northern ireland

Germany, Ireland slam UK move toward overriding Brexit deal

July 5, 2022 Mike Fuller, Associated Press

LONDON — Germany and Ireland have condemned the U.K government’s move towards unilaterally rewriting parts of the post-Brexit deal with the European Union. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Irish counterpart Simon Coveney said there […]

Johnson’s move to rewrite Brexit rules clears 1st hurdle

June 28, 2022 Sylvia Hui, Associated Press

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s bid to rip up parts of the post-Brexit trade deal he signed with the European Union has cleared its first hurdle in Parliament, despite warnings from opponents that […]

UK moves to rewrite Brexit rules; EU threatens legal action

June 14, 2022 Sylvia Hui and Danica Kirka, Associated Press

LONDON — Britain’s government on Monday proposed new legislation that would unilaterally rewrite post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, despite opposition from some U.K. lawmakers and EU officials who say the move violates international law. […]

UK raises stakes in EU feud with threat to break Brexit deal

May 23, 2022 Jill Lawless, Associated Press

LONDON — The British government dramatically escalated a fight with the European Union by saying it will pass a law to scrap parts of the trade treaty signed by the two sides less than two […]

Johnson: UK will act on Northern Ireland rules if EU won’t

May 17, 2022 Jill Lawless, Associated Press

LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday renewed British threats to break a Brexit agreement with the European Union, blaming it for a political crisis that’s blocking the formation of a new government in […]

N.Ireland parties urged to work together after Sinn Fein win

May 11, 2022 Sylvia Hui, Associated Press

LONDON — The U.K., U.S. and Irish governments have urged rival parties in Northern Ireland to come together to resurrect its power-sharing government after Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein scored a historic victory to become […]

N. Ireland officials seek advice on halt of Brexit checks

February 4, 2022 Danica Kirka, Associated Press

LONDON — Officials in Northern Ireland sought legal advice Thursday after a government minister ordered them to stop inspecting cargoes arriving from other parts of the U.K., in violation of the Brexit agreement between Britain […]

UK blames ‘heavy-handed’ EU for Brexit deal problems

October 5, 2021 Jill Lawless, Associated Press

MANCHESTER, England — Britain’s Brexit minister threatened Monday to trigger a contentious break clause in the U.K.’s divorce deal with the European Union — a move that would send the U.K.’s already chilly relations with […]

Pelosi warns UK not to imperil N Ireland peace with Brexit

September 17, 2021 Associated Press

LONDON — House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned Britain on Friday that there will be no U.S.-U.K. trade deal unless the British government solves post-Brexit disagreements with the European Union that risk destabilizing Northern […]

EU chief rejects renegotiation of Northern Ireland rules in Brexit pact

July 23, 2021 Danica Kirka and Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press

LONDON — The head of the European Union’s executive arm flatly refused Thursday to renegotiate post-Brexit trade rules with the U.K. after Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the bloc to work with his government to […]