Ministers have accused the EU of stoking the row over the Northern Ireland protocol because they are jealous of the UK’s vaccine rollout. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng linked the increasingly bitter row over the Brexit divorce terms to the contrasting performance on jabs. He suggested that European politicians were ‘playing politics’ to distract attention from … Read more
Treasury’s new Northern campus will be in Darlington in boost for Tory ‘Red Wall’ and Boris Johnson’s ‘levelling up’ agenda Rishi Sunak unveiled his coronavirus recovery Budget in House of Commons Treasury is set to open its new northern campus in Red Wall seat of Darlington Boris Johnson has vowed to push on with his … Read more
Northern Ireland’s lockdown exit plan is to be revealed TODAY – but five-step strategy will NOT include dates like England’s roadmap with progress onto next stage based on Covid data The initial phase of easing plan is understood to be titled ‘cautious first steps’ Some primary school children in Northern Ireland will return to class on … Read more
US hedge fund snaps up £5bn of home loans: Northern Rock and B&B stake finally sold by UK government By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:53 GMT, 26 February 2021 | Updated: 21:53 GMT, 26 February 2021 Britain’s ‘bad bank’ created in the aftermath of the financial crisis has finally sold its remaining … Read more
Arlene Foster holds talks with loyalist paramilitary representatives over Northern Ireland protocol as Tories demand it is scrapped and warn it has had a ‘profound and negative effect’ amid wrangling with the EU DUP leader Arlene Foster met representative group for loyalist paramilitaries Loyalists are angry over new post-Brexit checks on goods arriving at NI … Read more
Unionists are launching legal challenges to overturn the Brexit protocol for Northern Ireland claiming it breaches the Good Friday Agreement and 1800 Act of Union. DUP leader Arlene Foster is spearheading a judicial review bid as she ramps up pressure for trade arrangements that do not create barriers between the province and the British mainland. … Read more
Man in his 20s is left fighting for his life after being shot in Northern Ireland Victim was taken to hospital and in a critical condition after being shot last night Police were called to report of shooting in the Hopewell Crescent area of Belfast Officers attended the scene along with the Northern Ireland Ambulance … Read more
The number of vulnerable children attending school in Northern Ireland has risen to around 3,000, a Stormont committee has heard. The Department of Health’s director of family and children’s policy, Eilis McDaniel, said data has been collected since the beginning of the pandemic following a fall in the number of referrals to children’s social services. Ms McDaniel said … Read more
The number of vulnerable children attending school in Northern Ireland has risen to around 3,000, a Stormont committee has heard. The Department of Health’s director of family and children’s policy, Eilis McDaniel, said data has been collected since the beginning of the pandemic following a fall in the number of referrals to children’s social services. Ms McDaniel said … Read more
‘Red Wall’ Tory MPs demand a ‘Northern Big Bang’ of investment and Government action to boost the region as they warn voters are ‘tired of being neglected in favour of London and the South East’ Northern Tories want PM to unleash a new investment boom in the region They say it needs plan comparable to 1980s … Read more