MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Demand for a unity poll is growing – Mary Lou McDonald
Source: Sinn Féin 2 February, 2019 – by Mary Lou McDonald TD Sinn Féin activists from across Ireland today gathered in Dublin to discuss the campaign for Irish unity and the growing demand for a unity poll. Addressing the event, party President Mary Lou McDonald reiterated her challenge to the government to convene an Irish […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Demand for a unity poll is growing – Mary Lou McDonald
Source: Sinn Féin 2 February, 2019 – by Mary Lou McDonald TD Sinn Féin activists from across Ireland today gathered in Dublin to discuss the campaign for Irish unity and the growing demand for a unity poll. Addressing the event, party President Mary Lou McDonald reiterated her challenge to the government to convene an Irish […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Promoting Scotland in North America
Source: Scottish Government First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will visit North America next week to strengthen trade and cultural links between Scotland and the USA and Canada. The visit comes as new figures show the USA remains Scotland’s top export destination country, with an estimated £5.5 billion of exports in 2017 – up by 11.1% from […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Europe: ESMA and EU securities regulators agree no-deal Brexit MoUs with FCA
Source: European Union The MoUs form part of authorities’ preparations should the UK leave the EU without a withdrawal agreement, the no-deal Brexit scenario. The MoUs will therefore only take effect in the event of a no-deal Brexit scenario. The MoUs are similar to those already concluded on the exchange of information with many third […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Dropping Welsh Language Bill “chance to move on” to a million speakers
Source: Party of Wales Responding to the announcement that the Welsh Government had dropped the Welsh Language Bill plans and will retain the position of the Welsh Language Commissioner, Sian Gwenllian AM, Plaid Cymru’s Shadow Minister for Education and Welsh said, “I welcome that the Welsh Government have listened to public opinion and Plaid Cymru’s […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Europe: Taoiseach to travel to Brussels next week
Source: Government of Ireland Published on Friday 1st February 2019 Taoiseach to travel to Brussels next week An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar travels to Brussels next Wednesday for a number of Brexit-related meetings. He will meet with the President of the European Commission, Jean Claude Juncker, to discuss preparations for a ‘no deal’ Brexit in the event that the Withdrawal […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Small businesses must be protected from Brexit – Ó Muilleoir
Source: Sinn Féin 1 February, 2019 – by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir Sinn Féin MLA Máirtín Ó Muilleoir has said the Irish government and EU need to stand firm to protect small businesses in the north from Brexit. Máirtín Ó Muilleoir said: “There is no such thing as a good Brexit for businesses in the north, […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: This week in the Commons: 1 February 2019
Source: British Parliament News 01 February 2019 This week in the Commons, MPs implemented a trial of proxy voting and voted on the next steps in the Brexit process. Motions Proxy voting On Monday 28 January, MPs made the decision to trial proxy voting for Members who are pregnant, new mothers, new fathers or adoptive […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Theresa May botched negotiation of Brexit forces NHS bosses on a panicked tour of hospitals – Jonathan Ashworth – The Labour Party
Source: Labour Party UK Jonathan Ashworth MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, commenting on NHS England preparing a rolling tour across the country to assess readiness for a no deal Brexit, said: “It really shows what a shambles Theresa May has made of negotiating Brexit that NHS bosses are now forced on a panicked tour of […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Speech: Britain’s place in the global trading system
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Good morning. The arguments around Britain’s exit from the European Union have been intense and passionate. Understandably, they have dominated the political agenda and consumed most – sometimes all – of our political bandwidth. On Tuesday the House of Commons voted to support a deal, with changes […]
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