Irish deputy PM Simon Coveney strongly criticises Johnson’s hard stance on border backstopIreland has said it cannot agree to Boris Johnson’s demands just for his “political convenience”, giving the lie to fresh claims that the EU was about to compromise on the Irish border backstop.In an interview in Dublin, the...

Share stories and photos if you are taking part in protests against the suspension of parliamentPlanned protests are springing up across the country against the suspension of parliament with more organised for Saturday.Boris Johnson asked the Queen on Wednesday to suspend parliament for five weeks from mid-September, in what European...