Biden urges Northern Ireland to sustain peace, reap gains
Fp Staff • 2 years agoNorthern Ireland's political crisis stems, in part, from Brexit. Britain’s departure from the European Union left Northern Ireland poised uneasily between the rest of the UK and EU member Ireland and put the Good Friday peace agreement under increased strain
Good Friday Agreement: How Joe Biden's Ireland visit comes during turbulent times
• 2 years agoAmerican president Joe Biden's visit to Northern Ireland comes at a fragile time for the Good Friday Agreement, threatened by post-Brexit trade arrangements and political tensions
Why has Sweden expelled 1,100 British nationals since Brexit?
Fp Explainers • 2 years agoSweden has deported far more British nationals than any other EU member since Brexit. The statistics come in the backdrop of news that authorities had planned to deport a 74-year-old woman with severe Alzheimer’s. Let’s take a closer look
Britain agrees to join trans-Pacific trade pact
• 2 years agoPrime Minister Rishi Sunak said Britain had agreed to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), in a move his office said was the biggest trade deal since Brexit
British PM Rishi Sunak aims to crack down on anti-social behaviour
• 2 years agoSunak, who has seen a small tick up in his approval ratings since last month and received a boost when he curtailed a rebellion in his party over Brexit, is increasingly setting out his policy agenda to try to close a double-digit lead in the opinion polls for the opposition Labour Party
Artificial intelligence organically biased: Google AI chatbot is left-leaning, thinks Brexit was ‘bad idea’
Ayndrila Banerjee • 2 years agoExperts have defended Bard’s heavily opinionated response by saying that its premature launch might have to do something with how it responds
UK politicians caught in sting operation for lucrative second jobs
• 2 years agoThe sting threatens embarrassment for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who replaced Truss in October with a vow to restore 'integrity, professionalism and accountability' after her term and that of her predecessor Boris Johnson
Franco-British cooperation renewed: What did Rishi Sunak and Emmanuel Macron discuss at Paris summit?
• 2 years agoDeep sighs of relief will be heard on both sides of the Channel now that Rishi Sunak has made it clear that Emmanuel Macron is a firm friend. It is also a cautious step by the UK to recognise the importance of its European partners, which it has worked hard to avoid during the Brexit years
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tries to win over skeptics to his Brexit deal
• 2 years agoThe UK and the 27-nation EU announced Monday that they had struck a deal to resolve a dispute over Northern Ireland trade that has vexed relations since the UK left the bloc in 2020
UK, EU sign deal to fix Brexit trade spat over Northern Ireland
• 2 years agoSunak said the deal dismantled a de facto customs border that had sprung up in the Irish Sea, both to protect the EU's single market and a hard-won peace in Northern Ireland agreed 25 years ago