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UK presses on with Brexit deal changes despite EU opposition

June 27, 2022

This photo dated Dec 9, 2020 shows flags of the Union Jack and the EU ahead of Britain's prime minister's meeting on post Brexit trade deal with European Commission president, in Brussels. (OLIVIER HOSLET / POOL / AFP) LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government will press ahead on...

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UK says no reason for negative EU reaction to N. Ireland law

June 15, 2022

A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss speaking to MPs during a statement on the Northern Ireland Protocol, at the House of Commons, in London, on May 17, 2022. (JESSICA TAYLOR / UK PARLIAMENT / AFP) LONDON - Britain told the European Union...

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Britain to defy EU with ‘trivial’ Northern Ireland law

June 14, 2022

A bus drives past a board indicating exchange currencies between the sterling and the US dollar and euro, in central London on April 22, 2022. (TOLGA AKMEN / AFP) LONDON – Britain will set out plans on Monday to override some of the post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, scrapping...

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Minister: UK’s new N. Ireland trade rules will not break law

June 13, 2022

Britain's Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis arrives to attend a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London on June 7, 2022. (NIKLAS HALLE'N / AFP) LONDON- Legislation that Britain will unilaterally bring forward on Monday to scrap some of the rules that govern post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland will not...

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Risking EU clash, UK pushes post-Brexit Northern Ireland bill

June 11, 2022

Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss arrives to attend a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London on June 7, 2022. (NIKLAS HALLE'N / AFP) LONDON – Britain will present legislation to parliament on Monday to unilaterally revise the post-Brexit trade arrangements for Northern Ireland, raising the risk of a...

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UK confirms plan to change N. Ireland Protocol with EU

May 19, 2022

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Ireland: EU ready to work with UK but protocol must be kept

May 17, 2022

A poster reading "No Irish Sea Border" is pictured atttached to a lmap post outside of Larne port, north of Belfast in Northern Ireland on Feb 3, 2022. (PAUL FAITH / AFP) BRUSSELS - Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Monday that the European Union is ready to talk...

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UK-EU rift deepens over N Ireland protocol

May 13, 2022

Container ship Elbcarrier is seen in the Belfast Harbour and docks area in Northern Ireland on Dec 11, 2020. (PAUL FAITH / AFP) LONDON - The United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) disagreed on Thursday over how to fix Brexit's Northern Ireland Protocol problem. London said it "will have...

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UK rejects EU proposals to resolve N Irish trade row

May 12, 2022

Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, arrives to attend a service of commemoration and thanksgiving to mark Anzac Day in Westminster Abbey in London on April 25, 2022. (DANIEL LEAL / AFP) LONDON - Britain said on Wednesday it would not shy away from taking action to resolve post-Brexit trade tensions...

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Sinn Fein calls for united Ireland debate after historic election win

May 9, 2022

Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland and Irish republican Sinn Fein party member Michelle O'Neill (center left) takes a selfie photograph with Sinn Fein party President Mary Lou McDonald (center right) as they arrive at the Magherafelt Meadowbank sports centre in Magherafelt, Co Londonderry, on May 7, 2022. (PAUL FAITH...

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N. Ireland first minister quits over post-Brexit trade rules

February 5, 2022

First Minister of Northern Ireland Paul Givan speaks to the media at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Feb 3, 2022, following his announcement that he will resign his post in a Brexit protocol protest. (PETER MORRISON / PA VIA AP) LONDON – Northern Ireland's First Minister Paul...

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UK urges EU to avoid trade war if Brexit deal suspended

November 18, 2021

This Nov 15, 2021 photo shows tug master tractors at the Port of Belfast in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.(PAUL FAITH / BLOOMBERG) The United Kingdom warned the European Union not to start a trade war if Boris Johnson’s government suspends part of the Brexit settlement over Northern Ireland, saying a...

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Britain, Ireland trade barbs on Twitter over Brexit deal

October 11, 2021

Britain's Minister of State for EU Relations David Frost speaks about Brexit on the second day of the annual Conservative Party Conference being held at the Manchester Central convention centre in Manchester, north-west England, on Oct 4, 2021. (PAUL ELLIS / AFP) LONDON - Britain and Ireland traded barbs on...

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EU drafts N. Ireland plan to avert collision with UK

October 8, 2021

This Dec 9, 2020 photo shows flags of the Union Jack and the EU ahead of Britain's prime minister's meeting on post Brexit trade deal with European Commission president, in Brussels. (OLIVIER HOSLET / POOL / AFP) The European Union is drafting proposals to address British concerns about trade flows...

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Fix it or ditch it, UK’s Johnson warns EU on N. Ireland deal

October 3, 2021

In this file photo taken on Dec 11, 2017 pro-EU protesters wave EU and Union flags outside the Houses of Parliament in central London. (BEN STANSALL / AFP) BELFAST - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that Northern Ireland's contentious post-Brexit trading arrangements could work in principle if...

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EU rejects UK demand to renegotiate N. Ireland protocol

September 9, 2021

This file photo shows the flag of the UK and the flag of EU on Sept 20, 2019 in Brussels. (KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / POOL / AFP) BRUSSELS - The European Union and Britain must resolve problems over Northern Ireland trading using the protocol agreed between them, the EU's Brexit coordinator...

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Irish deputy PM: UK preparing to extend Brexit grace periods

September 7, 2021

DUBLIN - Britain is set to announce further extensions to post-Brexit grace periods on some goods imports to Northern Ireland, Irish deputy prime minister Leo Varadkar said on Monday, suggesting London and Brussels had agreed they needed more time for talks. Ireland is a key player in post-Brexit trade talks...

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HK erupts in cheers again as Tokyo medal tally grows

July 29, 2021

Cheers erupted across Hong Kong once again on Wednesday as the SAR scooped its second medal at the Tokyo Games. Some Hongkongers celebrated in shopping malls where they watched Siobhan Haughey take silver in the women's 200 metre freestyle final, while SAR officials put out messages of congratulations. About a...

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UK demands new deal on post-Brexit trade for N Ireland

July 22, 2021

This May 3, 2021 photo shows a general view of Parliament buildings at Stormont, Belfast, Nortern Ireland. (PAUL FAITH / AFP) LONDON - Britain on Wednesday demanded a new deal from the European Union to oversee post-Brexit trade involving Northern Ireland but shied away from unilaterally ditching part of the...

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UK to warn EU ‘it may deviate from Brexit deal on N. Ireland’

July 20, 2021

An Anti Brexit campaigner smiles as she demonstrates in Westminster in London, Nov 19, 2018. (KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH / AP) BRUSSELS / LONDON - Britain will threaten this week to deviate from the Brexit deal unless the European Union shows more flexibility over Northern Ireland, one UK and three EU sources...