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0 Comments Diane Dodds: Smart solutions, not special status, can put our border squabbles to bed BelfastTelegraph.co.uk One year on from the triggering of Article 50 we can take heart that we are closer to a deal than at any previous point in negotiations. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/brexit/diane-dodds-smart-solutions-not-special-status-can-put-our-border-squabbles-to-bed-36754245.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/article36354811.ece/af955/AUTOCROP/h342/2017-11-27_new_36569599_I1.JPG Email One year on from the triggering of Article 50 we can take heart that we are closer to a deal than at any previous point in negotiations. This is not to say we should be complacent - the current terms are far from perfect and we have not yet passed the point of no return to avoid a 'no deal'. The implementation period to run to the end of 2020 gives clarity and certainty to local business and freedom for the UK to agree new global free trade deals … [Read more...] about Diane Dodds: Smart solutions, not special status, can put our border squabbles to bed

Groups connected to the Koch brothers have sent a letter to congressional leaders as part of a push to reach a permanent solution to the ending of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Business Insider reports. The LIBRE Initiative President Daniel Garza and Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce Vice President Nathan Nascimento wrote a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Paul Ryan and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi calling on them "to work collaboratively and across party lines to advance legislation that provides permanent protection for the Dreamers," as those in the program are known. "There is a clear solution to the status of the Dreamers that all parties should be able to agree on, one that has bipartisan support and can be enacted promptly, and which provides certainty to the Dreamers and enhanced security to the nation," the letter reads. "That is to pass legislation that provides a path to … [Read more...] about Koch Network Pushing for DACA Solution

0 Comments Irish border solution could come after Brexit: David Davis admits BelfastTelegraph.co.uk A solution for the Irish border problem may not be found until after the UK has left the European Union, Brexit Secretary David Davis has admitted. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/brexit/irish-border-solution-could-come-after-brexit-david-davis-admits-36843575.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/article36843562.ece/ff575/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_aa70a15a-abc3-49cf-9ab9-f91fec806f91_embedded235529921 Email A solution for the Irish border problem may not be found until after the UK has left the European Union, Brexit Secretary David Davis has admitted. Mr Davis, giving evidence before a parliamentary committee on Wednesday morning, said that given there is a transition period agreed with the UK remaining in the customs union until January 2021, a final solution for the Northern Ireland border isn’t needed to be fully in place until that period ends. … [Read more...] about Irish border solution could come after Brexit: David Davis admits

0 Comments Ireland border solution could come after Brexit: David Davis admits BelfastTelegraph.co.uk A solution for the Irish border problem may not be found until after the UK has left the European Union, Brexit Secretary David Davis has admitted. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/brexit/ireland-border-solution-could-come-after-brexit-david-davis-admits-36843575.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/article36843562.ece/ff575/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_aa70a15a-abc3-49cf-9ab9-f91fec806f91_embedded235529921 Email A solution for the Irish border problem may not be found until after the UK has left the European Union, Brexit Secretary David Davis has admitted. Mr Davis, giving evidence before a parliamentary committee on Wednesday morning, said that given there is a transition period agreed with the UK remaining in the customs union until January 2021, a final solution for the Northern Ireland border isn’t needed to be fully in place until that period ends. … [Read more...] about Ireland border solution could come after Brexit: David Davis admits

0 Comments Arlene Foster pledges to help find solution to Enniskillen bomb memorial dispute BelfastTelegraph.co.uk DUP leader Arlene Foster says she will do all she can to help find a solution over the continued absence of a memorial to those killed in the Enniskillen Poppy Day memorial bomb. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/arlene-foster-pledges-to-help-find-solution-to-enniskillen-bomb-memorial-dispute-36886833.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/article36873116.ece/6e878/AUTOCROP/h342/enniskillen.jpg Email DUP leader Arlene Foster says she will do all she can to help find a solution over the continued absence of a memorial to those killed in the Enniskillen Poppy Day memorial bomb. The Fermanagh & South Tyrone MLA said a solution could be found but there had to be an end to what she described as a "running sore" in the town. "This doesn't do anyone any good in the town of Enniskillen or indeed across Northern Ireland to see victims … [Read more...] about Arlene Foster pledges to help find solution to Enniskillen bomb memorial dispute