Edwin Poots resigns as DUP leader after just 20 days
Edwin Poots has resigned as the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, just 20 days after he took office. Poots, who has been the Member
Friday, 1 July 2022 – 11:55
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Edwin Poots has resigned as the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, just 20 days after he took office. Poots, who has been the Member
Arlene Foster has announced that she intends to step down as the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party and as First Minister of Northern Ireland.
“There is no excuse for the violence of attacks on police officers we’ve seen in recent days in Northern Ireland”, said Labour leader, Keir Starmer,
In a week that sees lecturers take to the picket lines in the UCU strikes, Unison in Northern Ireland have also begun strikes to demand
On 5th November, MPs backed a government proposal to hold a General Election on the 12th December. Of the 11 MPs for Northern Ireland who
It’s been over 1000 days since Northern Ireland last had a government and it doesn’t look likely that a government will return to Stormont any
Photo credit: ‘Machine Made’ on Flickr. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Police are treating the burning of flags and banners on a bonfire in the Bogside area
On Saturday night (12th August), petrol bombs and missiles were fired at police near the Apprentice Boys Memorial Hall in Derry/Londonderry following the Apprentice Boys
Boris Johnson visited Northern Ireland on 31st July for the first time as Prime Minister. He spent the morning engaging in talks with representatives from
This week, the chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee in Westminster, Simon Hoare, noted that it is “highly likely” that there will be further
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