Why Boris Johnson’s meeting with Leo Varadkar is unlikely to lead to any progress on Brexit
It isn't a question of each side giving an inch, but of two fundamentally irreconcilable positions on customs and the…
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What Boris Johnson and his allies get wrong about Britain and Ireland
In private and in public, Team Johnson's argument about customs and the Good Friday Agreement doesn't prove the point they…
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The callous disregard that Boris Johnson shows for Northern Ireland is scandalous
The Good Friday Agreement is in peril.
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Cabinet unease grows over No 10 memo on Brexit threats
Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith’s criticism of Downing Street’s threats reflects deeper worries.
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From backdoor to backstop: Ireland’s shifting relationship with Britain and Europe
England’s “Irish Question” first emerged in the Middle Ages and has returned to haunt the present Brexit crisis. But is…
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Has Boris Johnson made a breakthrough in the Brexit talks?
You can just about see the landing zone for a rebadged withdrawal agreement that, if you squint hard enough, looks…
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“Pacts can often be counter-productive”: Naomi Long on the next general election
The Alliance leader on Brexit, the prospects for cooperation between Northern Ireland's Remain parties, and a hung parliament.
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Would a Northern Ireland-only backstop break the Brexit deadlock?
Even if Boris Johnson chooses to turn on the DUP, there is little evidence that he would attract the MPs…
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