Posted By: September 28, 2016
First ministers only became aware of Brexit warning after “information request”John Manley. Irish News (Belfast). Wednesday, September 28, 2016Mike Nesbitt wants to know if the assembly was misled over the consequences of Brexit. Arlene Foster and Martin McGuiness’s office last night claimed the two ministers only became aware of a civil service report warning of Brexit’s grave implications for the […]
Posted By: September 27, 2016
BBC NI. Tuesday, September 27, 2016 A cross-party group of politicians in Northern Ireland has won the right to mount a legal challenge over Brexit.They argue the Good Friday Agreement and peace process means there must be a Parliamentary vote if Northern Ireland is to leave the EU.A High Court judge rejected arguments the case should be dealt […]
Posted By: September 27, 2016
Fionnuala O Connor. Irish News. Tuesday 27, 2016Northern Ireland MPs, though rarely discussed, are surely an odd phenomenon, as distant from political realities as some British MPs in Greatly-divided Britain. What are they for?The thought is prompted by obituaries for a unionist who spanned pre-Troubles and early Troubles, Robin Chichester-Clark.In an era now remote, he inherited a seat from […]
Posted By: September 26, 2016
Stephen Walker BBC News NI Political Correspondent September 25, 2016 The shadow Northern Ireland secretary has said the vote to leave the European Union has put the border at risk, severely damaged the economy and gives sustenance to those who want to break up the UK.Dave Anderson made his comments at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool.In his first address as […]
Posted By: September 24, 2016
Kate Ferguson. Irish News (Belfast). Saturday,September 24, 2016 The president of the European Parliament said the UK government was in “no way prepared” for Britain to vote to leave the EU and is unsure when it wants to begin formal Brexit negotiations.Martin Schulz has pressed Theresa May to trigger Article 50 and start talks as soon as possible so they do not […]
