Here’s why Brexit could imperil peace in Northern Ireland
It’s 20 years since the Good Friday Agreement established imperfect peace. Hard Brexiters who question the pact are undermining it.
6 things to say if EU holds up transition over Ireland
UK and EU are locked in talks to nail down transition deal before next week’s summit. But it could all fall apart over Irish border.
Irish problem shows EU is a peace project
Brits tend to reject peace project argument for EU, thinking it’s all related to WW2. Now Brexiters are trashing peace project in Ireland.
Could DUP be shafted by Irish Sea border in Brexit deal?
And will they shaft May in return? If DUP are worried Tories will back checks between Britain and Northern Ireland, they can pull the rug.
Brexiters forging ‘Dishonourable Britain’ in Ireland
Brexiters’ approach to UK commitments over Northern Ireland reveals disdain for British history, honour, and soldiers who died in province.
Ireland backs soft Brexiters in UK cabinet battle
Irish deputy prime minister says his country wants to be UK’s “closest friend” but warns of “hard choices” ahead.
4 more brilliant Brexit brainwaves from Boris
From robots and submersible drones to literally invisible borders, we wonder how Johnson might follow his inspired Channel bridge proposal.
Might Tory Brexiters ditch DUP if push comes to shove?
What if Brextremists decided only way to get hard border for Britain was to accept sea border and abandon their allies in Ulster?
May and her merry Brexiters throw everything up in air again
PM’s “nothing agreed until everything agreed” mantra means citizens’ rights, Ireland and money aren’t solved. How can she expect EU respect?
EU helped May out because it fears successor would be worse
In agreeing “sufficient” progress had been made in talks, Brussels decided that PM must be rescued from both DUP and cabinet Brexiters.
Gove is ignorant or lying: we can’t rip up future EU deal
Brexit ayatollah is trying to calm Tory nerves over May’s capitulation by saying we can diverge from any EU rules we don’t like. Nonsense.
Wheels on government’s Brexit strategy shaking loose
Today’s deal comes hot on heels of clash with DUP, Davis’ vanishing impact assessments and damning Lords report. It doesn’t bode well.