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Rishi Sunak must defy Tory ‘Brexit purity cult’ to get protocol deal, says Starmer

Labour leader offers ‘political cover’ – as he urges PM to stand up to MPs in European Research Group

The Independent UK

Chris Heaton Harris defends excluding Sinn Fein leader from talks

"There are many factors which go into the thought process"

Belfast Live

Exclusion of party leaders from NI protocol meetings must end – McDonald

The row over Mary Lou McDonald’s exclusion from a meeting this week has overshadowed talks on the protocol and Stormont crisis.

The Independent UK

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Sinn Fein's Mary Lou McDonald believes stalemate on Northern Irish protocol could 'move quickly'

Brexit talks collapsed yesterday after Ms McDonald excluded from meetings with the British Foreign Secretary

Irish Mirror

‘Not wise’ to invite Sinn Fein leader to NI Protocol meeting – Heaton-Harris

Sir Keir Starmer, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Micheal Martin are all in Northern Ireland for talks on the protocol.

The Independent UK

Warning that EU and UK not close to protocol deal as political talks take place

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s comments came as Leo Varadkar, Micheal Martin and Sir Keir Starmer are all in Northern Ireland for talks over the protocol.

The Independent UK

Varadkar and Starmer head to Belfast as attempts to resolve protocol row ramp up

A meeting held by Foreign Secretary James Cleverly went awry after Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald was not allowed to take part.

The Independent UK

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Varadkar hopes exclusion of McDonald from protocol talks is not ‘new precedent’

The Sinn Fein leader was told she could not attend the meeting.

The Independent UK

Analysis: Not so clever from UK government as Sinn Fein snub overshadows Foreign Secretary visit

At a time when Stormont has collapsed amid cost-of-living pressures, the government may well be seen as needlessly petty

Belfast Live

Cleverly’s Brexit talks left in disarray by Sinn Féin and SDLP no-shows

Sinn Féin accuses UK government of ‘Tory petulance’ claiming its leader Mary Lou McDonald had been excluded from the talks

The Guardian - UK

More NHS staff to strike as Rishi Sunak confirms use of private healthcare – as it happened

Latest updates: physiotherapists the latest group to announce industrial action as PM says he is now registered with an NHS GP

The Guardian - UK

Sinn Fein withdrawal overshadows Cleverly talks with parties on protocol

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald accused the British Government of ‘Tory petulance’ after she said she was excluded from political talks.

The Independent UK

Sinn Fein withdraws from talks with James Cleverly after Mary Lou McDonald 'excluded'

The Foreign Secretary was due to meet Stormont party leaders in Belfast to discuss the protocol and the collapse of devolution

Belfast Live

Sinn Fein pulls out of protocol meeting after party leader ‘excluded’

The roundtable talks with Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will concentrate on the NI Protocol and the powersharing crisis at Stormont.

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Irish Mirror

David Cullinane denies Sinn Féin's recent dip in polls is linked to mentions of party in Gerry Hutch trial

Former Sinn Fein councillor Jonathan Dowdall was sentenced to four years in prison last year for facilitating the murder of David Byrne in Dublin’s Regency Hotel in February 2016

Irish Mirror

Ivana Bacik non-committal on ruling out Labour coalition with Sinn Féin

In an interview with the Irish Mirror, Ivana Bacik said that her "personal opinion" remains that Labour should not go into coalition with Sinn Fein but refused to rule it out.

Dublin Live

Leo Varadkar 'would rather resign' than go into coalition with Sinn Fein

The Fine Gael leader said he would be "totally against" sharing power with Mary Lou McDonald's party

Irish Mirror

Leo Varadkar would resign from Fine Gael rather than go into coalition with Sinn Féin

The Taoiseach made the comments on a new RTE documentary

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Belfast Live

Leo Varadkar pledges humility and resolve as he becomes Irish premier again

The Fine Gael leader has replaced the Fianna Fail leader as Taoiseach under the terms of the 2020 coalition deal

The Guardian - UK

Leo Varadkar returns as Ireland’s taoiseach in rotation agreement

Micheál Martin hands over to Fine Gael leader after two years at head of coalition government

The Independent UK

Leo Varadkar pledges ‘humility and resolve’ as he becomes Irish premier again

Fine Gael leader Mr Varadkar has replaced Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin as taoiseach as part of a deal within the coalition government.

Irish Mirror

Mary Lou McDonald heckled in Dail over Hutch trial as she opposed Leo Varadkar for Taoiseach

The Irish Mirror understands that the heckles were driven by Fine Gael. There were also some shouts from the Fianna Fail benches about Ms McDonald’s house.

The National (Scotland)

Leo Varadkar set to return to power as Micheal Martin steps down as taoiseach

LEO Varadkar is set to return to power after the Irish parliament backed him to become the next taoiseach.

The Independent UK

Ireland’s Dail backs nomination of Leo Varadkar as taoiseach

Leo Varadkar replaces Micheal Martin in a planned handover of power within Ireland’s coalition government.

The Independent UK

Sinn Fein says it is time for a general election, not a switch of taoiseach

Mary Lou McDonald led opposition criticism of the handover of power from Micheal Martin to Leo Varadkar.

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