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UK Government

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April 2025
Belfast
UK government failure to order public inquiry into GAA official Sean Brown's murder ‘cannot stand’
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Belfast
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Belfast
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UK Government
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stormont brake
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20 Jan
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22
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UK Labour
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19 Sep 2024
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28
David Lammy
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2 Sep 2024
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29 Jul 2024
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15
diplomatic spat
Migration row: Sunak 'not interested' in deal to return asylum seekers from Ireland to the UK
The row has overshadowed the British Irish Inter-Governmental Conference taking place in London today
Taoiseach Simon Harris has promised to pass emergency legislation to return asylum seekers who came via NI back to the UK.
A meeting between Justice Minister Helen McEntee and her UK counterpart was cancelled amid the row.
Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said that "a reciprocal agreement" would be required to send people back to the UK.
Updated 29 Apr 2024
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28 Apr 2024
Migration
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26 Apr 2024
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Creating sexually explicit 'deepfakes' without consent to become a criminal offence in the UK
16 Apr 2024
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UK Government to give football regulator power to prevent clubs joining breakaway Super League
19 Mar 2024
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offside
UK Government to give football regulator power to prevent clubs joining breakaway Super League
19 Mar 2024
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18
Record low support
UK Government announces excise duty on vapes and give-away tax cuts in pre-election budget
6 Mar 2024
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6
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Rap group Kneecap launch legal action over British government decision to halt funding award
Updated 9 Feb 2024
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British Govt stops funding for Kneecap over rap group's 'opposition to the United Kingdom'
8 Feb 2024
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61
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Migration
UK Government rows back on family visa threshold hike for foreign family members
21 Dec 2023
13.2k
15
The Troubles
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Updated 21 Nov 2023
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6 Oct 2023
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legacy bill
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15 Sep 2023
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43
The Troubles
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8 Sep 2023
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28
The Troubles
Victims’ images projected on Parliament as UK Government urged to scrap Troubles legacy Bill
4 Sep 2023
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5
Britain
Record broken as almost 900 migrants cross Channel to Britain in 24 hours
3 Sep 2023
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The Troubles
Work of new Troubles legacy body will be ‘led by the wishes of victims’, says commission chair
29 Aug 2023
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3
Stormont
Taoiseach says UK government is ‘reluctant’ to co-operate with Irish State on Stormont impasse
8 Aug 2023
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24
drug reform
Scottish proposals to decriminalise all drugs for personal use knocked down within an hour
7 Jul 2023
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28
UK
UK Cabinet Office given until Friday to clarify stance on Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages
6 Jun 2023
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Queen's Funeral
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18 May 2023
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westminster
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24 Jan 2023
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Updated 23 Jan 2023
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4
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17 Jan 2023
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28 Dec 2022
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12
Northern Ireland
Varadkar to prioritise Northern Ireland power sharing when he becomes Taoiseach
8 Dec 2022
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5
Northern Ireland Protocol
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9 Nov 2022
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UK
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8 Nov 2022
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24 Oct 2022
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15 Oct 2022
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10 Oct 2022
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