Windsor Framework review must be honest assessment of problems – Robinson Lord Murphy is to report back in six months after examining the operation of the trading arrangements. Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2025
DUP looks to trigger post-Brexit mechanism for the first time The DUP has moved to trigger a new post-Brexit Stormont mechanism for the first time in an effort to prevent an EU law coming into force in Northern… The National (Scotland) · Dec 19, 2024
DUP moves to pull post-Brexit ‘Stormont Brake’ for first time Gavin Robinson said the party was seeking to act over an EU regulation on chemical labelling. Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2024
Unionist parties pledge support for new Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner David Johnstone has been appointed to the role vacated by former UUP MP Danny Kinahan earlier this year. The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024
Trump will not do trade deal with UK as NI is ‘back door’ to the EU, MPs told TUV leader Jim Allister said the president-elect ‘has made it very, very plain that he’s in tariff mode’. The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2024
Belfast Health Trust struggling to get ‘antisemitic’ graffiti removed A phrase daubed on a wall at the Royal Victoria Hospital in west Belfast has been there for an estimated six months. Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2024
Hopes for new NI Veterans Commissioner to be appointed by the end of the year Former commissioner Danny Kinahan resigned from the role earlier this year. Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2024
Hilary Benn urged to take NI farmers’ inheritance tax concerns to Treasury The Northern Ireland Secretary said there was a ‘fundamental difference of view’ on how many people would be impacted by the Government’s plans. The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2024
DUP MP asks Starmer to help get Northern Irish toddler returned from Lebanon David Nahle’s father has ignored a High Court order telling him to return the three-year-old to his mother, Catherine Flanagan. Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2024
Stormont vote process on post-Brexit arrangements triggered by NI Secretary Assembly Speaker Edwin Poots has notified the First Minister and deputy First Minister that the democratic consent process has begun. Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024
‘DUP took us for fools’: few in North Antrim mourn fall of House of Paisley Ian Paisley Jr blamed for loss of Northern Irish seat held by his family for more than 50 years at the general election The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2024
Unionism in Northern Ireland is dying out – just look at the fall of the house of Paisley The election dealt a blow to the DUP. With so few young people supporting its cause, a referendum on uniting Ireland is unavoidable, says writer and campaigner Emma DeSouza The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2024
Sinn Féin on course to have more MPs than any other Northern Ireland party DUP loses Lagan Valley seat vacated by former leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and Ian Paisley defeated in North Antrim The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024
Supermajorities and sour milk – take our UK general election quiz The Guardian’s supermassive 2024 general election campaign quiz. How will you fare? The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024 ‘Good news for all parties’: Ireland relishes prospect of Labour victory Northern Ireland’s politicians and the Irish government hopeful of a post-Brexit reset and an end to Tory turmoil
The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2024 Northern Ireland politicians clash over health, the union, and Israel-Gaza war in TV debate – as it happened Representatives from DUP, Sinn Féin, UUP, SDLP and Alliance to face off from 9pm
The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2024 ‘People need a bit of hope’: cost of living crisis challenges unionism as key election issue in Belfast East In Northern Ireland’s capital, the election is being fought between unionists and ‘neithers’ – with poverty, crumbling public services and crime at the forefront
The Conversation · Jun 10, 2024 Northern Ireland: the three electoral threats keeping the DUP awake at night “Get Brexit done” was the slogan that carried then prime minister Boris Johnson to an 80-seat majority in the 2019 general election. And sure enough, his government did indeed go on to secure the UK’s exit from the European Union.
The Conversation · Jun 4, 2024 Election 2024: how many seats every party in Westminster is defending – and what they are aiming for on July 4 With polls predicting huge losses for the Conservatives and huge gains for Labour, the election campaign so far has focused on the battle between the two biggest parties in Westminster. But the parliamentary dynamics are exceptionally fluid this year. Here’s a summary of where every party in Westminster currently stands…
The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024 How the general election will be fought in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Campaign will be a test for two new first ministers and could put fresh pressure on Stormont power sharing
International Business Times · Apr 24, 2024 N. Ireland Unionist Ex-leader In Court Over Sex Charges Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of Northern Ireland's main pro-UK unionist party appears in court on Wednesday over alleged sex offences that have rocked the region's politics.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2024 The Guardian view on the DUP’s future: Jeffrey Donaldson’s volatile legacy Editorial: The shock resignation of the main unionist party’s leader has left Northern Ireland politics more uncertain than ever
The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2024 Donaldson arrest followed complaint received this month, NI police say Police Service of Northern Ireland seeks to end ‘unhelpful speculation’ after DUP leader charged with alleged sexual offences
The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2024 Donaldson exit will not derail Northern Ireland power-sharing, say DUP leaders Party seeks to project stability after political earthquake of leader’s resignation over alleged sexual offences
The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2024 Donaldson’s downfall raises questions over Stormont power sharing While there is no immediate threat to Northern Ireland assembly, DUP hardliners may try to make waves