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The Brief: European Council says Britain has not offered ‘realistic alternative’ to Irish backstop
The Brief: Britain hasn't offered a "realistic alternative" to the Irish backstop, European Council President Donald Tusk said in a tweet responding to Prime Minister Johnson's letter requesting that Brussels drop the policy.
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Euroviews. If we know our history well, the right wing populist wave sweeping Europe will ebb away ǀ View
A wave of populist electoral triumphs has been presented by those who have surfed it into power as reflecting a turn in history’s tide. They should know their history better, argues Robin Wilson.
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Lib Dems win Welsh by-election, cut Johnson parliament majority to one
"My very first act as your MP when I arrive in Westminster will be to find Mr Boris Johnson, wherever he’s hiding, and tell him loud and clear: stop playing with the futures of our communities and rule out a no-deal Brexit," newly-elected Jane Dodds said.
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Johnson may opt for backstop ‘which only applies to Northern Ireland’
Kevin Meagher is writer and commentator on Irish politics and a former special advisor the Labour party in Northern Ireland. He thinks Boris Johnson might try to negotiate a separate deal keeping Northern Ireland in the single market to avoid a hard border.
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Euroviews. Fewer people are marrying but that won’t stop marriage being reinvented for a new generation ǀ View
This week, the new UK prime minister Boris Johnson will invite his girlfriend, Carrie Symonds, to live with him in Downing Street. If being live-in lovers is good enough for the PM, is it good enough for the rest of us?
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Euroviews. Johnson and Trump both need a victory abroad. Pacifying the Middle East is unlikely to be it ǀ View
For the sake of his political survival, Boris Johnson needs to make a mark on the world stage. Derided as a buffoon or worse, he is likely to look beyond Europe for a way to secure his legacy.