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Home Secretary Suella Braverman is facing backlash after criticizing the Metropolitan Police for favoring certain protest groups and referring to attendees of a pro-Palestinian rally as "hate marchers." This has strained relations between the government and the police and raised speculation about Braverman's alliance with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Braverman's comments tap into right-wing complaints about left-wing bias in British institutions and draw a link between the pro-Palestinian march and annual parades in Northern Ireland. The backlash against Braverman's remarks has led to calls for her dismissal, and there are concerns that the government's rhetoric may increase the risk of disruption at the march. [Extracted from the article]

His view was backed by Joe O'Neill, CEO of Belfast Harbour, who told Bloomberg the political freeze "hasn't stopped" his company "pushing ahead with our investment plans." Biden's special envoy for Northern Ireland, Joe Kennedy, has pointed to the more than 230 American firms employing over 30,000 people in the region already, with the cyber-security industry particularly looking to expand there. [Extracted from the article]

Biden has also shown little interest in negotiating a free trade agreement with the UK, which had been seen by London as a potential benefit of Brexit. (Bloomberg) -- US President Joe Biden navigated sensitive issues of identity that divide Northern Ireland, and even dangled the carrot of major investment if its peace process endures and power-sharing government is restored. The DUP's anxieties about Brexit and Northern Ireland's place in the UK "are not something that can be changed by anything that the president can say", she said following Biden's speech. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- US President Joe Biden navigated sensitive issues of identity that divide Northern Ireland, and even dangled the carrot of major investment if its peace process endures and power-sharing government is restored. The DUP's anxieties about Brexit and Northern Ireland's place in the UK "are not something that can be changed by anything that the president can say", she said following Biden's speech. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- US President Joe Biden navigated sensitive issues of identity that divide Northern Ireland, and even dangled the carrot of major investment if its peace process endures and power-sharing government is restored. The DUP's anxieties about Brexit and Northern Ireland's place in the UK "are not something that can be changed by anything that the president can say", she said following Biden's speech. Northern Ireland has been without a government since February 2022, when the Democratic Unionist Party boycotted it in protest at post-Brexit trading rules it says align the region with the European Union and weaken its place in the UK. [Extracted from the article]

Northern Ireland and its Good Friday Agreement are often held up globally as a model for peace and reconciliation efforts. In the May assembly elections, Sinn Fein - once seen as the political wing of the IRA - was returned as the biggest party in Northern Ireland for the first time. Broken Politics The Good Friday Agreement restored self-government to Northern Ireland on the basis of power-sharing. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Rishi Sunak will give UK lawmakers a chance next week to vote on new post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland, as the prime minister seeks to crystallize his agreement with the European Union. Sunak struck the new deal - called the Windsor Framework - just over two weeks ago, aiming to end years of acrimony with the EU over Northern Ireland's trading arrangements. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- US businesses are poised to invest billions of dollars into Northern Ireland if the "Windsor" deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements leads to political stability in the region. The investment is described as ready-to-go by people with knowledge of the plans, following months of talks led by UK Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris. [Extracted from the article]

Brexit Latest: Rolling Coverage of the UK-EU Agreement Sunak said the new deal took several "big steps forward" that would be an improvement on the existing Protocol. (Bloomberg) -- The UK and European Union reached a new deal on Northern Ireland's trading arrangements aimed at ending years of often acrimonious wrangling and paving the way for warmer relations more than half a decade after Britons voted for Brexit. The original treaty gave Northern Ireland unique access to both the UK and EU markets, but effectively imposed a customs border in the Irish Sea between the Great Britain and the region. [Extracted from the article]

Sunak told pro-Brexit MPs on Monday that he sympathized with their view that EU law should have no role in Northern Ireland, but that this was impossible while the region remains in the bloc's single market. What's In the Northern Ireland Brexit Deal? The role of the ECJ has been a key concern for pro-unionist politicians in Belfast and London, who didn't want EU regulations superseding UK laws. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The UK and European Union reached a new deal on Northern Ireland's trading arrangements aimed at ending years of often acrimonious wrangling and paving the way for warmer relations more than half a decade after Britons voted for Brexit. EU officials said the European Court of Justice wouldn't be involved in this process but would continue to be the sole arbiter of EU law. Brexit Latest: Rolling Coverage of the UK-EU Agreement Sunak said the new deal took several "big steps forward" that would be an improvement on the existing Protocol. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The UK and European Union reached a new deal on Northern Ireland's trading arrangements aimed at ending years of often acrimonious wrangling and paving the way for warmer relations more than half a decade after Britons voted for Brexit. The two sides have been negotiating over new terms to ease trade flows between Britain and Northern Ireland and put to rest the biggest hangover of Brexit three years after the formal divorce. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The UK and European Union reached a new deal on Northern Ireland's trading arrangements, aimed at ending years of often acrimonious wrangling and paving the way for warmer relations more than half a decade after Britons voted for Brexit. The two sides have been negotiating over new terms to ease trade flows between Britain and Northern Ireland and put to rest the biggest hangover of Brexit three years after the formal divorce. [Extracted from the article]

The two sides have been negotiating over new terms to ease trade flows between Britain and Northern Ireland and put to rest the biggest hangover of Brexit three years after the UK left the EU. (Bloomberg) -- The UK and European Union reached a deal on Northern Ireland's trading arrangements, ending more than a year of often acrimonious wrangling over the post-Brexit settlement for the region, people familiar with the matter said. [Extracted from the article]

The agreement - which follows a meeting on Monday between British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen - aims to ease trade flows between Britain and Northern Ireland and put to rest the biggest hangover of Brexit three years after Britain left the EU. (Bloomberg) -- The UK and European Union reached a deal on Northern Ireland's trading arrangements, ending more than a year of often acrimonious wrangling over the post-Brexit settlement for the region, people familiar with the matter said. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Critics of Rishi Sunak said he had failed to resolve one of the key sticking points in the Brexit negotiations over Northern Ireland, a fresh setback as he tries to convince his own party to back plans to end a long-running dispute with the European Union. The UK and EU are close to an agreement that would ease some of the trade frictions in Northern Ireland created by the post-Brexit settlement, but Sunak wants to get his party on board before finalizing the deal. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Opponents of Rishi Sunak's planned Brexit deal are ready to join forces against the prime minister's proposals, as he attempts to convince his own party to back plans to end a long-running trade dispute with the European Union. The DUP and pro-Brexit MPs are also worried that EU regulations would continue to apply in Northern Ireland. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Opponents of Rishi Sunak's planned Brexit deal are ready to join forces against the prime minister's proposals, as he attempts to convince his own party to back plans to end a long-running trade dispute with the European Union. After long negotiations with the EU Sunak hasn't yet shown MPs the final text of any deal, and is instead trying to win around skeptical MPs and prevent the DUP from rejecting his plan outright. [Extracted from the article]

While technical discussions continue to iron out final issues, the UK prime minister has secured 90% of his demands in the talks with the EU, people close to the UK side said. (Bloomberg) -- Rishi Sunak aims to convince his opponents to back a deal with the European Union on Northern Ireland next week, as Brexit purists privately concede they do not have the power to block any new agreement. [Extracted from the article]

Sunak said he was confident the deal he puts on the table will be "a deal that unionism can accept", Beattie said. (Bloomberg) -- Rishi Sunak told parties in Northern Ireland that significant progress has been made toward agreeing new post-Brexit trading arrangements for the region, though a deal with the European Union has yet to be finalized. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Rishi Sunak told parties in Northern Ireland that significant progress has been made toward agreeing new post-Brexit trading arrangements for the region, though a deal with the European Union has yet to be finalized. Sunak said he was confident the deal he puts on the table will be "a deal that unionism can accept", Beattie said. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Rishi Sunak told parties in Northern Ireland that significant progress has been made toward agreeing new post-Brexit trading arrangements for the region, though a deal with the European Union has yet to be finalized. Sunak said he was confident the deal he puts on the table will be "a deal that unionism can accept", Beattie said. [Extracted from the article]

David Jones, a Tory MP who is part of the European Research Group of Brexiteers, warned Sunak in a tweet Thursday that Northern Ireland "must cease to be subject to laws made in Brussels." (Bloomberg) -- UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak headed to Northern Ireland for talks with the region's parties, as expectation mounts that Britain and the EU will reach a deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements in the coming days. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak headed to Northern Ireland for talks with the region's parties, as expectation mounts that Britain and the EU will reach a deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements in the coming days. Bloomberg reported this week that the UK and EU expect to announce an agreement in the coming days to resolve long-standing divisions over the Northern Ireland Protocol, the portion of the Brexit deal setting out the region's trading arrangements. [Extracted from the article]

A fresh accord could pave the way for improved trading relations with the EU bloc and boost investor optimism on the UK's economic outlook. (Bloomberg) -- Traders are turning more bullish on the pound on hopes the UK and the European Union will strike a post-Brexit trading deal for Northern Ireland, according to a senior Nomura International Plc currency trader. [Extracted from the article]

The UK is particularly anxious to get a deal that satisfies the Democratic Unionist Party, which has consistently opposed the protocol and insists on keeping ties between Great Britain and Northern Ireland as close as possible. (Bloomberg) -- UK and European Union negotiators are nearing a provisional agreement on post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland, putting them in touching distance of a final settlement after years of often fraught talks, people familiar with the matter said. [Extracted from the article]

An agreement would resolve a drawn-out dispute over the Northern Ireland Protocol, part of the wider UK-EU Brexit deal. (Bloomberg) -- The UK and European Union pledged to continue working toward a post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland, but stopped short of formally announcing an intense final phase of negotiations. [Extracted from the article]

It's a significant change in approach that reflects the complicated dynamic in Northern Ireland's post-Brexit politics and the fragile state of Brexit talks. (Bloomberg) -- The UK will extend the deadline for Northern Ireland's power-sharing government to be formed while delaying an election, as negotiations with the European Union on the region's post-Brexit status progress. [Extracted from the article]

But the timing is sensitive, not least because the UK has restarted negotiations with the EU on the Northern Ireland protocol, the part of the Brexit deal that sets trading terms for the region. (Bloomberg) -- The UK will legislate to extend the deadline for holding an election in Northern Ireland, people familiar with the matter said, to allow time to strike a deal on the region's Brexit status with the European Union. The DUP is angry about the deal struck between the UK and EU, which keeps Northern Ireland in the bloc's single market after Brexit. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The UK will legislate to extend the deadline for holding an election in Northern Ireland, people familiar with the matter said, to allow time to strike a deal on the region's Brexit status with the European Union. Political Risk But the timing is sensitive, not least because the UK has restarted negotiations with the EU on the Northern Ireland protocol, the part of the Brexit deal that sets trading terms for the region. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- A local election in Northern Ireland will be held this year if the region's power-sharing government is not restored before the end of October, UK Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said Tuesday. The Democratic Unionist party is currently refusing to participate in the government unless the UK moves to override the post-Brexit agreement which keeps Northern Ireland in the EU's single market. [Extracted from the article]

UK Sees EU Deal on Northern Ireland in "Weeks" as Relations Thaw The UK sees the prospect of a deal with the European Union on Northern Ireland's trade arrangements within weeks as relations thaw following a protracted stalemate. The EU wants the UK to implement the checks between Britain and Northern Ireland it signed up to in the protocol, while the UK argues that the arrangements unnecessarily snarl up domestic trade. [Extracted from the article]

The UK sees the prospect of a deal with the European Union on Northern Ireland's trade arrangements within months as relations thaw following a protracted stalemate. The EU wants the UK to implement the checks between Britain and Northern Ireland it signed up to in the protocol, while the UK argues that the arrangements unnecessarily snarl up domestic trade. [Extracted from the article]

Threat to UK Sunak told members that "Northern Ireland's place in the UK is beingthreatened" by the protocol, while Truss said that until the issue issorted, "we are not going to get Stormont back up and running." (Bloomberg) -- Brexit dominated the discussion as Liz Truss and Rishi Sunaktook their leadership campaigns to Northern Ireland, with both candidatesto be the next UK prime minister vowing to change the divorce settlementwith the European Union and protect the integrity of the country. [Extracted from the article]

For her successor Johnson, the Northern Ireland protocol was the key part of his election pitch that year to "get Brexit done" with an "oven-ready" deal with the EU. (Bloomberg) -- Boris Johnson's government described the Brexit deal he signed in 2020 as the "best of both worlds" for Northern Ireland, giving it a foot in both the UK and European Union markets. [Extracted from the article]

Why Are the UK and EU Heading Toward Another BrexitCrisis? (Bloomberg) -- The UK is making last-minute tweaks toplanned legislation to override a portion of its Brexitdeal, as the European Union prepares to relaunch legalproceedings as part of the bloc's response to the move. [Extracted from the article]

The UK and EU failed to resolve their differences over Northern Ireland's trading arrangements in crunch talks on Thursday, further risking a diplomatic crisis and potential trade dispute. Truss later issued the UK's most strongly-worded statement yet on the issue, criticizing the EU's proposals as insufficient to resolve the standoff, and in some cases taking the situation "backward.". [Extracted from the article]

The UK and EU failed to resolve their differences over Northern Ireland's trading arrangements in crunch talks on Thursday, further risking a diplomatic crisis and potential trade dispute. The call took place just two days after Sefcovic said that renegotiation over the so-called Northern Ireland protocol isn't an option, following reports that the UK is preparing domestic legislation designed to override large parts of the deal. [Extracted from the article]

Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party said Monday it won't join a new government with the nationalists Sinn Fein following last week's election until decisive action is taken by the U.K. on the protocol. The U.K.'s desire to rewrite the Northern Ireland protocol was absent in detail from the Queen's Speech on Tuesday, amid reports that domestic legislation is being prepared to override large chunks of the Brexit deal. [Extracted from the article]

Donaldson spoke after meeting with U.K. Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis, who urged leaders from the region's political parties on Monday to quickly form a new devolved government. (Bloomberg) -- Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party said it won't join a new government with the nationalists Sinn Fein until the U.K. and European Union make changes to trading arrangements in their Brexit deal. [Extracted from the article]

Unionists and the U.K. government say the protocol is disrupting trade between mainland Great Britain and the region. (Bloomberg) -- Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party said it won't join a new government with the nationalists Sinn Fein until the U.K. and European Union make changes to trading arrangements in their Brexit deal. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party reiterated they would not nominate ministers to a devolved government until action over the post-Brexit agreement is taken, dampening hopes of a quick resolution following last week's elections. The DUP centered its campaign around opposition to the protocol -- the part of the Brexit agreement which effectively puts a customs border in the Irish Sea. [Extracted from the article]

In LucidTalk's final poll for the Belfast Telegraph, Sinn Fein had 26% support compared with 20% for the DUP. (Bloomberg) -- Northern Ireland elections on Thursday could mark a major shift in the region's sensitive political balance, and undermine Boris Johnson's bid to redraw the terms of the U.K.'s split from the European Union. Having a Sinn Fein first minister would be a clear sign that Northern Ireland is not following London's preferred direction of travel. [Extracted from the article]

The U.K.'s post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland doesn't command the confidence of the region's population, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, vowing to "fix" diversions in trade resulting from the agreement. "It's fair to say the protocol really does not command the confidence of a large part component of the population in Northern Ireland", Johnson said at a press conference in Delhi, where he is visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. [Extracted from the article]