Peter Robinson: ‘Don’t rule out triggering Article 16’ says former DUP leader

Oct 15, 2021

Michael Cousins

Acting Managing Editor

Good morning,

Welcome to your daily update from the News Letter

In the news today:

* Risk of Stormont collapse recedes as fresh talks on the Northern Ireland Protocol continue in Brussels

* There is still “a long way to go” to reach resolution on the contentious Northern Ireland Protocol, Brexit minister Lord Frost has warned ahead of a meeting with his EU counterpart.

* The immediate threat to the Stormont institutions appears to have receded as fresh talks on the Northern Ireland Protocol continue in Brussels today, the News Letter understands.

* Police are appealing for information and dash cam footage following a road traffic collision, involving a cyclist, in south Belfast.

* A walking stick once owned by Northern Ireland’s first Prime Minister James Craig is going under the hammer in east Belfast next week.

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	Brexit Minister Lord Frost: ‘Still a long way to go on Northern Ireland Protocol’

	There is still “a long way to go” to reach resolution on the contentious Northern Ireland Protocol, Brexit minister Lord Frost has warned ahead of a meeting with his EU counterpart.

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Risk of Stormont collapse recedes as fresh talks on the Northern Ireland Protocol continue in Brussels

The immediate threat to the Stormont institutions appears to have receded as fresh talks on the Northern Ireland Protocol continue in Brussels today, the News Letter understands.

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