Patrick Lyoya, Daunte Wright, Andre Hill, Rayshard Brooks, Atatiana Jefferson, Aura Rosser, Stephon Clark, Botham Jean, Jacob Blake, Philando Castile, Alton Sterling, Akai Gurley. A drop in the ocean of victims of an American policing policy that amounts to ‘shoot first, ask questions later’ when it comes to Black people. Scratch the surface and you’ll find a litany of cases over the past few years alone that could have so easily been handled with patience and compassion – as it should be – yet so often have resulted in death and the destruction of families and communities. Hill and Clark, for example, were shot because police somehow mistook the mobile phones they were holding for weapons. Blake was shot in the back multiple times at close range as he tried to enter his car. Read the detail around enough of these cases and you begin to get the picture. Contrast all that with Kyle Rittenhouse , Robert Aaron Long, Benjamin Murdy, Brian Riley, Floyd Ray Roseberry, Jeffrey … [Read more...] about ‘Buffalo shooting shows life is black and white for trigger happy police in US’
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Northern Ireland Protocol: Is the DUP’s defiance starting to soften?
Enda McClafferty Published 20 minutes ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Every high-wire act needs a safety net and Stormont is no different. It came in the form of legislation designed to ensure that no matter what happened, the facade of government would survive. All the bases were covered or so officials thought. A functional assembly providing cover for a dysfunctional executive. But that carefully woven safety net fell apart when the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) blocked the election of a speaker as part of its protest against the protocol. But is the DUP defiance now starting to soften. What is the Northern Ireland Protocol? Claims about Northern Ireland's Brexit fact-checked Truss sets out new law on Northern Ireland trade deal The government's pledge to legislate "within weeks" to override parts of the Northern Ireland … [Read more...] about Northern Ireland Protocol: Is the DUP’s defiance starting to soften?
‘Incapable of delivering’ Boris Johnson’s broken promise on Brexit border slammed
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
DUP ‘chaos’ strategy to ‘erode support for union’ with Brexit demands, Alliance MP warns
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 urged to ‘stop dithering’ and move to scrap Northern Ireland protocol for good
Liz Truss outlines 'necessity to act' on Northern Ireland 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 Liz Truss announced on Tuesday that a new law would be introduced to change the post- Brexit trade deal for Northern Ireland alongside further talks with the European Union . A row over the Northern Ireland protocol’s impact on trade has caused friction in efforts to form a new Executive in Stormont. Related articles Brexit: EU 'disbelief and dismay' over UK 'reckless' plans Boris to bring in new NI secretary The Democratic Unionist Party refuses to join a power-sharing administration with Sinn Fein unless concerns over … [Read more...] about Liz Truss urged to ‘stop dithering’ and move to scrap Northern Ireland protocol for good