Category: Good Friday agreement

Tony Blair’s former chief of staff appointed PM’s national security adviser

Jonathan Powell led talks on Chagos Islands in September and played key role in Good Friday agreementJonathan Powell, the former chief of staff to Tony Blair, has been appointed as Keir Starmer’s national security adviser...

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Keir Starmer averts row with union leaders as Labour reiterates its full commitment to new deal for working people

The party has agreed a joint statement expressing full commitment ‘to the new deal for working people as agreed in July’ after a meeting this afternoonAlex Chalk, the justice secretary, is taking questions in the...

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Ignore Farage ‘myths’ over WHO’s pandemic treaty, health minister tells MPs – UK politics live

Andrew Stephenson says there are concerns over its current draft but the UK would not sign up to a deal that did not respect national sovereigntyAlex Chalk, the justice secretary, is taking questions in the Commons this morning....

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Braverman tells MPs Belfast court ruling shows Sunak’s Windsor framework has ‘failed on first contact with reality’ – UK politics live

Former home secretary says Windsor framework has undermined sovereignty and undermined Northern Ireland’s place within UKAlex Chalk, the justice secretary, is taking questions in the Commons this morning. After he finishes...

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Government to appeal against ruling that blocks Rwanda deportations in Northern Ireland – UK politics live

Rishi Sunak says Belfast judgment will not affect his plans and the Good Friday agreement should not be used to obstruct Westminster policySunak starts with global security threats.The dangers that threaten our country are...

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DUP says Northern Ireland will be ‘magnet for asylum seekers’ unless Rwanda law amended – UK politics live

Belfast court earlier ruled the law should not apply in province as it breached human rights provisions agreed under post-Brexit arrangementsSunak starts with global security threats.The dangers that threaten our country are...

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British and Irish governments play down Sinn Féin’s calls for united Ireland

Rishi Sunak urges Stormont executive to focus on bread-and-butter issues in Northern IrelandUK politics live – latest updatesThe British and Irish governments have played down Sinn Féin’s calls for Irish unity...

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Tory peer Zac Goldsmith could be ‘very tempted’ to back Labour over climate issues – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereNicola Sturgeon’s “deeply personal and revealing” memoir will be published in 2025 by Pan Macmillan, after nine publishers bid for it at...

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Big changes needed to power sharing in Northern Ireland, says 70% of population

Two-thirds of people also think 1998 Good Friday agreement has failed to deliver stable governance, survey findsUK politics live – latest updatesMore than two-thirds of people in Northern Ireland believe big changes are...

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