Sam McBride: Northern Ireland is now a proxy battleground for the EU and the UK – and that is dangerous

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Subscribe              Mar 7, 2021           Top Stories A round up of the most popular news stories this week.           Sam McBride: Northern Ireland is now a proxy battleground for the EU and the UK – and that is dangerous           Over recent weeks, a paradox has emerged: Boris Johnson says that he wants to remove the Irish Sea border, but is trying to save it; the EU says that it wants to keep the Irish Sea border, but is acting to make it unworkable.                 DUP MP hits out after Health Minister Robin Swann says 'too many complexities' to allow targets for easing lockdown to be made public   Health Minister Robin Swann has come under fire after suggesting the scientific basis for the possible easing of lockdown is too complex and uncertain to be made public.           Brandon Lewis: We acted because of the EU's leisurely approach to dealing with problems from the Northern Ireland Protocol   The Northern Ireland Secretary BRANDON LEWIS explains why the UK government has unilaterally extended grace periods for implementing the NI Protocol:           The nation is wishing Prince Philip well as his 100th birthday approaches   News Letter editorial of Saturday March 6 2021:           Up to 5% may get long Covid, top NI doctor says   As many as one-in-twenty or even one-in-ten people with coronavirus could be suffering from so-called 'long Covid', a leading Northern Ireland doctor has said.           Ben Lowry: The cost of victims' pension has ballooned without explanation as to why, or debate about whether the scheme needs to be so large   A court deadline to agree payment of the pension for victims' of the Troubles has been extended until later this month.           Delay to soil ban is welcomed, but DUP say Northern Ireland needs more than a 'short-term fix'   Arlene Foster has welcomed the UK's unilateral delay to a contentious Brexit arrangement which has disrupted trade between GB and Northern Ireland, but said "short-term fixes are not enough".           Ben Lowry: The cost of victims' pension has ballooned without explanation   A court deadline to agree payment of the pension for victims' of the Troubles has been extended until later this month.           The cost of victims' pension has ballooned without explanation   A court deadline to agree payment of the pension for victims' of the Troubles has been extended until later this month.                 View more news

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