Northern Ireland Protocol Ahern attempts to find common ground on a prickly protocol The former taoiseach has been operating as a low-key diplomat by meeting individuals from all sides of the NI protocol debate, at the request of the former Northern Secretary Conor Burns
Gibraltar and EU trade deal to be agreed after EasterThe territory, which is still claimed by both Spain and Britain, was excluded from the original deal between the EU and Britain
Analysis: Northern Ireland protocol issue becomes ever more pressing as elections approach Liz Truss may have struck a more diplomatic tone than her predecessor David Frost in negotiations with Maros Sefcovic, but substantive progress on key issues is required
Lucinda Creighton: Why it’s not in Johnson’s interest to accept the EU’s Brexit olive branchThe new proposals are practical and show Europe’s willingness to do a deal, but Boris Johnson has little incentive to solve the impasse and move on
European Commission proposes ‘lighter touch’ measures to alleviate North’s protocol issuesThe new plans would reduce by half the number of goods requiring checks when moving from Britain to Northern Ireland
Susan O’Keeffe: Britain’s tough talking on Northern Ireland protocol conceals a crumbling messThe British government’s call for a ‘standstill’ on the protocol lays bare the failings of Brexit and puts the EU back in the driving seat
Britain requests ‘standstill’ on Northern Ireland protocolBritish government says ‘significant change’ to the trade agreement is needed to avoid triggering Article 16
Brexit fallout: ‘Sausage war’ is just a taste of food trade disputes to comeThe row that has erupted in recent weeks isn’t confined to the status of the humble Cumberland sausage, but is indicative of core disagreements about the implementation of EU laws on food standards
Eastwood says Britain could hold snap border poll soonThe SDLP leader says the poll might opportunistically be staged while there is still a unionist majority in the North
‘Two fingers to the EU’ as UK goes it alone on BrexitWith the Tories’ new Brexit negotiator David Frost adopting what some see as a wrecking-ball aproach, European frustration with an increasingly intransigent UK is being shared by Dublin
Lucinda Creighton: Britain’s underhand tactics are the actions of a despotic nation The behaviour of David Frost in the EU talks has led to Britain again breaching its obligations, with severe implications for Northern Ireland
