@nytimesworld 5 years ago
“It’s a matter of principle. We are a party that is for a United Ireland, for Irish independence,” said the president of Sinn Fein, Mary Lou McDonald, defending its refusal to use its seven votes in Parliament to oppose Brexit https://nyti.ms/2UeIBbL
@nytimesworld 5 years ago
What is the Irish backstop? As the British Parliament votes for a second time on the prime minister's Brexit plan, it has become one of the overriding sticking points. https://nyti.ms/2TKBlmZ
@guardian 5 years ago
Brexit highlights: parliament votes for amendment on replacing Irish backstop – video https://trib.al/l2uCe4l
@rt.com 5 years ago
DUP begins flirting with Corbyn’s Labour as Brexit deal vote shakes parliamentary alliances