Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire is to meet senior European Union figures in Brussels to emphasise the unique issues affecting the North as the UK prepares to leave the EU. On Monday he will also update chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and other senior EU figures on the current political situation in Northern Ireland. Ahead of a speech in Brussels Mr Brokenshire spoke of the British government’s commitment to securing a Brexit agreement that delivers for all parts of the UK. He will also hold meetings with Sir Julian King, the British European commissioner, to discuss the latest security developments in the North, and Phil Hogan, the European commissioner for agriculture and rural development, to discuss agricultural interests in view of Brexit. SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has called for the British and Irish governments to “decisively intervene to end the drift and confusion”.

Source: The Irish Times November 06, 2017 00:00 UTC