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# windsor framework

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November 2023
Jeffrey Donaldson says he cannot be certain Stormont will return by end of year
The DUP leader has repeated that “significant” gaps remain between the UK government and his party’s position.
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This year
2023
Donaldson says he is 'not planning for failure' as DUP post-Brexit talks with UK govt 'ongoing'
The DUP has been blocking powersharing for more than a year in protest at the internal UK trade barriers.
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Oct 3rd 2023, 3:32 PM
Jeffrey Donaldson says he will not ‘bow to threats’ amid warning of loyalist protests
In response to a letter sent by loyalist activist Jamie Bryson, the DUP leader said his party would not be intimidated over any return to Stormont.
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Oct 2nd 2023, 7:00 PM
Cross-border red and green lanes take effect as NI secretary says his job 'best in government'
Chris Heaton-Harris says there is “scope” to deal with unionist concerns about the Windsor Framework.
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Oct 1st 2023, 7:04 PM
UK government in 'final stages' of engaging with DUP on Windsor Framework
The DUP has been blocking powersharing for more than a year.
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Sep 30th 2023, 9:38 AM
Joe Kennedy: US businesses still interested in Northern Ireland, despite Stormont collapse
Kennedy is the US Special Envoy for Northern Ireland.
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Jun 20th 2023, 6:50 PM
EU-UK relations seen as improved in months since Boris Johnson departure
Fine Gael MEP Seán Kelly has described the former British prime minister as a “buffoon who didn’t take anything seriously”.
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May 31st 2023, 6:12 PM
Joe Biden and Bertie Ahern urge action on Stormont collapse
The US president said the North has an ‘incredible opportunity’ for economic growth.
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Apr 16th 2023, 11:51 AM
Majority in NI think Windsor Framework could bring economic benefits, poll suggests
The opinion poll was carried out on behalf of researchers at Queen’s University in Belfast.
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Apr 5th 2023, 8:29 AM
Windsor Framework gets formal sign-off after success in House of Commons vote
The new post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland was approved at an official meeting in London.
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Mar 24th 2023, 1:28 PM
'No renegotiating' Windsor Framework, Heaton-Harris warns DUP
The UK’s Northern Ireland Secretary has said the new post-Brexit arrangements for the North are a done deal.
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Mar 23rd 2023, 8:18 PM
Taoiseach is 'disappointed' with DUP's decision not to return to Stormont
Varadkar is in Brussels today for a meeting of EU leaders where the Windsor Framework will be discussed.
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Mar 23rd 2023, 1:16 PM
Poll: Do you think Boris Johnson will ever lead the Conservatives again?
He has said he will vote against Rishi Sunak’s deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland.
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Mar 22nd 2023, 8:56 AM
SDLP may abstain on 'Stormont brake' vote, with Colum Eastwood saying it 'muddies the water'
The brake would allow a minority of MLAs at Stormont to formally flag concerns about the imposition of new EU laws in Northern Ireland.
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Mar 21st 2023, 11:04 AM
Windsor Framework: DUP to vote against Government on 'Stormont Brake'
Jeffrey Donaldson said that while the proposed terms represent “real progress”, it fails to address “the imposition of EU law by the Protocol”.
The first Commons vote on the EU/UK agreement on trading arrangements for Northern Ireland will take place on Wednesday.
Downing Street has said the UK government has no plans to seek changes to the deal despite the DUP's decision to oppose it.
Sinn Féin vice president Michelle O'Neill has said "the deal is done" and the onus is on all parties to get Stormont moving.
'Still more work to do' in addressing Windsor Framework concerns, Donaldson says
Explainer: Pets, potatoes and the 'Stormont brake', what's the deal with the Windsor Framework?
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Mar 20th 2023, 5:38 PM
'Still more work to do' in addressing Windsor Framework concerns, Donaldson says
The DUP leader said the Brexit deal “does not deal with some of the fundamental problems” created by the Northern Ireland Protocol.
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Mar 15th 2023, 10:15 PM
Heaton-Harris: Westminster MPs to vote on new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland by end of month
The Windsor Framework reduces the amount of paperwork required to move good from Britain to Northern Ireland.
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Mar 9th 2023, 8:10 PM
DUP to form group featuring Arlene Foster and Peter Robinson to consult on Windsor Framework
Donaldson also said that having Stormont working again for the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement next month is not a deadline he is working to.
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Mar 6th 2023, 3:47 PM
Quiz: How much do you know about the art of the deal?
After the UK and EU struck a Protocol deal this week, challenge your knowledge on other famous ‘deals’.
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Mar 5th 2023, 10:00 PM
Jeffery Donaldson: DUP will not be knocked off course by rhetoric
Donaldson reiterated that his party will take time to secure “clear answers” on aspects of proposed arrangements.
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Mar 4th 2023, 4:50 PM
Westminster to legislate to 'reassure' unionists of Northern Ireland's position in UK
Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris most unionist concerns with the new post-Brexit deal relate to the Acts of Union.
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Mar 3rd 2023, 12:23 PM
Boris Johnson says he wishes he had cut corporation tax to 'outbid the Irish' when he was PM
Johnson also challenged Rishi Sunak to cut corporation tax to ‘Irish levels or lower’.
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Mar 2nd 2023, 4:52 PM
Windsor Framework and invasion of Ukraine on the agenda when Varadkar meets Spanish PM later
Leo Varadkar will brief Pedro Sanchez on the new agreement between the UK and the EU.
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Mar 2nd 2023, 6:48 AM
DUP will only sign up to Windsor framework if it 'safeguards the union', says Sammy Wilson
Wilson, an MP and the DUP chief whip, sharply criticised the ‘Stormont brake’ clause in the deal.
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Mar 1st 2023, 9:02 PM
Bertie Ahern continues media blitz with appearance on The News Agents podcast
Bertie Ahern told the podcast that Boris Johnson could not have secured the ‘Windsor Framework’ deal.
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Mar 1st 2023, 1:04 PM
Sunak pleads with MPs to give DUP 'time and space' to consider Brexit deal
The view of the DUP will be crucial if the deal is to help restore power-sharing at Stormont.
The British Prime Minister saoid "the last thing the public want is another Westminster drama".
DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has said his party will take its time to study the deal before coming to a conclusion on it.
Sinn Féin vice president Michelle O'Neill said "the deal is now done" and that getting Stormont up and running must now be the priority.
Explainer: Pets, potatoes and the 'Stormont brake', what's the deal with the Windsor Framework?
An emotional Steve Baker regrets 'Brexit hardman' image and speaks about 'mental health crisis'
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Feb 28th 2023, 10:56 PM
Explainer: Pets, potatoes and the 'Stormont brake', what's the deal with the Windsor Framework?
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the new deal effectively removes “any sense of a border in the Irish Sea”.
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Feb 28th 2023, 3:48 PM
An emotional Steve Baker regrets 'Brexit hardman' image and speaks about 'mental health crisis'
Baker has urged his Tory colleagues to back the Windsor Framework.
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Feb 28th 2023, 12:14 PM
Varadkar says Windsor Agreement reached as Sunak built trust and Europe made concessions
Varadkar said negotiations were kept confidential which helped the deal getting done today.
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Feb 27th 2023, 7:45 PM