EU ambassador stokes NI row warning there is ‘no alternative to protocol’

‘Brexit created the problem’: EU ambassador stokes Northern Ireland row warning there is ‘no alternative to the protocol’ after new DUP leader Edwin Poots accuses Brussels of risking peace to punish the UK EU ambassador insisted there is ‘no alternative’ to the Northern Ireland protocol  New DUP leader Edwin Poots has lashed out at the … Read more

EU ambassador stokes NI row warning there is ‘no alternative to protocol’

‘Brexit created the problem’: EU ambassador stokes Northern Ireland row warning there is ‘no alternative to the protocol’ after new DUP leader Edwin Poots accuses Brussels of risking peace to punish the UK EU ambassador insisted there is ‘no alternative’ to the Northern Ireland protocol  New DUP leader Edwin Poots has lashed out at the … Read more

Queen ‘turned down’ Boris Johnson’s plan to name £200m royal yacht Britannia after Prince Philip

The successor to the Royal Yatch Britannia will not be named after the late Duke of Edinburgh as Prime Minister Boris Johnson had hoped.    Costing up to £200 million, the boat will be used to host ministerial summits and diplomatic talks as part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to build links with other countries … Read more

Boris Johnson announces successor to Royal Yacht Britannia flagship

Boris Johnson announces successor to Royal Yacht Britannia flagship to ‘promote British trade on the world stage’ following Brexit Vessel will be used to host trade fairs, ministerial summits and diplomatic talks Will be first national flagship since Britannia, which was decommissioned in 1997 PM faced pressure to name it after Prince Philip, who helped … Read more

Boris Johnson welcomes Hungarian populist leader Vickor Orban to Downing Street despite protests

Boris Johnson raised ‘significant concerns’ about human rights abuses in Hungary when the country’s strongman leader visited No10 today, Downing Street said this afternoon. The Prime Minister highlighted the right-wing populist’s attacks on ‘gender equality, LGBT rights and media freedom’ when they met in London this afternoon. It came after Mr Johnson faced widespread criticism … Read more