Boris Johnson urges NI parties to ‘seal power-sharing deal’

Media captionBoris Johnson: “I am committed to Good Friday Agreement” Boris Johnson has urged political parties in Northern Ireland to step up their efforts to restore devolved government, during talks in Belfast. The PM held a series of meetings with the five main Stormont parties, in which Brexit was also discussed. NI has been without […]

Boris Johnson urges NI parties to ‘seal power-sharing deal’

Media captionBoris Johnson: “I am committed to Good Friday Agreement” Boris Johnson has urged political parties in Northern Ireland to step up their efforts to restore power-sharing, during talks in Belfast. The PM held a series of meetings with the five main Stormont parties, in which Brexit was also discussed. On Tuesday night, Mr Johnson […]

Boris Johnson urges NI parties to ‘seal power-sharing deal’

Media captionBoris Johnson: “I am committed to Good Friday Agreement” Boris Johnson has urged political parties in Northern Ireland to step up their efforts to restore power-sharing, during talks in Belfast. The PM held a series of meetings with the five main Stormont parties, in which Brexit was also discussed. On Tuesday night, Mr Johnson […]

Boris Johnson on first Welsh visit says no-deal Brexit up to the EU

Media caption“We will look after the farming sector” The prime minister has said it is “up to the EU, this is their call” if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. Boris Johnson made his first visit to Wales as PM on Tuesday, seeking support from farmers for his Brexit plans. He held talks […]

Brexit: Dublin dismisses backstop pressure talk as ‘codswallop’

Image copyright OLIVIER MATTHYS/afp/getty images Image caption EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and Leo Varadkar in Brussels on 20 June There is a weary sense of “here we go again” among Irish government officials dealing with Brexit about briefings coming from London that Dublin is under pressure from other EU members about the backstop […]

MPs call for police in schools to cut youth violence

Image copyright PA Media Schools in areas with a higher risk of youth violence should be given dedicated police officers, say MPs. The Home Affairs Committee criticised the government’s current violence reduction strategy as “completely inadequate”. It called on the new prime minister, Boris Johnson, to take “personal responsibility” for tackling knife and gun crime […]

MPs call for police in schools to cut youth violence

Image copyright PA Media Schools in areas with a higher risk of youth violence should be given dedicated police officers, say MPs. The Home Affairs Committee criticised the government’s current violence reduction strategy as “completely inadequate”. It called on the new prime minister, Boris Johnson, to take “personal responsibility” for tackling knife and gun crime […]

Brexit ‘opportunity’ to correct farm funding ‘failings’

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The committee said the existing system failed to support crofting The UK government should use Brexit as an opportunity to “rewrite” unfair agricultural funding rules, according to MPs. MPs on Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee said leaving the EU presented a chance to address failings in the current formula. A […]

Brexit ‘opportunity’ to correct farm funding ‘failings’

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The committee said the existing system failed to support crofting The UK government should use Brexit as an opportunity to “rewrite” unfair agricultural funding rules, according to MPs. MPs on Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee said leaving the EU presented a chance to address failings in the current formula. A […]

Brexit ‘opportunity’ to correct farm funding ‘failings’

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The committee said the existing system failed to support crofting The UK government should use Brexit as an opportunity to “rewrite” unfair agricultural funding rules, according to MPs. MPs on Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee said leaving the EU presented a chance to address failings in the current formula. A […]