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Boycott McDonald's says Kneecap as controversial Irish rappers take aim at new target after cancelling US tour

30/08/25 08:37

Controversial Northern Irish rap group Kneecap have called for a boycott of McDonald's in their latest gig, just days after their US tour was cancelled with one of its members facing a court case for allegedly supporting Hezbollah. The trio took aim at McDonald's alongside Kemi Badenoch , the US military and the DUP in front of a rapturous crowd at a homecoming concert at Vital festival in Belfast. Kneecap's 15-stop US tour was spiked in Monday, with the band blaming it on the 'proximity of our next court hearing in London to the first date of the tour'....read

Young boy killed in 'hit-and-run' car and scooter crash: Man, 51, arrested
09/07/25 17:56
It was reported that the 12-year-old was visiting the harbour town with friends but lived in a nearby village. The child was riding a scooter when he was struck by a red Skoda Fabia.
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The toll it takes: Looking back at the times MPs cried in the Commons amid mystery over Chancellor Rachel Reeves' tears during PMQs
03/07/25 11:40
Looking back at times MPs shed tears in the House of Commons
Reform split on anti-bullying training as leader avoids 'woke' plan
16/12/24 12:47
Mr Farage is among just six out of 650 MPs who have declined to take part in seminars about the 'behaviour code', which was brought in after a string of scandals.
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Reform split over 'woke' anti-bulling training for MPs as Nigel Farage joins Tories and DUP MPs in shunning Parliamentary course - but his party's four other MPs take part
16/12/24 10:48
Mr Farage is among just six out of 650 MPs who have declined to take part in seminars about the 'behaviour code', which was brought in after a string of scandals.
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NI First Minister Michelle O'Neill defies unionists AND republican anger and becomes first Sinn Fein leader to attend Remembrance Sunday event as she lays wreath at Belfast cenotaph
10/11/24 11:21
The First Minister joined politicians in laying a wreath at the Cenotaph in Belfast this morning, including DUP deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly.
NI First Minister Michelle O'Neill sparks fury among unionists AND republicans with plan to become first Sinn Fein leader to attend Remembrance Sunday event
10/11/24 09:04
Ms O'Neill will lay a laurel wreath at the Cenotaph in Belfast this morning in her role as First Minister, alongside DUP deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly.
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How hero plasterer rescued children from bus crash horror: Bystander reveals how he saved schoolchildren 'crying for help' after double-decker overturned
08/10/24 12:51
Gary Smyth has been speaking of the moment he feared the worst and that people had died after the vehicle carrying dozens of pupils crashed in Northern Ireland.
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson pleads not guilty to 18 historical sex offences
10/09/24 10:48
Former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has pleaded not guilty to 18 historical sex offences.
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Sinn Fein becomes Northern Ireland's largest Westminster party for first time after DUP loses three MPs - including surprise defeat for Ian Paisley in seat his family has held since 1970
05/07/24 08:41
The result leaves Sinn Fein with seven seats in Westminster, the same as it won back in 2019 - and could now increase pressure for an Irish unity referendum by 2030.
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Northern Ireland 'will become a magnet for illegal migrants'
14/05/24 08:53
The High Court in Belfast decided yesterday that parts of the Illegal Migration Act cannot apply in the province because of post-Brexit agreements with the EU.
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Northern Ireland 'will become a magnet for illegal migrants' after court ruled people CAN'T be deported to Rwanda from the province due to Rishi Sunak's deal with EU
14/05/24 07:45
The High Court in Belfast decided yesterday that parts of the Illegal Migration Act cannot apply in the province because of post-Brexit agreements with the EU.
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Rwanda flights will go ahead as planned, says Downing Street after Northern Ireland puts 'spanner in the works' with bombshell High Court ruling to 'disapply' parts of the Illegal Migration Act
13/05/24 22:39
Belfast High Court said parts of the Illegal Migration Act should be 'disapplied' in Northern Ireland because they undermined post-Brexit human rights protections agreed with the EU.
Ex-DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson appears in court for suspected rape alongside his wife Lady Eleanor who faces abetting charges over historical sex allegations
24/04/24 10:46
Sir Jeffrey faces 11 charges including one of rape, one of committing an act of gross indecency and nine of indecent assault on dates between 1985 and 2006.The offences relate to two alleged victims.
Fury as House of Lords quietly admits it is spending £840,000 a year on a team of health and safety 'traffic marshalls' for a tiny one-way system inside Parliament
16/04/24 16:32
A team of traffic marshalls has been guiding cars, vans and pedestrians through the narrow roadways in the palace while restoration work has been going on to maintain the historic buildings.
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Jess Phillips protests because DUP leader accused of offences including rape 'can still access Commons'
31/03/24 01:27
Labour 's Jess Phillips protested that Sir Jeffrey Donaldson could still go into Parliament under current access rules.
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Sir Jeffrey Donaldson's DUP resignation marks the end of a 40-year political career - from walking out of Northern Irish Good Friday peace negotiations to 'receiving threats during post-Brexit trade talks'
30/03/24 01:52
The DUP said yesterday that Mr Donaldson had been charged with 'allegations of a historical nature' and that he would be stepping down as leader.
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Horror car crash kills four people: Driver and three passengers in VW Golf die after smash in Northern Ireland
24/03/24 13:08
The driver and three passengers, who have not yet been formally identified, were declared dead at the scene, police said.
Passenger is removed from plane at Heathrow after row with DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson
23/03/24 17:07
Police have confirmed a passenger was removed from the flight on Wednesday evening following a 'verbal altercation'. A party source confirmed that Sir Jeffrey was involved.
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More than 1,000 pigs killed in farmyard building fire as owner claims it will cost more than £700,000 to rebuild and restock
09/03/24 19:33
Around 80 sows and 1,000 piglets were thought to be inside a farrowing house on a farm in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, which caught alight on Friday night.
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Sinn Fein's Mary Lou McDonald steps up demands for Irish unification referendum saying it should happen by 2030 despite unionist leader Jeffrey Donaldson warning: 'We are nowhere near a united Ireland'
08/02/24 11:30
Ms McDonald, the nationalists' president, said she believes the referendum would happen before 2030, after the election of Michelle O'Neill as First Minister in Northern Ireland.
From a handshake to a slap down over Irish unity vote: Rishi Sunak tells Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill to concentrate on 'day-to-day' concerns of people in Northern Ireland as she becomes First Minister in historic first
05/02/24 12:31
The PM was all smiles as he met the republican leader as powersharing government returned to Stormont this morning. But he later faced down a demand for a vote on Irish unity.
Sunak seals the powersharing deal amid Irish unity row: historic moment PM shakes hands with new Sinn Fein First Minister Michelle O'Neill ahead of showdown over republican's demand for referendum within a decade
05/02/24 08:26
Michelle O'Neill, the first republican to take the top job at Stormont, has vowed to demand a referendum on uniting Ireland when she meets the PM later.
Sinn Fein says there WILL be a referendum on uniting Ireland within a DECADE after Michelle O'Neill is installed as First Minister at Stormont
04/02/24 07:50
Sinn Fein has taken the top post in Northern Ireland for the first time following the dramatic deal that restored powersharing.
Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill says 'I'm sorry for all the lives lost during the conflict' as she becomes Northern Ireland's first-ever nationalist first minister after growing up with her father and two cousins in IRA's infamous 'A Team'
03/02/24 13:27
The 47-year-old has vowed to be a first minister for all and hailed a 'historic day' as devolved government is expected to return in Northern Ireland following a two-year political collapse.
Northern Ireland Assembly set to restart after two years after DUP agrees to resume power-sharing on Saturday
01/02/24 17:04
Unionist leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said he has written to the Speaker of the Stormont Assembly Alex Maskey, paving the way for it to sit on Saturday.
Boris Johnson takes swipe at Rishi Sunak's post-Brexit Northern Ireland deal as he says the UK 'must retain the courage to diverge' from the European model
01/02/24 01:13
The former prime minister suggested it could weaken the UK's ability to diverge from EU trading rules in future, saying that the country must 'retain the appetite' to break from the high-regulation EU model.
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Ministers scrap Brexit trade rules under £3bn DUP deal to revive Northern Ireland power-sharing that could see Stormont up and running in days despite warnings from hardliners that Brussels will STILL have a say it how it is run
31/01/24 14:24
DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has hailed the move as a key concession that will effectively scrap the contentious so-called Irish Sea border for goods.
Ministers 'will have to guarantee that new UK-wide laws do not diverge from EU rules' as part of £3bn DUP deal to revive Northern Ireland power-sharing
31/01/24 10:29
After tense talks DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said his party was ready to back a deal that will see Sinn Fein 's Michelle O'Neill installed as the first ever republican First Minister.
Sinn Fein boasts that 'a new Ireland is emerging' and says republicans will push for 'ending partition' as they prepare to run Northern Ireland for the first time after unionist DUP FINALLY agrees £3bn deal to restore power-sharing
30/01/24 14:00
Party leader Mary Lou McDonald said unionism's dominance of Ulster politics had been 'consigned to the pages of the history books'.
Breakthrough in Belfast (and it only cost £3bn): Sinn Fein set to run Northern Ireland for first time after dramatic late-night meeting sees DUP FINALLY agree Rishi Sunak's sweetened deal to restore powersharing
30/01/24 08:08
After two years of political standoff, the DUP paved the way for Stormont to be restored by agreeing a deal at a marathon meeting.
DUP agrees to restore Northern Ireland parliament after two years of political deadlock over Brexit: Jeffrey Donaldson endorses devolution deal in breakthrough for Stormont power-sharing
30/01/24 01:07
In a crunch meeting last night, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson confirmed the party will restore devolution in Northern Ireland if the government passes new legislation.
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Power-sharing breakthrough in Northern Ireland? DUP chief Jeffrey Donaldson calls meeting TONIGHT 'to push party to do £3billion deal on Stormont return'
29/01/24 10:43
The Democratic Unionist Party is set for a crunch meeting tonight as its party leader briefs senior members on Westminster plans to get them to return to work.
Deep-fake porn election fears: Watchdog warns female would-be MPs could be targeted with AI tech - as he says voter ID rules have raised questions about gerrymandering by ministers
23/01/24 09:28
Electoral commission chairman John Pullinger said that there had been a rise in the use of tech to make convincing pornographic images and videos showing politicians in compromising positions.
DUP 'dashes hopes of Christmas deal' to revive powersharing in Northern Ireland despite sides being 'close' to agreement - as ministers hold fresh round of talks
18/12/23 09:54
Speculation had been growing that an agreement might be reached before the House of Commons goes into its festive break tomorrow, with the sides said to be close.
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Two women, 43 and 36, appear in court charged over the death of nursing assistant, 23, whose body was found beside a burning car in Northern Ireland
07/12/23 10:30
The body of Odhran Kelly (pictured), 23, was found beside a burning car in Maple Court, in Lurgan, County Armagh, in the early hours of Sunday.
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Anger as DUP MP Jim Shannon says grey squirrels are the 'Hamas of the squirrel world'
29/11/23 18:57
Mr Shannon compared the common rodent to the Palestinian militant group, designated a proscribed terror group in the UK, as MPs considered ways to protect red squirrels.
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Rishi Sunak 'would win' if he sacked Suella Braverman over bombshell newspaper article slamming Met Police, says George Osborne - and he claims PM has TWICE come close to sacking her before as Tory civil war rages amid reshuffle speculation
09/11/23 18:44
The Prime Minister is facing calls to fire his Home Secretary after No10 dramatically revealed it did not sign off on Mrs Braverman's controversial words.
Lottery winner who raked in £10million and 'blew money on homes, cars and booze' before setting up Belfast whiskey distillery is taken to hospital following bus crash
31/10/23 10:41
Peter Lavery, 61, who won £10.2 million in May 1996, was rushed to hospital yesterday after a bus crash in Belfast city centre. it is believed he is recovering well.
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DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson raises hopes of power-sharing breakthrough in Northern Ireland as he says talks with UK government on Brexit terms are slowly moving towards a breakthrough
16/10/23 13:02
The unionist party has refused to rejoin the cross-community executive at Stormont for the past 18 months, demanding more concessions over the UK's Brexit agreement.
Keir Starmer has met DUP 'a number of times' to discuss softening Brexit to ease Irish Sea border friction
13/10/23 15:13
DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson said there had been discussions with Keir Starmer about solutions to ease friction in trade between mainland Britain and Northern Ireland.
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Keir Starmer rules out referendum on a united Ireland as he scrambles to reassure voters he can hold the UK together - while frontbencher prepares to share a conference platform with Sinn Fein
06/10/23 09:33
The Labour leader used a BBC interview to harden the party's position on Northern Ireland ahead of an election expected within a year.
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Fury at 'unhelpful' Sinn Fein adverts in US newspapers including the New York Times that call for a date for an Irish unification referendum 'to support the Good Friday Agreement'
16/03/23 09:39
Sinn Fein adverts calling for an Irish unity referendum in US newspapers including the New York Times and Washington Post have been branded 'unhelpful' by the Taoiseach.
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Wealthy donor who gifted £7million to Durham University has cut off his cash over 'rise in campus wokery' and is now funneling his money into 'fighting for free speech' in academia
28/12/22 14:05
Durham's former record-setting benefactor Mark Hillery, 57, will not donate to any university again until 'they get their free speech house properly in order'.
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DUP brings down Northern Ireland Assembly by blocking election of a Speaker as leader Jeffrey Donaldson says his party are sending 'a clear message' to EU and London over Protocol row
13/05/22 11:48
The move came as part of the DUP's continuing protest against post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland.
DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds LOSES his North Belfast seat to Sinn Fein
13/12/19 03:10
Nigel Dodds losing his seat meant that Northern Ireland looked set to elect more Irish nationalists to Britain's parliament than pro-British unionists for the first time since the partition of Ireland in 1921.
DUP double down on opposition to Boris Johnson's new Brexit deal as the unionists accuse the PM of losing his nerve during talks with the EU and vow to fight his divorce agreement
17/10/19 12:23
The DUP has accused Boris Johnson of losing his nerve during Brexit negotiations as senior figures in the party said the PM had been 'too eager by far' to reach a deal with the EU.
A snap general election would leave Parliament even MORE divided as both the Tories and Labour face losing seats, latest analysis from polling expert Sir John Curtice reveals
29/03/19 13:54
Sir John Curtice - who is in charge of the main exit polls at general elections - is forecasting 307 Tory MPs, down from 317 last time, and 256 Labour MPs, down from 262.
Britain is plunged into more chaos as May LOSES Brexit vote by 344 to 286: PM hints at election as she admits she fears 'MPs are reaching the limits of the process' after 28 hardcore Tory Brexiteers cost her victory
29/03/19 09:51
Mrs May has now hinted she will consider collapsing Parliament and calling a general election after the 'grave' result and said: 'I fear we are reaching the limits of the process in this House.'
Boris goes for the kill: Johnson says Theresa May's deal is 'dead' but the Prime Minister should still step aside even if it is defeated... a day after he agreed to back the plan if she quit as PM after Brexit
28/03/19 02:03
In a highly-charged speech last night, Theresa May told Tory MPs she would quit ‘earlier than intended’ if Parliament backed her withdrawal agreement.
Now Boris starts to buckle: Johnson admits that he COULD back May's deal 'if there's a path to a Canada-style trade deal' - hours after Mogg's climbdown sparked rumours that the PM will quit to get Brexit over the line
26/03/19 10:48
Speaking at an event hosted by the Telegraph, the former Foreign Secretary said he 'was not there yet' on backing May's deal but admitted that there was a risk Britain 'won't leave at all'.
The DUP pours cold water on May's hopes for third vote on her Brexit deal despite Boris Johnson's hint that he COULD back it if she agrees to quit
25/03/19 11:47
The Prime Minister is desperate an 11th hour U-turn from the DUP to support the deal at a third vote in a bid to finally win Commons approval.
May SHELVES third vote on her deal due to 'lack of support' as Commons braces for vote on rebel MPs' plan to take control of Brexit - but PM says she could ignore their attempt to force a soft exit from the EU
25/03/19 09:24
Mrs May made the humbling admission as she faced the Commons today hours before MPs are set to vote to start taking control away of Brexit from her in a series of indicative votes tonight.
Remainer MPs claim they have the numbers to steamroll a soft Brexit through Parliament and block no-deal next week after DUP desert PM
21/03/19 10:16
Oliver Letwin said he believed that a plan known as ‘Norway Plus’ could succeed, after the Northern Irish party's Brexit spokesman said there was 'no pressure' to back the PM's deal.
'No Deal is nothing to be scared of': Brexiteers insist new tariff regime if Britain crashes out the EU will be GOOD for the UK - but business chiefs insist it will be 'sledgehammer to the economy'
13/03/19 07:09
After the decisive defeat of Theresa May's Brexit deal last night, she has given MPs a vote at 7pm tonight on whether they want to leave the EU without a deal. Tomorrow MPs will also vote to delay Brexit.
May's ministers will reveal at 7am which imports will be taxed if Britain crashes out of Europe without agreement as PM promises free vote on ruling out no deal after she receives 149-vote Brexit hammering
12/03/19 19:22
The Prime Minister's hopes of saving her deal after a last minute dash to Strasbourg last night turned to ashes in the Commons today as the new concessions were hammered.
DUP and Tory Brexiteer rejection leaves May needing a miracle: PM must win over rebels by TONIGHT to secure a wafer thin majority for 'last chance' deal
12/03/19 11:36
The Tory party is deeply split on Brexit and the Prime Minister's only hope is to bring back on board most of the 118 rebels from January 15 and the 10 DUP MPs.
May faces her fate: PM heads to Commons for a second crushing defeat as Rees-Mogg says the 'majority' of ERG hardliners will vote NO at 7pm after the DUP, Brexiteer lawyers and her own Attorney General torpedo backstop concessions
12/03/19 07:47
The leader of the European Research Group said he expected Britain to now crash out without a deal in 17 days as Brexiteers moved to kill off the Prime Minister's plans.
Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg says Mrs May has taken a step in the right direction by securing key concessions from the EU ahead of tomorrow's vote
12/03/19 01:28
Theresa May secured a critical breakthrough on Brexit last night, winning 'legally binding changes' from EU negotiators. Jacob-Rees Mogg described it as 'clearly a step in the right direction'.
May 'will SURVIVE no-confidence bid': Tory rebels and the DUP vow to BACK the PM in crunch vote today after Corbyn moved to topple government following record defeat of her Brexit deal
15/01/19 07:29
The bruised and battered PM is on track to survive yet another political crisis, with the DUP and Tory Eurosceptics including Boris Johnson pledging to back her in a no-confidence vote today.
The DUP reject May's 'cosmetic' attempt to win their support for her Brexit deal by giving Stormont a 'veto' on new EU rules and guarantees that backstop won't split the UK
09/01/19 08:31
The Prime Minister has been desperately trying to shore up her deal as a catastrophic defeat looms on Tuesday but was dismissed again today by the DUP.
DUP insist there is 'no way' they will vote for the Brexit deal as May's hopes of winning showdown fade
04/01/19 13:07
Sammy Wilson, the party's Brexit spokesman, said a month's worth of work on securing new concessions from the EU had not achieved anything.
EU says Brexit negotiations are OVER despite May begging leaders for more concessions - as the DUP says Brussels MUST give more ground
03/01/19 10:32
The hard line from Jean-Claude Juncker's commission comes as the PM launches another desperate scramble to persuade fellow leaders to break the deadlock.
May's fight to solve the Irish border problem that threatens Brexit: Dublin and Brussels don't want a hard border to threaten peace, Brexiteers won't let the UK be shackled to the EU... and no one is set to back down
11/12/18 11:40
The Prime Minister flew out of London today knowing none of the critics on either side are prepared to back down - leaving her in a near impossible bind.
DUP tell ministers to abandon Brexit deal 'roadshow' and go back to Brussels for more talks as Boris Johnson brands the backstop a 'diktat' that looks like a 'military defeat'
07/12/18 08:23
DUP Westminster leader Nigel Dodds said the divorce deal was 'fatally flawed' while it contained the backstop on the Irish border as David Lidington, Mrs May's deputy, visited Belfast to promote it.
DUP ‘is plotting to ABANDON Theresa May if she faces a confidence vote – leaving the ailing PM without a Commons majority amid row over Brexit border in the Irish Sea’
03/12/18 01:58
The Northern Ireland party's ten MPs have a confidence and supply deal with the government to give Mrs May a narrow majority in the Commons.
Zac Goldsmith joins lemming letter club: Millionaire MP humiliated by Heathrow resignation is 24th to openly call for May to quit as he warns 'there's no time to lose' as desperate sharks scramble for 48
17/11/18 22:35
The former London mayoral candidate said he had decided to act as the Prime Minister would 'not change course' on her divisive Brexit deal.
Lemming letter club: Brexiteer coup 'is STILL 11 letters short' despite 23 MPs going public. Whips battle to crush 'reckless' plot to topple the PM - but Tory rebels insist they will have the 48 letters needed next week
17/11/18 10:17
Tory critics of the PM need 48 votes to spark the motion to remove Mrs May, but sources confirmed they were still stuck at 37. Twenty-three MPs have gone public with their letters (pictured).
Brexiteer coup in chaos? Tory rebels admit they DON'T know if they have the 48 letters needed to force a vote of no confidence in May - but insist they WILL next week as 23 MPS go public
16/11/18 09:35
Steve Baker insisted he remained confident that 48 letters would be sent to Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the Tory backbench 1922 Committee.
Rees-Mogg leads the coup: Brexiteer submits his letter of no confidence to add to 15 already publicly submitted - but rebels claim they have ALREADY hit the 48 needed to trigger a vote on PM
15/11/18 09:36
Brexiteer ringleader Jacob Rees-Mogg insisted his putsch was not about personal ambition and named Boris Johnson, Dominic Raab, David Davis and Penny Mordaunt as successors.
DUP chief Arlene Foster calls for 'cool heads' in the crisis-hit Brexit talks as she arrives for a showdown meeting with the Irish PM amid growing fears Britain will crash out of the bloc
15/10/18 16:22
Arlene Foster also repeated her 'blood red' Brexit line - saying that a deal which creates new barriers between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK would be totally unacceptable.
DUP calls for Theresa May to be SACKED over Brexit row as PM is confronted by ministers during 'robust' War Cabinet over plan to stay in customs union INDEFINITELY
11/10/18 07:33
The party's current arrangement to keep the Conservatives in power would collapse without a new leader to 'heal the wounds' and take a 'different direction' on Brexit, the DUP said.
Pressure mounts on May as EU says post-Brexit trade deal WON'T look like Chequers and DUP warns she must not make 'catastrophic' concessions over Irish border backstop
05/10/18 07:35
Chief negotiator Michel Barnier is expected to make clear he is playing hardball by publishing a draft 'declaration' on post-Brexit trade arrangements that falls far short of her blueprint.
DUP chief Arlene Foster says she would support Boris Johnson if he becomes PM amid plots to oust Theresa May
02/10/18 08:39
Arlene Foster, leader of the powerful DUP party which is propping the Tories up in Number Ten, also praised Boris Johnson's upbeat attitude towards Brexit.
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DUP's Ian Paisley could be the first MP to be recalled by voters as he is kicked out of the Commons for 30 sitting days for not declaring £100,000 of free holidays - cutting May's majority until NOVEMBER
24/07/18 15:12
Because of the summer and conference recesses, North Antrim MP Ian Paisley will not be allowed back into the Commons until November - cutting Theresa May's majority for months.
DUP's Ian Paisley is close to tears in House of Commons as he apologises for failing to declare up to £100,000 worth of free holidays to Sri Lanka
19/07/18 10:06
The MP was almost overcome by emotion as he said sorry to his constituents in North Antrim for the 'total failure'.
DUP's Ian Paisley faces being suspended from Commons for 30 DAYS after sleaze probe finds he failed to register up to £100,000 worth of free holidays to Sri Lanka
18/07/18 10:45
The Commons watchdog has urged the punishment - the longest for decades - after concluding the MP went on all-expenses paid trips with his family to the country in 2013 but did not register them.
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Michel Barnier uses a visit to Dublin to warn there must be progress on the Irish border by JUNE or the whole Brexit negotiation could collapse
30/04/18 09:04
The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier (pictured) met Irish premier Leo Varadkar and Foriegn Minister Simon Coveney before beginning a two-day tour of border towns.
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DUP warn they will bring down the Government if Northern Ireland is forced to stay in the customs union after Brexit
25/04/18 23:29
Nigel Dodds, leader of the DUP in Westminster, said Northern Ireland leaving the customs union with the rest of the UK was an 'absolute red line' - as he threatened to derail the Tory government.
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Good Friday Agreement 20th anniversary: All you need to know
10/04/18 15:59
The Good Friday Agreement’s 20th anniversary was marked with a conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland that saw Bill Clinton, Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern in attendance.

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