2 year agoMaroš Šefčovič:EU-UK relationship must be based on the full respect of our legally binding commitments. My statement to the UK government's decision to table legislation disapplying core elements of the Protocol on IE/NI
The EU could take legal action against the UK as soon as Wednesday in response to the bill to overturn the Northern Ireland Protocol, RTE News understands
2 year agoMaroš Šefčovič: Spoke to @trussliz earlier where she informed me of flag-gbflag-gblegislation to unilaterally disapply the Protocol. The EU has always paid utmost attention to the impact Brexit has on NI, offering workable solutions. Unilateral action is damaging to mutual trust & a formula for uncertainty
12-minute phone call between @simoncoveney and @trussliz at request of Truss just ended. Coveney said "publishing legislation that would breach the UK's commitments under international law, the Brexit WA and Northern Ireland Protocol is deeply damaging to relationships
Police investigating a security alert that led to Dublin's foreign minister Simon Coveney being evacuated from a peace event have been granted further time to question two men
"Medical services in Mariupol are likely already near collapse: a major cholera outbreak in Mariupol will exacerbate this further" warns @DefenceHQ
2 year agoBritish Defence secretary Ben Wallace met President Zelensky in Kyiv
Boris Johnson wins confidence vote of Conservative MPs, 211 to 148
UK PM Johnson survives the no-confidence vote
Boris Johnson: We cannot stand by while Russian long-range artillery flattens cities and kills civilians. The UK will gift the Ukrainian Armed Forces multiple-launch rocket systems so they can effectively repel the continuing Russian onslaught
.@StateDeptSpox announces today that "we can confirm that we plan to join UK, France, and Germany in seeking a resolution focused on the need for Iran to fully cooperate with the IAEA." A resolution doesn't happen every day, so it's a significant step
2 year agoMystery object found by fishing vessel off Clyde, Scotland
Lloyd's of London, the world's oldest insurance market, says it is working closely with the British govt and other foreign powers and regulators to implement global sanctions against Russia
Russia forced to deploy 50-year-old T-62 tanks to Ukraine after 1,000 other tanks have been destroyed on the battlefield: UK MoD/US official
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak says the Prime Minister "learnt the lessons from" Sue Gray's report and made "significant changes" in Downing Street
Tory MP Stephen Hammond submits letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson
Police have arrested a 48-year-old man under the Terrorism Act in connection to video footage showing a masked gunman firing shots into the air in a cemetery in Strabane
The UK's @trussliz is in Sarajevo today & among her meetings with local officials she will address the BiH Armed Forces & call for deepening of Bosnia-NATO & Bosnia-UK ties. This is shaping up to be a landmark visit for Bosnia & the new European order
A man in his 20s will face charges in court next month after a brawl broke out in Dublin Airport last evening. Gardaí & the DAA Airport Police responded to the public order incident which left another man hospitalised with his injuries
Pictures have emerged of Prime Minister Boris Johnson drinking at a Downing Street gathering during lockdown
2 year agoPolice have launched a murder investigation following the death of a woman overnight in Barnsley. Emergency Services were called around 1am this morning to reports of 52 year-old woman seriously injured in a property on Rotherham Road in Monk Bretton
Suggestions a meeting with the Prime Minister had been initiated by Sue Gray to discuss her long-awaited report into lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street has been rejected by her spokesman
2 year agoSincerely hope that this is not another decapture fire. The emergency services are on scene and dealing with the incident.
Boris Johnson: in a phone call I updated President Zelensky on support flowing to Ukraine's defence, including long-range artillery, shore-to-ship missiles and unmanned drones. This is part of our additional £1.3 billion military aid package for Ukraine
The Metropolitan Police says the investigation into lockdown breaches across Downing Street and Whitehall is complete, with 126 fines issued
British Foreign Secretary: We need a new military plan to rebuild Ukraine, and we are discussing the use of Russian assets for this
UK and Sweden sign mutual security deal, pledging support if either country comes under attack amid Ukraine Russian War
Cabinet minister Michael Gove has ruled out an emergency budget, as he insisted Boris Johnson's suggestion of more help to ease the cost-of-living crisis was "overinterpreted"
British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has made clear that Britain would defend Finland and Sweden if either of the countries were attacked regardless of NATO membership
Russian Foreign Ministry: Moscow will respond harshly and firmly to all sanctions imposed by London
