Irish prime minister Micheál Martin speaking at the unveiling of a statue at the European Parliament in Strasbourg in honour of former MEP and Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume, one of the architects of the Northern Ireland peace process (Photo: European Parliament)

UK shows 'bad faith' in post-Brexit talks, Irish PM says

EU & the World

by Eszter Zalan, Brussels,

The UK has shown "bad faith" in efforts to scrap parts of the post-Brexit trade arrangement regarding Northern Ireland, Irish prime minister Micheal Martin said.

Martin was speaking to MEPs in Strasbourg on Wednesday (8 June), a day before UK prime minister Boris Johnson is expected to unveil legislation to suspend parts of the protocol designed to tackle post-Brexit trade.

"It is perfectly reasonable to look for ways to improve t...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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