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Peter Kyle hits out at Johnson’s broken promise on Northern Ireland Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top politics stories again SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Northern Ireland 's Shadow Secretary of State Peter Kyle threw a punch at UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson for having broken his promise to prevent a customs border in the Irish Sea. As part of the Northern Ireland Protocol, the European Union and the UK both agreed the best way to protect the Good Friday Agreement and preserve peace in Ireland was a customs border in the Irish Sea instead of putting one up between the two Irelands. Related articles Tories, Labour, Lib Dems and SNP shamed over 'low calibre' MPs PMQs LIVE: Johnson … [Read more...] about ‘Incapable of delivering’ Boris Johnson’s broken promise on Brexit border slammed

NI protocol break to create 'horror scenarios' for EU says expert Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top politics stories again SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The European Union fears that a break from the Northern Ireland protocol by the British Government would result in "horror scenarios" for Brussels, BBC's Europe editor has argued. Katya Adler believes the EU fears that the European single market would be left "vulnerable" in the event the Brexit trade rules agreed upon between London and Brussels were to be torn up by Boris Johnson's Government. Related articles Sturgeon's bizarre NATO ambitions torn apart by expert Boris to bring in new NI secretary Ms Adler told BBC's Newscast: … [Read more...] about EU braces for ‘horror scenarios’ as Brexit failure to leave single market ‘vulnerable’

DUP ‘chaos’ strategy ‘to erode support for union’ in NI says MP Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top politics stories again SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The Democratic Unionist Party ( DUP )’s alleged strategy of running down the clock to trigger a new election down the line could backfire on the DUP and reduce support for unionism, an Alliance MP has warned. Speculation has been circulating in the alleys of Northern Ireland ’s Stormont Assembly about the DUP wanting to block the Sinn Fein ’s Government in order to trigger a new election – and win it.  DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson blocked the formation of a Government by refusing to nominate a speaker, plunging Northern Ireland into a political crisis. Against … [Read more...] about DUP ‘chaos’ strategy to ‘erode support for union’ with Brexit demands, Alliance MP warns

Liz Truss grilled over ‘timescale’ of Protocol Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top politics stories again SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announced on Tuesday plans for a new bill that would make key changes to the Brexit protocol. In light of the announcement, Ms Truss was challenged this morning on the timescale of the legislation and when it is expected to be passed by the Parliament. Ms Truss responded that despite it being certain that the bill will be introduced in the coming weeks, “[the timescale] is a matter for the Parliament”. “I’m determined to resolve this issue and get this legislation through”, she added as pressured over NI protocol future steps. Related articles … [Read more...] about ‘What’s the timescale?!’ Liz Truss squirms as she fails to forecast end to Brexit row

Ann Widdecombe rages at 'unreasonable' EU Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top politics stories again SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The Brexit Party MEP  slated Northern Ireland protocol and said the “Brexit deal” is to blame for the current crisis with the section of the withdrawal deal rather than Brexit itself. Ms Widdecombe discouraged Boris Johnson from keeping negotiating with Brussels, as she warned “the European Union is not going to be reasonable” over Brexit and NI protocol as “they want to deter other member states from leaving [the union]”. Related articles Sturgeon's bizarre NATO ambitions torn apart by expert Boris to bring in new NI secretary Ms Widdecombe said: … [Read more...] about ‘Brexit is not to blame!’ Ann Widdecombe slates protocol as she rages at ‘unreasonable’ EU

Brexiteer slams PM over 'declaration of surrender' to EU Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top politics stories again SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Brexit Watch's Ben Habib has lashed out at Boris Johnson 's apparent rowing back on plans to break with the Brexit treaty governing trade between the EU, Northern Ireland, and Great Britain. Mr Habib believes the Prime Minister is running scared of reprisals from Brussels amid a growing mood in Westminister that the problems with the Protocol must be addressed. Mr Johson was called out by Mr Habib for not imposing a deadline on removing customs checks under Article 16 to end the protocol unilaterally. Related articles Sturgeon's bizarre NATO ambitions … [Read more...] about Johnson ‘fears EU reprisal’ as Brexiteer slams PM over ‘declaration of surrender’ to bloc

Brexit: Northern Ireland has been 'betrayed' says Nigel Farage Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top politics stories again SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Nigel Farage openly questioned what the consequences of a “break-up of the UK with Northern Ireland ” would be for the whole Union as London keeps pressuring the European Union to review the Brexit protocol. Mr Farage insisted the people of Northern Ireland "have been let down”, adding “there’s no doubt they’ve been betrayed” by the Government. Liz Truss on Tuesday outlined her plan to shake up the protocol in order to avoid checks between the nation and the rest of Great Britain. Related articles Sturgeon's bizarre NATO ambitions torn apart by … [Read more...] about Farage rings alarm bells for UK if Brexit row not solved ‘Who knows what consequences are’

UK inflation hits 40-year high - live updates I can't afford to be in my job, says constable who collared Patel Ministers warm to windfall tax after polling finds it ‘wildly popular’ EU offers UK NI Protocol olive branch... but threatens trade war Russia-Ukraine latest: Mediators attempt to save Azovstal fighters S ir Keir Starmer has accused Boris Johnson of performing the "hokey cokey" over imposing a windfall tax on oil and gas giants to help tackle the cost of living crisis. The Labour leader said "one minute they are ruling it in, the next they are ruling it out" as he urged the Prime Minister to back the levy. Sir Keir also predicted that the Government will eventually be forced into rolling out the policy as he said "every single day he [Mr Johnson] delays his inevitable U-turn - he is going to do it - he is choosing to let people struggle when they don't need to". The Prime Minister repeated the Government's position that it does not … [Read more...] about Stop the ‘hokey cokey’ and back windfall tax, Keir Starmer tells Boris Johnson

Cost of living: Government needs to 'get on and act' says Reeves Get pensions news and advice plus latest money alerts for FREE now SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Boris Johnson ’s Government should start addressing the cost of living crisis and introduce the windfall tax to relieve pressure on people’s budgets, Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has slammed. The Office for National Statistics reports inflation galloping at its fastest rate in 40 years, with a 9 percent inflation recorded in April. This puts the average annual gas and electricity bill close to £2,000. Related articles UK heatwave: Blistering 27C plume to BAKE Britain 'Don't tell me what I can and can't eat!' Boris slammed for … [Read more...] about ‘Stop insulting people!’ Reeves erupts she demands cost of living pressure relieved now

PMQs: Boris Johnson slams Starmer's 'lust to raise taxes' Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top politics stories again SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Angela Rayner was spotted attempting to shout down the Prime Minister from the Labour frontbenches during a fierce clash during PMQs in Parliament. Boris Johnson caused Keir Starmer's Deputy leader to erupt after delivering a brutal jibe at the Labour Party's record on taxation amid a row over a windfall tax on big oil firms. Related articles Sturgeon's bizarre NATO ambitions torn apart by expert Boris to bring in new NI secretary Mr Johnson told MPs: "Nothing could be more transparent from this exchange than their lust to raise taxes. … [Read more...] about ‘How can you even say that?’ Angela Rayner shouts at Boris Johnson after Labour tax jibe