All posts tagged "Democratic Unionist Party"
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Analysis: The UK’s black comedy of errorsConventional wisdom holds that the House of Commons must reject Theresa May’s Brexit deal. But current UK politics is defined by miscalculations and fear, not logic and principle; Matt Ross
- Posted November 19, 2018
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Northern Ireland’s biggest party broke the law in appointing special advisers, inquiry hearsNorthern Ireland’s leading loyalist party routinely broke the law in how it appointed ministerial special advisors, a public inquiry has heard. The inquiry was set up last year to examine
- Posted October 1, 2018
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UK signals greater powers for Northern Ireland civil servantsThe UK government intends to give civil servants in Northern Ireland greater powers to make decisions in the absence of local elected leaders, the Westminster administration’s minister for the province
- Posted September 12, 2018
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UK issues ‘final deadline’ for Stormont dealNorthern Ireland secretary James Brokenshire has given Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionist Party a final warning after months of wrangling, insisting that they must agree a new power-sharing deal
- Posted October 25, 2017
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Former Northern Ireland civil service head to join peace charity boardThe former Northern Ireland civil service permanent secretary, Sir Malcolm McKibbin, is to join the board of Co-operation Ireland: a charity that works to advance peace and reconciliation between Northern
- Posted August 23, 2017
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Civil servants left running Northern Ireland after power-sharing talks collapseThe government of Northern Ireland is set to remain in the hands of civil servants until September after power-sharing talks broke down last week. Secretary of State James Brokenshire declared
- Posted July 10, 2017
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Parliamentary maths looks set to change UK’s Brexit courseBritish prime minister Theresa May’s failure to secure an overall parliamentary majority in last week’s general election has left her in the middle of what looks set to become a
- Posted June 14, 2017
