Theresa May’s minority administration has failed to secure a deal with Ulster’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) ahead of the Queen’s Speech on Wednesday, June 21st, with the Northern Irish party describing a Downing Street in “chaos”. The DUP, as a
Ulster’s Democratic Unionist Party, which is expected to prop up Theresa May’s minority government over the coming months, has spurned Tory Remainers who hoped they would force the Prime Minister to ask the EU for a so-called ‘Soft Brexit’. According
The Queen’s speech, which lays out the governing party’s legislative programme, has been postponed until June 21st, with the announcement of an agreement between the Conservative and the Democratic Unionists delayed by the Grenfell Tower fire. This has left Sinn Féin time to seek meetings with the Labour Party in Westminster.
Amidst outrage over a potential “confidence and supply” deal between the Tories and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), critics have pointed out that Labour tried to strike a similar deal in 2010.
The prospect of a pact between the Tory Government and Ulster’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has been welcomed as “positive” news for Jewish people and Israel by community leaders.
Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn has threatened to vote down the Queen’s Speech, saying the Labour Party would “put down a substantial amendment”, focusing on austerity and a “jobs-first Brexit”.
After a spokesman from Downing Street announced in error Saturday night that No. 10 had come to a “confidence and supply” agreement with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), both sides have issued statements confirming that talks are still ongoing.
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) are in a powerful position, with the Tories pleading with them to prop up a minority government.
LONDON (AP) – Beleaguered British Prime Minister Theresa May was working to fill out the ranks of her minority government Saturday after an election that proved disastrous for her Conservative Party and complicating for Britain’s exit from the European Union.
Theresa May has been called “delusional” and “in denial” after giving a ‘victory speech’ in which she promised to remain in power and carry on as normal for another five years, despite last night’s disastrous election result.
DUBLIN (AP) — The Northern Ireland Assembly faces likely dissolution for an election that could make revival of a Catholic-Protestant government more difficult.
The Irish district council of Derry and Strabane approved a motion, by majority vote, to back a campaign to boycott Israeli goods in solidarity with Palestinians, Thursday.
A Northern Irish Member of Parliament (MP) has attacked the “base level of politics” of pro-European Union (EU) campaigners using ‘Project Fear’ tactics to warn that Brexit could jeopardise the Northern Ireland peace process. Gavin Robinson, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP for East
BELFAST – A British exit from the European Union (EU) would not wreck Northern Ireland’s economy, the minister widely expected to be named the province’s next leader said on Monday, urging London to be bolder in its renegotiation with Brussels.
Ireland’s most famous drag queen, Panti Bliss (also known as Rory O’Neill) is backing the campaign for same-sex civil marriage in Northern Ireland. The high profile campaigner for gay marriage in the Irish Republic’s historic referendum was speaking ahead of
BELFAST, April 9 (Reuters) – Less than two decades after a U.S.-brokered deal brought peace to Northern Ireland, British Prime Minister David Cameron may have to go cap in hand to one side of the sectarian divide if he wants
Nigel Farage’s hand could be significantly strengthened in any coalition negotiation by a deal with both main Unionist parties in Parliament. Earlier this week the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) announced an electoral pact, which
