UK and Irish governments ‘working intensively’ to find agreement on legacy

UK and Irish governments ‘working intensively’ to find agreement on legacy

Tanaiste Simon Harris met political leaders in Belfast on Monday to discuss ongoing efforts to shape mechanisms for dealing with legacy issues.

Austerity, militarism, legacy and the growth of the far-right – Britain’s political trajectory is an added argument for Irish unity

“All of this, the Tory past, Labour present and possible Reform future, is impacting Ireland because of partition. We are shackled to this reality for as long as Ireland remains tied to Westminster.” Dáire Hughes, Sinn Féin MP By Dáire Hughes MP Last July saw the Tories emphatically ejected from government in Britain. The Labour Party was returned with a large majority promising a break from a decade and a half of Tory misrule. It didn’t take lo…