Rishi Sunak to push for Northern Ireland Protocol deal with EU leaders There are whispers the UK and EU could reveal a deal that will relieve tensions regarding post-Brexit trading arrangements Wales Online · Feb 18, 2023
Sunak to push for Northern Ireland Protocol deal with EU leaders The Prime Minister is seeking to quickly break the impasse over post-Brexit trading arrangements. The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2023
Rishi Sunak: 'More work to do' on reaching Brexit NI Protocol deal The Prime Minister stressed that "we have not got a deal yet" as expectations grow that a resolution could be close Belfast Live · Feb 17, 2023
Analysis: DUP's big decision on Brexit's Northern Ireland Protocol edges closer The PM spent much more time locked in discussions with the DUP compared to any other party during his hastily arranged trip Belfast Live · Feb 17, 2023
Sunak facing threat of Tory rebellion over Northern Ireland protocol plans PM is embarking on frantic weekend of diplomacy in attempt to break post-Brexit deadlock The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2023
Sunak says no deal yet on Northern Ireland protocol Mr Sunak met with Stormont leaders earlier on Friday The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023
Rishi Sunak told to face down 'Tory Brexit cult' as he dashes to continent to get deal Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet EU chief Ursula Von Der Leyen and other European leaders at the Munich Security Conference following months of rows about the trading arrangements for Northern Ireland Daily Mirror · Feb 17, 2023
DUP leader ‘hopeful’ deal can be done on NI protocol but insists work remains Sir Jeffrey Donaldson held talks with the Prime Minister in Belfast amid mounting speculation that the UK and EU are poised to strike an agreement. The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023
UK's Sunak, EU's von der Leyen to discuss N. Ireland this week - Times British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are due to speak before the end of the week about a new Northern Ireland protocol deal, The Times reported on Thursday. Reuters · Feb 16, 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
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
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 13, 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. The Independent UK · Feb 12, 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 Belfast Live · Feb 11, 2023
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.
The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023 Verdict underlines need for political solution to NI Protocol – DUP leader The UK Supreme Court dismissed a challenge from a group of unionists and Brexiteers over the legality of the trading arrangement.
The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023 EU ‘anxious to deal’ with unionist concerns over NI Protocol, says Tanaiste Micheal Martin was speaking after meeting with the five main political parties in Belfast on Friday.
The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023 Omagh bomb inquiry: Irish Government ‘must hold a similar process in parallel’ DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said he pressed Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin on the matter in a meeting on Friday.
The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023 DUP reiterates it will not re-enter Stormont until protocol replaced Tanaiste Micheal Martin is meeting the major Stormont parties today amid continuing impasse over restoring the Assembly.
Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2023 Rishi Sunak warned over Northern Ireland Brexit deal DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson respondied to speculation that the UK and EU are close to finally agreeing a deal
The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023 Opposition to Northern Ireland Protocol vindicated – DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has addressed party members and supporters in Co Fermanagh.
The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023 ‘Large gap to be bridged’ over Northern Ireland Protocol, minister warns Steve Baker said ‘we simply must make progress on the protocol’, adding that he hoped the exchange ‘will be heard in the EU’.
Belfast Live · Jan 23, 2023 Tributes to Alex Easton's parents after Bangor house fire "It's your worst nightmare to hear that."
The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023 EU and UK negotiators must be given ‘space’ to reach NI Protocol deal Ireland’s deputy premier Micheal Martin said both sides had to overcome challenges if an agreement was to be stuck.