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G7 summit: Northern Ireland part of one great indivisible UK, says PM

Posted By: June 13, 2021

  BBC. Sunday, June 13, 2021   Boris Johnson says he “continuously” makes the point that Northern Ireland is part of “one great indivisible United Kingdom” amid a row at the G7. Reports claim French President Emmanuel Macron said at the summit that Northern Ireland was not part of the UK. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said […]

Basket case DUP should have learned from Sinn Féin

Posted By: June 12, 2021

Patrick Murphy. Irish News. Saturday, June 12, 2021. WHEN your starting point in politics is “Not an inch”, you must either acquire the skill to depart from it unnoticed, or stick to it and inevitably fail. After occasional flirting with the idea of conceding an inch, the DUP has returned to its unbending roots which […]

STATEMENTS JOINT AND SOLO

Posted By: June 12, 2021

By Irish Echo Staff. June 11, 2021 The meeting between President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Cornwall resulted in a detailed joint statement. The final section of the joint statement was headed “Commitment to Northern Ireland.” It stated: “Northern Ireland has taken huge strides forward since its courageous leaders put reconciliation […]

BIDEN URGED TO PUT PRESSURE ON PM OVER KINCORA SURVIVOR CASE

Posted By: June 11, 2021

BIDEN LANDS WITH WARNING FOR BRITAIN NOT TO “IMPERIL” PEACE PROCESS

Posted By: June 10, 2021

    JOE Biden flew into Britain last night ahead of a meeting with Boris Johnson today on his first overseas trip as US president. Mr. Biden will warn Mr. Johnson and the European Union not to “imperil” the Northern Ireland peace process, the US president’s national security adviser said, as they struggle to resolve […]