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The EU’s ambassador to the UK Joao Vale de Almeida urged against taking unilateral action to rewrite the Northern Ireland Protocol.

LIZ Truss is ploughing ahead with plans to rip up parts of the UK Government’s Brexit deal relating to Northern Ireland.

As the British government indicates it is preparing to deviate from the Northern Ireland Protocol – a key part of the Brexit deal – the European Commissioner overseeing EU-UK relations tells FRANCE 24 he is "appealing to the UK government to come back to the negotiating table". Maros Sefcovic spoke…

The Northern Ireland Assembly has begun to sit for the first time since the May 5 election

Prospect of trade war brought closer as ministers ratchet up tensions with Brussels

Boris Johnson said the DUP would not join a powersharing agreement until changes have been made to the Brexit treaty.

Sinn Fein has called on the DUP to re-enter government this week.

The DUP said it will not nominate ministers until the UK Government acts over issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has not ruled out refusing to nominate a speaker, which would stop the Assembly from functioning, on Friday.