The Labour government has a genuinely toxic inheritance from the Conservatives, politically, diplomatically and technically

Starmer hopes that by turning the page on connections with the Republic, it could help to open a new book of co-operation with EU

It has nothing to do with the EU, a fact many Tories seem to have overlooked

Britain and Ireland can at least agree on one thing: nobody wants to start talking about the border again

The destabilising impact on Irish politics looks like Brexit all over again, only with tides of humanity instead of shipments of bacon

Tories had never seen a politician pursuing Ireland’s interest at Britain’s cost. No wonder they despised him

‘Applicability motion’ engages a democratic consent process of the Windsor Framework in the context of a vote on extending an EU law to the North

Amalgam to be prohibited under rules aimed at limiting public exposure to mercury

Windsor Framework will put the civil service in Northern Ireland under ‘major strain’

DUP MP volunteers to bring stock from English wholesaler for constituent during debate on post-Brexit trade

The genius of the Windsor Framework was that it allowed Donaldson to climb down from his own petard

Last week’s DUP deal underlines the North’s links to the British market and casts doubts on its willingness to follow EU rules - this puts a big opportunity at risk

EU to ‘analyse carefully’ agreement that pledges ‘unfettered access’ to Britain while removing most post-Brexit checks on goods

Brussels will ‘analyse carefully’ UK government’s plans contained in the deal aimed at restoring powersharing

Deal will end routine checks on goods, food products and animals crossing from Britain into Northern Ireland

Despite changes to Brexit deal under the Windsor Framework, the DUP said the ‘border in the Irish Sea’ was splitting the UK market and was unacceptable to them

Prominent activist is unelected and not part of any political party – but the main unionist party is wary of this player and his influence with grassroots loyalism

The party has choices to make soon and it must ensure that indifference in Britain does not become hostility

Alliance Party deputy leader says North in ‘farcical situation’ where majority voted for parties who want powersharing but now ‘isolated’ due to DUP’s boycott

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee says Stormont rules should be ‘urgently reformed’ to elect speaker along with first and deputy first ministers