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22 Dec, 2019 All the news, half the price. Save 50% on a digital subscription to the News Letter!    Find out more → Top stories of the week A round up of the most popular news stories this week. Latest News Ben Lowry: So much for Boris helping unionists out of a sense of guilt for his betrayal of them Some political observers have wondered if Boris Johnson might be inclined to help unionists, after he betrayed them by agreeing to the Irish Sea border that he said he would never accept. An Irish language commissioner will further marginalise unionists, whose politicians must resist it at all costs It appears that the secretary of state is pressurising the unionist political parties into accepting some form of Irish language act (ILA) to return devolved government. Ben Lowry: So much for Boris Johnson helping unionists out of a sense of guilt for his betrayal of them Some political observers have wondered if Boris Johnson might be inclined to help unionists, after he betrayed them by agreeing to the Irish Sea border that he said he would never accept. Ben Lowry: The worst point in the calendar is over and daylight is returning Early December ought to be the gloomiest time of the year. Brexit will happen on January 31 and the Irish Sea border by early 2021 In little over a month, the United Kingdom will almost certainly be leaving the European Union. Republicans should stop winding up a community that cannot take much more I understand why the Irish in Northern Ireland want to force an Irish language act on the UK citizens of Northern Ireland. NIGTA outlines Brexit concerns According to the Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association (NIGTA) the Brexit withdrawal agreement, to which the government is now committed, will have a significant impact on businesses in Northern Ireland and, unlike the earlier attempts by Theresa May, it will mean a changed relationship between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom. Hyde Park families fight on for other terror victims seeking justice John Downey is not the last Troubles-era terrorist who will face prosecution in a UK court, the brother of a Hyde Park bomb victim has claimed. View more news

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