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www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Varadkar voices concern over tourism implications of new UK visa waiver scheme

A new UK visa waiver scheme will create problems for tourism on the island of Ireland, the Taoiseach has warned.Irish premier Leo Varadkar raised concerns about the implications of the new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) on the tourist trade.The scheme, which is similar to the visa waiver system used in the US, will see short-term non-visa visitors to the UK applying for an ETA and providing biometric data.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Europe politics

Brexit Northern Ireland protocol is lawful, supreme court rules

The Northern Ireland protocol is lawful, the supreme court has ruled, rejecting a legal challenge to the Brexit arrangements by a group of unionist leaders including the former first ministers the late David Trimble and Arlene Foster.Five law lords presiding in the highest court in the UK unanimously dismissed the appeal on all three grounds including the claims that the Brexit trading arrangements breached the 1800 Act of Union and the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Arlene Foster expands role at GB News, saying it's vital NI voices are heard

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Baroness Arlene Foster is set to become a regular presenter on GB News alongside making documentaries for the broadcaster, it has been announced.The former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader and first minister of Northern Ireland, 52, will step up from presenting one hour on Fridays to becoming a regular fixture during weekly programming.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Former Labour deputy leader and Winston Churchill's grandson on peerages list

Tom Watson, Arlene Foster and former Tory MP Sir Nicholas Soames are among those set to enter the House of Lords.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Fifteen new Tory peers set to be appointed from list drawn up by Boris Johnson

Fifteen new Conservative peers will be appointed within days, according to a leaked list dominated by supporters of Boris Johnson and Brexit.
BBC News
2 years ago
UK politics

NI election 2022: Campaigners say change needed to get more women into Stormont

That is 17 more than the last election five years ago and is just one example of how things have changed since the assembly was set up 24 years ago.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

King Charles met with an E.U. leader for tea, and courted controversy.

King Charles III met with Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, at Windsor Castle on Monday afternoon, where the pair shared some tea and posed for a photo.But the seemingly unremarkable afternoon cuppa has proved controversial to some in Britain.They saw the king's decision to meet with a major E.U. leader as too political and directly in conflict with his apolitical role, as Ms. von der Leyen was in the country to finalize a new Brexit deal.
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