Northern Ireland First Minister Paul Givan quits in Brexit protocol protest

Northern Ireland First Minister Paul Givan quits in Brexit protocol protest

Northern Ireland First Minister Paul Givan has announced his resignation from Stormont’s powersharing executive. The move by the Lagan Valley MLA is part of the Democratic Unionist Party’s escalating protest strategy against the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol. It comes 24 hours after Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots acted unilaterally to order a halt to agri-food checks … Read more

Paul Givan, First Minister of Northern Ireland, quits over Brexit border controls

Paul Givan, First Minister of Northern Ireland, quits over Brexit border controls

Paul Givan The First Minister of Northern Ireland has quit after it emerged Brexit border controls on British goods had continued despite a DUP order that the protocol checks should be stopped. Paul Givan’s resignation will also force Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill to quit as Deputy First Minister, which will leave the Northern Ireland Assembly … Read more

N Ireland orders halt to border checks in new Brexit glitch

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LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister on Wednesday ordered a halt to post-Brexit border checks at ports, another complication in a saga that has soured relations between the UK and the European Union. Edwin Poots said he had received legal advice saying he could halt inspections of agri-food products coming from the rest of … Read more

Ukraine crisis: Russian tanks surge to border as live-fire drills held near Ireland

Ukraine crisis: Russian tanks surge to border as live-fire drills held near Ireland

Russian soldiers and tanks have gathered in the Belarusian town of Kalinkavichy, which lies across the border from Kiev and could be a launching pad for an invasion Russia: Northern Fleet warships practice missions in Norwegian Sea Russian firepower continues to pour towards the Ukrainian border, despite the Kremlin dismissing “absurd” claims that it wants … Read more