
MPs back Daithi’s Law on organ donation The six-year-old Belfast boy travelled to Westminster to watch as the regulations were approved in the Commons The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023
Overnight talks prompt speculation that NI protocol deal is near MPs demand promise of parliamentary ballot after prime minister holds call with European Commission president The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2023
Northern Ireland family travel to Westminster as MPs set to back Daithi’s Law Mairtin MacGabhann, father of six-year-old Daithi – who is waiting for a heart transplant – said it was ‘an emotional day’. The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023
Alliance MLA Patricia O'Lynn announces resignation Patricia O'Lynn was elected last year as an MLA for North Antrim Belfast Live · Feb 22, 2023
The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023 Rishi Sunak suggests parliament will get a vote on Brexit deal Keir Starmer accuses PM of ‘pulling the wool over the eyes’ of Tory Brexiteers
The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023 Boris Johnson will ‘100%’ criticise Brexit deal if UK brought closer to EU, say allies Former Tory PM said to have described Rishi Sunak’s strategy as ‘wholly irrational’
The Conversation · Feb 22, 2023 Northern Ireland protocol: why Tory backbenchers are rebelling over Rishi Sunak's revised Brexit deal Long-running talks between the UK government and the EU over Northern Ireland may be coming to an end. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak recently travelled to Belfast in hope of reaching a deal to ensure smoother trade between Northern Ireland and its British and European neighbours.
Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2023 Brexit: Tory hardliners told to operate in the ‘real world’ Ministers fire warning as Rishi Sunak battles to win backing for deal to end the stalemate over Northern Ireland trade
The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023 Commons to pass ‘Daithi’s Law’ bill and delay NI assembly election The Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill is expected to move through all stages in the House of Commons on Wednesday
Belfast Live · Feb 22, 2023 Daithi's Law and Stormont election delay set to go through Commons "This Bill creates the time and space needed to focus attention on restoring Stormont"
The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023 Bill to delay Assembly election and progress ‘Daithi’s Law’ to pass Commons The Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill is expected to move through all stages in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
Reuters · Feb 21, 2023 Northern Ireland's DUP leader says more work needed to solve post-Brexit trade row The leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party said on Tuesday there was still work to be done to find a resolution to a dispute between Britain and the European Union over their post-Brexit trading arrangements with the province.
The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023 Brexit deal possible within days but will need EU concessions – DUP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said he was encouraged by the progress made in talks between the UK and the EU on the Northern Ireland Protocol.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2023 Sunak ‘relaxed’ about DUP and Tory backlash over Northern Ireland deal Prime minister and EU press ahead on protocol agreement before momentum slips
The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023 Senior Tories urge Rishi Sunak to ignore ‘shrill’ hardliners to get Brexit deal done ‘Allowing this to drag on, unresolved, shows how increasingly out of touch we look on both sides in the Irish Sea,’ Tobias Ellwood says