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File photo dated 12/11/2021 of EU Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic who said Boris Johnson's actions to unilaterally override elements of the Brexit deal are "illegal" as he announced a fresh round of legal action by Brussels against the UK. Issue date: Wednesday June 15, 2022.
THE EU’s chief Brexit negotiator suggested today that physical checks on goods travelling across the Irish Sea could be cut to a “couple of lorries a day.”
Maros Sefcovic said that the bloc stands ready to work in a “open and constructive” way with the British government following a statement from its new Prime Minister Liz Truss on the prospect of a negotiated settlement on the Northern Ireland Protocol.
It comes as Britain and EU have been embroiled in a row over proposals to over-ride parts of the post-Brexit treaty as it seeks to reduce trade barriers with the region.
A new group within the NEU is preparing the labour movement for a conversation on Irish unity by arguing that true liberation must be rooted in working-class solidarity and anti-sectarianism, writes ROBERT POOLE
The independent TD’s campaign has put important issues like Irish reunification and military neutrality at the heart of the political conversation, argues SEAN MacBRADAIGH
Starmer sabotaged Labour with his second referendum campaign, mobilising a liberal backlash that sincerely felt progressive ideals were at stake — but the EU was then and is now an entity Britain should have nothing to do with, explains NICK WRIGHT
