The resignation of a number of senior Downing Street officials showed Boris Johnson “is taking charge,” a Government minister has said. Energy Secretary Greg Hands said the Prime Minister had promised there would be changes to No10 in his response to the release of Sue Gray’s report on lockdown parties in Whitehall on Monday. Four … Read more
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 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
LISBON — Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa won an overwhelming victory in Sunday’s general election, winning a third straight term, with his Socialist Party securing an absolute majority in parliament. “This is a special night for me,” Costa told the cheering fans. “The Portuguese have confirmed that they want a Socialist Party government for the … Read more