The Latest Breaking News from James Cleverly

British-EU talks remain challenging, complex - Irish foreign minister

Very challenging and complex issues remain to be resolved in talks between British and European Union negotiators on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland despite recent progress, Irish Foreign Minister Michéal Martin said on Thursday.

Reuters · Jan 12, 2023

DUP leader says Britain and EU not anywhere close to protocol deal

Jeffrey Donaldson plays down hopes as Tory MP says arrangement having ‘colonising’ effect in Northern Ireland

The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2023

Warning that EU and UK not close to protocol deal as political talks take place

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s comments came as Leo Varadkar, Micheal Martin and Sir Keir Starmer are all in Northern Ireland for talks over the protocol.

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023

Cleverly’s Brexit talks left in disarray by Sinn Féin and SDLP no-shows

Sinn Féin accuses UK government of ‘Tory petulance’ claiming its leader Mary Lou McDonald had been excluded from the talks

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2023

More NHS staff to strike as Rishi Sunak confirms use of private healthcare – as it happened

Latest updates: physiotherapists the latest group to announce industrial action as PM says he is now registered with an NHS GP

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2023

Sinn Fein withdrawal overshadows Cleverly talks with parties on protocol

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald accused the British Government of ‘Tory petulance’ after she said she was excluded from political talks.

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023

Sinn Fein withdraws from talks with James Cleverly after Mary Lou McDonald 'excluded'

The Foreign Secretary was due to meet Stormont party leaders in Belfast to discuss the protocol and the collapse of devolution

Belfast Live · Jan 11, 2023

Sinn Fein pulls out of protocol meeting after party leader ‘excluded’

The roundtable talks with Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will concentrate on the NI Protocol and the powersharing crisis at Stormont.

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023

UK, EU inch closer to deal over N. Ireland Brexit trade spat

The U.K. and the European Union are inching closer to settling a post-Brexit trade dispute that has brought economic headaches and political turmoil to Northern Ireland

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023

Inside Politics: 999

20,000 ambulance staff to walk out again as Starmer and Sunak face off at PMQs, and UK and Japan to sign defence pact countering China threat in the Asia-Pacific region, writes Matt Mathers

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023