Northern Ireland centenary stone approved by Stormont body It follows a political row in 2021 – the year of the centenary – when Sinn Féin opposed the proposal by unionist parties Belfast Live · Feb 15, 2023
Unionist parties bid to install NI centenary stone at Stormont approved The proposal sparked a row in 2021 when Sinn Fein refused to support the proposal. The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023
Speculation on N. Ireland protocol deal premature, DUP leader says Speculation that a long-standing dispute between Britain and the European Union over the Northern Ireland protocol is close to being resolved is premature, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party told Reuters on Wednesday. Reuters · Feb 15, 2023
Wednesday briefing: What we know about a potential Brexit breakthrough for Northern Ireland In today’s newsletter: A deal on the NI protocol could be imminent. How confident are we that it could be finalised – and what’s next? The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2023
Deal on Brexit NI Protocol could be unveiled 'in two weeks' The resolution between the UK and European Union is set to be revealed within a fortnight, according to reports Belfast Live · Feb 14, 2023
‘Get it done’: Rishi Sunak under pressure from both sides of Brexit debate on protocol Tory moderates want a deal done now, but hardliners are urging the PM to hold off The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023
Dáithí's Law: Family 'taking the fight to London' as Stormont fails to progress organ donation law After Stormont's failure to act, focus will turn to Westminster Belfast Live · Feb 14, 2023
Heart transplant for boy stymied by Northern Ireland assembly deadlock DUP criticised as Dáithí Mac Gabhann and others needing operation hit by Stormont impasse choking organ donation law The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2023
Father of boy who inspired organ donation law says Westminster is ‘last hope’ Mairtin MacGabhann was speaking after MLAs at Stormont failed to elect a speaker to allow the regulations to be passed by the Assembly. The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023
Bid to restore Stormont to pass organ donation law ends in failure The DUP again blocked the attempt to reconvene Northern Ireland’s powersharing legislature. The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023
What is the Northern Ireland protocol? Rishi Sunak in Belfast as optimism grows over new deal to reform trade rules The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023
Brexit: UK-EU deal on protocol expected ‘within fortnight’ Rishi Sunak faces uphill battle to win over DUP and Tory Brexiteers, as negotiations enter final phase The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023
Electoral Commission to review DUP mayor clothing expenses controversy A government transparency watchdog also confirmed it is probing Mid and East Antrim Borough Council Belfast Live · Feb 14, 2023
Deal on Northern Ireland protocol ‘could be struck next week’ Negotiations are in crucial final phase with Rishi Sunak preparing to hold calls with EU leaders The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2023
The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023 MLAs to return to Stormont in doomed bid to pass organ donation law The DUP has said it will continue to block the election of a speaker at Stormont as part of its protest against the NI Protocol.
Belfast Live · Feb 13, 2023 Daithi's Law: MLAs recalled to Stormont in bid to progress stalled organ donation legislation The DUP has made clear it will continue to block the election of a Speaker, meaning no other business can be discussed
The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023 Bid to pass organ donation law at Westminster ‘highly unlikely’ to succeed The Executive Formation Bill is scheduled to be brought before Westminster later this month.
The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023 Stormont parties urged to work together to pass regulations for Daithi’s Law However the DUP has claimed another Assembly recall is about ‘stunt politics’.
The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023 DUP will not drop block on Stormont Assembly sitting over organ donation law MLAs have been recalled to Stormont next Tuesday in an attempt to elect a Speaker and debate the implementation of the legislation.
Radio France Internationale · Feb 11, 2023 UK court dismisses appeal against post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol The UK Supreme Court has ruled that a Brexit protocol between Brussels and London is lawful, blocking a bid to scrap the controversial arrangement which governs trade in Northern Ireland.
Belfast Live · Feb 11, 2023 Brendan Hughes: Brexit NI Protocol legal action reaches end of the road The legal challenge was unanimously dismissed, but that didn't stop unionists and Brexiteers spinning it as a win
The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2023 RMT strikes to continue, says Mick Lynch, after members reject ‘dreadful’ pay offers – as it happened RMT general secretary says members could not accept offer he says would make railways less safe
Reuters · Feb 10, 2023 Explainer-Why a new post-Brexit deal may deepen N.Ireland's political crisis Northern Ireland's largest unionist party faces a historic dilemma if EU and British negotiators clinch a post-Brexit trade deal in a stand-off that could write a death warrant for decades of power-sharing with Irish nationalists.
Reuters · Feb 10, 2023 N.Ireland unionists face historic choice as EU, UK near protocol deal Northern Ireland's largest unionist party faces a historic dilemma if EU and British negotiators clinch a post-Brexit trade deal: redraw their red lines or risk signing a death warrant for decades of power-sharing with Irish nationalists.
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023 DUP under mounting pressure to drop Assembly veto to let organ donor law pass The case of six-year-old Daithi MacGabhann, who is waiting a heart transplant, has become the focus of the political debate on the Stormont impasse.