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Northern Ireland minister asks Irish government to give legacy body ‘a chance’

Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker has appealed to the Irish government to meet with the head of a new commission created under the UK Government’s controversial Legacy Act. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act received ...

23 Oct 2023 at 13:39

Northern Ireland

UK and Ireland ministers say relations ‘back on positive trajectory’

A meeting of Irish and British parliamentarians has heard that the relationship between the UK and Ireland is “back on a positive trajectory” following Brexit. However, key speakers told the 65th plenary session of the British-Irish Parliamentary ...

23 Oct 2023 at 12:35

National News

Varadkar cautions against supermajority in any future Irish unity vote

Irish premier Leo Varadkar has said that a UK government minister is “absolutely entitled to express his opinions” after suggesting that a super majority should be needed in a poll on Irish unity. Northern Ireland Office minister Steve Baker ...

27 Oct 2023 at 11:44

Northern Ireland

Supermajority comments ‘not a shift in UK Government policy over unity poll’

There has been no change in the UK Government’s position towards a referendum on Irish unity, Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has insisted. Appearing before the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, Mr Heaton-Harris also ...

25 Oct 2023 at 13:00

National News

No exemption for tourists visiting Northern Ireland via Ireland, says minister

There will be no exemption from electronic travel authorisations for tourists visiting Northern Ireland via Ireland, a minister has confirmed. Tory former minister Tim Loughton raised concerns about the potential ramifications of ...

21 Jun 2023 at 14:45

Northern Ireland

‘Urgent action needed’ over supply of veterinary medicines to Northern Ireland

Urgent action is needed from the Government over the supply of veterinary medicines to Northern Ireland to protect human and animal health, peers have said. The House of Lords cross-party Windsor Framework Sub-Committee has ...

30 Apr 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Tanaiste says still ‘hard, practical work’ needed to reconcile communities

Irish deputy premier Micheal Martin has said the potential for communities to reconcile as part of the Good Friday Agreement has not been fulfilled. In an interview with the BBC, the Tanaiste declined to say whether he ...

29 Oct 2023 at 14:23

Northern Ireland

Government ‘extremely reluctant’ to introduce direct rule for Northern Ireland

The Government is “extremely reluctant” to reintroduce direct rule from Westminster for Northern Ireland, a minister has said. However, Northern Ireland Office minister Steve Baker added that a “spectrum of options” ...

06 Apr 2023 at 10:12

National News

Stormont brake clears Commons despite opposition from Tory MPs and DUP

Rishi Sunak’s new deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland has cleared its first Commons test despite opposition from some Tory MPs and the DUP. MPs voted 515 to 29, majority 486, in favour of ...

22 Mar 2023 at 16:04

Baker says Brexit poll shows Irish unity vote should need supermajority

Northern Ireland

Steve Baker says Brexit vote ‘probably should have been a supermajority’

A Government minister has expressed regret that the Brexit referendum did not require a supermajority to pass, and suggested any vote on Irish unity should also use such a threshold. Northern Ireland Office ...

23 Oct 2023 at 17:45

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