Can the UK really afford a trade war with the EU?
Threats by Boris Johnson’s government to abandon the Northern Ireland protocol are likely to be mere posturing.
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Fergal Keane’s Diary: My fears for Northern Ireland, confronting PTSD, and the dog that keeps me on an even keel
Belfast was my first encounter with the violence humans inflict on each other – I am gripped by anxiety for…
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Could Michelle O’Neill be Northern Ireland’s final first minister?
How Sinn Féin’s Stormont leader prevailed – in a province whose existence she wants to end.
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Is a united Ireland now inevitable?
As Sinn Féin surges with voters, Irish reunification seems closer than ever. But the real debate over what the new…
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What does Paul Givan’s resignation as first minister of Northern Ireland mean?
We could be looking at the beginning of the end of power-sharing in Northern Ireland
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The UK government has blinked over Brexit. The question is: why?
Has Boris Johnson’s administration retreated in the face of EU opposition – or is it just conserving its strength?
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Will Boris Johnson trigger a Brexit trade war over the Northern Ireland protocol?
Suspending the Brexit deal could lead to months of renegotiation.
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The UK-EU relationship is unravelling before Keir Starmer’s eyes – but still he ties himself in knots over Brexit
The latest Brexit talks raise the issue of Irish nationalism – which is especially divisive within Westminster, and above all…
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