Four of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s most senior aides have quit Downing Street, including his policy chief Munira Mirza. With Johnson still feeling the reverberations of the so-called ‘partygate’ scandal and under fire for remarks he made about Labor Party leader Sir Keir Starmer, Mirza and three other top advisers – Jack Doyle, Dan Rosenfield … Read more
Boris Johnson’s chief spin doctor has resigned from his role at No 10, the Downing Street press office has confirmed this evening (Thursday). In the second major departure from Downing Street today, Jack Doyle, the Downing Street director of communications, is said to have told staff his intention was always to leave after two years. … 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