Louise Haigh

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Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis said while the UK is ‘fully committed’ to implementing the Withdrawal Agreement and the Northern Ireland protocol, the government is taking ‘limited and reasonable steps to create a safety net’
Brexit: Britain says it may break international law in ‘limited way’
  • UK
  • September 8, 2020

Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis has said he expects the UK would “break international law” with its proposals to change how a key agreement w(...)

The North’s Minister of Justice, Naomi Long, has said her department is willing to administer the scheme. Photograph: Kelvin Boyes/Press Eye/PA
Up to North’s Executive to implement Troubles victims’ payment scheme – Lewis

The North’s Secretary of State has said the disagreement between the UK government and the Northern Executive over who should pay for a pension scheme(...)

UK prime minister Boris Johnson making a speech during a visit to West Yorkshire. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA Wire.
Boris Johnson criticised for using police as backdrop to speech
  • UK
  • September 6, 2019

The Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police has said he was “disappointed” to see his officers used as a “backdrop” to a political speech by Boris Jo(...)

James Nesbitt as a convincingly sinister Howell, and Genevieve O’Reilly as the passive yet quietly duplicitous Hazel in the dramatisation of the 1991 murders of Lesley Howell and Trevor Buchanan in Coleraine, Co Derry.
The Secret: Coleraine murder drama causes hurt but ultimately does good

Who has the right to tell the stories of our lives? When does a deeply personal narrative of violence, grief and loss become public property? These a(...)