Mr Benn said he has dealt with concerns in a sensible way and he ‘will take the necessary measures to ensure that there ...

It comes after, in December, the DUP proposed to pull the “Stormont brake” - an element the Brexit deal that gives the ...

The Government has offered to align with EU laws on chemicals in the latest sign of Labour’s willingness to roll back Brexit ...

The British government on Monday rejected an attempt to trigger the "Stormont Brake, angering Northern Ireland unionists who ...

Lawyers representing a man alleged to have been recorded in an MI5 sting operation targeting the New IRA have argued that his ...

The brake is part of Northern Ireland's Brexit deal and gives the assembly the power to object to changes to EU rules that apply in Northern Ireland. | UTV News ...

The UK government has rejected the first attempt by Northern Ireland’s unionist parties to block the application of updated EU legislation in the region, saying the key test was not met.

DEVOLVED governments face “years of inertia, delay and uncertainty” without reforms being made to a key piece of post-Brexit ...

Emma Little-Pengelly said Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn was “wrong” to reject a Stormont Brake request in a bid to stop the appliance in the region of updated EU rules on packaging and ...

The UK government dismissed Northern Ireland unionists' plea to activate 'Stormont Brake', aimed at blocking an EU law impacting the region. This mechanism, under the Windsor Framework, allows a third ...

Stormont's deputy First Minister has said the UK Government is acting to prevent a divergence in law between Northern Ireland ...