NI Protocol a manifestation of people attacking their Britishness , MPs told
PUP leaders gives evidence to NI Affairs Committee
Billy Hutchinson gives evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
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Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Loyalists in Northern Ireland view Brexit’s Irish Sea trade border as a manifestation of attacks on their British identity, MPs have been told.
EU-UK Brexit talks over Northern Ireland end with no breakthrough UK-EU Brexit talks on Northern Ireland ended after just over three hours with “no breakthroughs”. European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic and Brexit Minister Lord Frost met in London this morning but did not reach a consensus on how to implement the agreement in NI. Frost said that there was a “frank discussion” during the three-and-a-half hour talks, but that there had been no movement over the Northern Ireland Protocol. However, according to Frost both sides had agreed to carry on talking in a bid for a breakthrough.
READ MORE: Sefcovic warned that the EU’s patience was wearing “very, very thin” and that they are now at a “crossroads” in their relationship with the UK.
Peter Sheridan: Disaffection down to disappointing peace dividend in poor areas of Derry and Belfast
Peter Sheridan believes communities in Derry and Belfast affected by some of the unrest around the Irish protocol did not enjoy the economic dividend promised at the time of the Good Friday Agreement.
Friday, 28th May 2021, 5:48 pm
Mr. Sheridan, who is C.E.O. of Co-operation Ireland, made the observation at a briefing of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee this week.
The former Derry policeman was asked whether enough was being done to engage with the disaffected teenagers involved in the recent riots in predominantly unionist areas.