@nytimesworld 2 years ago
Britain moved ahead on Monday with plans to scuttle the post-Brexit trade rules in Northern Ireland, risking a clash with the European Union, a rift with neighboring Ireland, and tensions with the United States. https://nyti.ms/3xJXKnI
@nytimesworld 2 years ago
Britain moved ahead on Monday with plans to scuttle the post-Brexit trade rules in Northern Ireland, risking a clash with the European Union, a rift with neighboring Ireland, and tensions with the United States. https://nyti.ms/3NO1SbU
@nytimesworld 3 years ago
Brexit, which loyalists in Northern Ireland say is driving a wedge between them and the rest of the United Kingdom, has inflamed sectarian passions to a degree unseen in decades. Some fear an explosion in violence during the marching season in July. https://nyti.ms/3g40OCt
@nytimesworld 3 years ago
“You had a Brexit that took no account of the wishes of people in Scotland or Northern Ireland,” said a former Irish ambassador to Britain. “But that exists in parallel with a Conservative Party that celebrates the United Kingdom.” https://nyti.ms/3gGJPDV
@nytimesworld 4 years ago
Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain vowed to knit together a country split geographically and generationally by the Brexit debate. But the future now seems uncertain, with restiveness in Scotland and Northern Ireland for leaving the United Kingdom. https://nyti.ms/2tgbGY4
@nytimesworld 4 years ago
Many in Northern Ireland — whether they wish to remain in the United Kingdom or unify with Ireland — fear that the new Brexit deal would put the region at an economic disadvantage https://nyti.ms/2Bpq9l2
@nytimesworld 4 years ago
Many in Northern Ireland — whether they wish to remain in the United Kingdom or unify with Ireland — fear that the new Brexit deal would put the region at an economic disadvantage https://nyti.ms/2MrdxjK
@nytimesworld 4 years ago
Many in Northern Ireland — whether they wish to remain in the United Kingdom or unify with Ireland — fear that the new Brexit deal would put the region at an economic disadvantage https://nyti.ms/2BnlDDG
@TheNewEuropean 4 years ago
"The chances are, if Brexit goes through - a no-deal Brexit - it is going to be the end of Northern Ireland's union with the United Kingdom, with serious political consequences flowing from it" http://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/dominic-grieve-launches-new-bid-to-block-no-deal-brexit-1-6147395
@nytimesworld 5 years ago
Ireland, an independent nation that will remain a part of the European Union; and Northern Ireland, a region of the United Kingdom, which is set to leave the bloc — are fundamentally affected by Brexit. What do both want? https://nyti.ms/2K31ji5
@TheNewEuropean 5 years ago
“The question ​on the ballot paper did not ask us to choose between a hard or soft Brexit, a Canadian or a Norway-plus deal, or a deal that would separate Northern Ireland from the rest of the United Kingdom." https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/betty-boothroyd-criticises-theresa-may-boris-johnson-liam-fox-and-jeremy-corbyn-1-5851753
@TheNewEuropean 5 years ago
A report has suggested the "only winning scenario" for Northern Ireland following Brexit is a united Ireland https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/united-ireland-only-winning-scenario-after-brexit-says-report-1-5768507