Plan to ban prosecutions on Troubles is rejected by all five main Northern Ireland parties By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 01:06 BST, 17 July 2021 | Updated: 01:19 BST, 17 July 2021 Proposals to ban Troubles prosecutions were yesterday rejected by all five of Northern Ireland’s main parties. Leaders from across the province’s political divide condemned … Read more
An official investigation is underway into how footage of Matt Hancock locked in an embrace with a top aide was leaked to his lockdown-sceptic opponents, a minister confirmed today. Brandon Lewis confirmed that the Department of Health was looking into how the images from inside Mr Hancock’s private office ended up splashed across the front … Read more
New fears over vow to protect Ulster veterans: Target for legislation to shield former troops from prosecution is in doubt Veterans groups and MPs claimed ministers are now in the ‘last chance saloon‘ Brandon Lewis told the Commons that the Government maintains its ‘ambition’ He first made the pledge to the Northern Ireland affairs committee … Read more
Lord Frost warned ‘difficult issues remain’ on Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit rules today after talks with EU counterpart Maros Sefcovic failed to achieve a breakthrough. The Cabinet Office minister and the vice president of the European Commission met for dinner in Brussels last night amid hopes that they are inching towards a settlement. The Northern Ireland … Read more
Lord Frost and EU counterpart Maros Sefcovic set for crunch Brexit talks in Brussels tonight amid hopes of breakthrough on Northern Ireland border checks as MEPs FINALLY vote in favour of UK trade deal Lord Frost and Maros Sefcovic are meeting in Brussels for dinner this evening Talks between UK and EU ongoing on how … Read more
Brandon Lewis brands Northern Ireland riots that left 88 police injured ‘unacceptable’ as he says Brexit protocol has fuelled tensions Brandon Lewis made a statement to MPs on violent scenes in Northern Ireland Cabinet minister said the riots leaving 88 police injured were ‘unacceptable’ Said causes of tensions ‘complex’ but Brexit protocol was fuelling tensions … Read more
One of Boris Johnson‘s top ministers was taken to task by Piers Morgan today as he refused to explain why the UK’s Covid death rate is now the worst in the world. Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis was skewered by the Good Morning Britain host over devastating new research by Oxford University experts. Britain was averaging … Read more
It was an admission that stunned MPs, enraged Brussels and left Boris Johnson facing the biggest Tory rebellion since the election. Brandon Lewis was making a workmanlike defence of the new Internal Market Bill following reports that it would clash with obligations made by the Prime Minister in last year’s Brexit deal. But, asked whether … Read more
Britain’s top lawyers have accused Attorney General Suella Braverman of wrecking the country’s reputation abroad with the Government plan to break international law over Brexit. The Bar Council, the professional association for barristers, asked Ms Braverman how the UK could retain a ‘shred of credibility’ in demanding other countries follow international law while admitting its … Read more
Bear in mind with what follows that I voted Brexit in 2016, and for Boris Johnson and the Tories last December. I long for the moment that Britain truly leaves the EU. With that said, let me express my shock that Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis should have told the Commons on Tuesday that the … Read more