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The partner of mur- Simon Harris,
dered journalist Lyra McKee Boris Johnson Tells EU: the Health Minister said IRISH
has said she is appalled after he is considering legal
a prominent Republican Backstop Must Be advice on whether it is
warned more violence was possible to make vacci- EXAMINER
inevitable. nations mandatory for
Brian Kenna leads Abolished Or It’s No Deal children in schools.
Saoradh, a grouping whose Earlier this year |
views are supported by anti- oris Johnson has told would “never place infrastruc- who have previously viewed Simon Harris wrote to August
Attorney
General
peace process renegades EuropeanCommission pres- ture, checks or controls at the the Withdrawal Agreement and
whom police believe are Bident Jean-Claude Juncker border” in Ireland. backstop as “sacrosanct.” advice about the possi-
responsible for Miss McKee’s that Britain will leave without a deal The move effectively creates While sources do not yet bility of
Seamus Woulfe seeking 28th,
death. unlessthebackstopis“abolished.” a stand-off between the two par- believe there has been a sub- mandatory vaccine pro-
In an interview with Sky During a phone call on ties, with Mr Johnson testing stantial change in the EU’s posi- grams in schools and
introducing 2019
News, Mr Kenna said the Tuesday evening, the British the EU over whether it would tion, the UK wants to use the creches.
continuation of violence was Prime Minister told Mr Juncker demand Irish border checks to perceived shift to prise open He wrote to Mr
“inevitable” but Miss that nothing short of reopening protect the integrity of goods in space for negotiation. Woulfe after figures
McKee’s death was “regret- negotiations and removing the the European single market Mr Johnson is due to meet from Unicef showed the
table.” backstop would be good after the October 31 Brexit Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in number of measles
deadline.
early September for talks which
enough for his Government to
Detectives believe New cases in Ireland
the
told
Mr
Juncker
IRA dissident republicans consider signing an exit agree- Conservative Party leader that are viewed as crucial if there is increased by more than
to be any movement on the
ment.
were responsible for shooting A Downing Street spokes- the EU 27’s support for Ireland backstop. 200% in a year.
the talented 29-year-old woman said: “The Prime was “steadfast” and they would A Downing Street spokes- The increase is part
writer while she observed dis- Minister set out that the UK will “continue to be very attentive woman said Mr Johnson of a worldwide trend of
turbances in Derry in April. be leaving the EU on October to Ireland’s interests.” believed there would be rising cases of the dis-
ease, which is being
Lyra’s partner Sara 31, whatever the circumstances, Mr Johnson is set to send his enough time to achieve a
Canning said: “Absolutely and that we absolutely want to EU “sherpa” – his Europe advis- revised deal before October 31. attributed to scaremon-
gering and misinforma-
appalling statement by Brian do so with a deal. er David Frost – for talks with “The Prime Minister has had tion.
Kenna.” “The PM was also clear how- Brussels officials on Wednesday good discussions with EU lead- Speaking at the
She added: “The police ever that unless the Withdrawal to discuss the backstop further. ers both last week in France and launch of the HPV vac-
being in Creggan didn’t mur- Agreement is reopened and the The move comes after Mr in Germany, and at the week- cination program, Mr
der Lyra, the New IRA backstop abolished there is no Johnson said on Monday he was end,” the spokeswoman said. Harris confirmed he has
idiots… did.” prospect of that deal.” “marginally more optimistic” “There is a clear understand- received preliminary
The violence which led to A spokesman for the com- about the prospect of a deal fol- ing now that the commitment advice from the govern-
Miss McKee being shot in the mission said Mr Juncker used lowing meetings with key play- to leave on October 31 is ment’s legal adviser.
head by a member of the the exchange to repeat his will- ers including Mrs Merkel, Mr absolute but that the PM wants “I’m still considering
Macron and European Council
to do so with a deal.
ingness to “work constructive-
New IRA began after police ly” to look at “concrete propos- president Donald Tusk. “He has also been setting out that and I intend to meet
conducted a search in the als he may have, as long as they But there was still a “substan- very clearly the reasons why the with him and with other
Creggan estate ahead of the are compatible with the tial disagreement” with Brussels backstop is unacceptable to us. government colleagues
anniversary of the Easter Withdrawal Agreement.” over the terms of the existing “What is clear is that if there on it,” he said.
Rising. Mr Juncker said the EU was deal, which has been rejected by is goodwill on both sides, and a “I think it’s fair to say
Miss Canning said: “They “fully prepared for a no-deal sce- MPs. determination to get things we absolutely can do
proved the police’s reason for nario” but added that the bloc British officials believe there done, solutions to the backstop some things and there
are other things that
being there by bringing a would do “everything it can to has been a “rhetorical shift” in exist and the PM believes they may be more challeng-
gun onto the streets and put- avoid such a situation.” recent days from the EU side, should be discussed.” C ing to do, legally.
ting lives in danger, and ulti- “A no-deal scenario will only “There is certainly
mately murdering the love of ever be the UK’s decision, not scope to do some
my life. the EU’s,” he told Mr Johnson. things. But I need to be
“Had no gun come out The backstop was a joint clear on this, I have no
they could have claimed arrangement agreed between interest in doing some-
unfair oppression, instead the UK and the EU in a bid to thing for the sake of
they totally justified the police avoid border checks in doing something or to
Northern Ireland after Brexit.
presence.” Former PM Theresa May be seen to be doing
She said many more lives signed Britain up to a number of something. I want to do
were also put in danger. Brussels rules to ensure an open things that are effective.
“It was not an accident, it border, until a friction-free solu- “I intend to look at
wasn’t just regrettable, it was tion could be decided. the AG’s legal advice,
despicable. During the discussion with to meet with him on it,
to talk to other govern-
“The blatant disregard for Mr Juncker, the first the pair
the people of the town and have had since July 25, Mr ment colleagues, the
Minister of Education,
beyond is staggering. Johnson repeated what he told the Minister for
“No lives should have German Chancellor Angela Children, to look at the
been lost that night. There Merkel and French President issue of creches and to
is no justification for mur- Emmanuel Macron during his look at the issue of
der.” C visits to Berlin and Paris last schools.” C
week, by declaring that the UK

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