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Sinn Féin politician to step down after being elected to Seanead, and aims to push reunification agendaThe economy minister for Northern Ireland is to step down from his role at Stormont after being elected to the Seanad in Dublin, the upper house of the Irish parliament.Sinn Féin’s Conor Murphy secured one of the 60 seats in the Seanad, with the support of Sinn Féin TDs and councillors, in the early hours of Monday morning. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/03/conor-murphy-to-quit-as-northern-ireland-economy-minister-to-join-irish-parliament Author : Lisa O'Carroll Dublin Publish date : 2025-02-03 12:06:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Keir Starmer to attend European Council meeting in wake of US president’s tariff warfare threatsQ: Is it impossible to have a report card system for schools with enough detail to keep the unions happy, but enough simplicity to make it clear to parents?Phillipson replies:I think the system should and can do both. I think parents are more than able to process more information than is the case currently provided.I think it’s, frankly, deeply insulting to suggest that somehow parents either don’t want or can’t understand a wider range of areas that need further improvement, or where there is real strength

President says measures against bloc will ‘definitely happen’ following moves against Mexico, Canada and ChinaUS President Donald Trump has asserted South Africa is “confiscating” land and “treating certain classes of people very badly” as he announced he was cutting off all future funding to the country pending an investigation.“I will be cutting off all future funding to South Africa until a full investigation of this situation has been completed!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social media platform. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/feb/03/donald-trump-trade-tariffs-eu-mexico-canada-china-us-politics-live Author : Martin Belam Publish date : 2025-02-03 09:18:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Israeli PM expected to begin discussions on second phase of ceasefire with Hamas ahead of Trump meetingHello and welcome to our live coverage of the Middle East.Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to begin talks today on brokering a second phase of the ceasefire with Hamas, his office said, as he visits the new Trump administration in Washington. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/03/middle-east-crisis-live-benjamin-netanyahu-israel-gaza-ceasefire-donald-trump Author : Yohannes Lowe Publish date : 2025-02-03 07:48:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.