Labour’s big challenge

by Seán Byers & Stiofán Ó Nualláin

Boris Johnson’s recent no-show at a press briefing with the Luxemburg premier Xavier Bettel is the latest in a series of public humiliations for the new British Prime Minister. It follows a string of public appearances where his incoherent mutterings have been drowned out by loud and angry protest. It also follows the resignation of several Cabinet ministers and a ‘purge’ of 21 Tory MPs for rebelling against the government during a crucial vote in Parliament, which has resulted in Johnson sacrificing his majority.

Brexit, the Border & and the Left

As part of the Brexit Blog we hosted a live recorded podcast in Belfast bringing together a panel of speakers to explore, analyse and debate the impact of Brexit on Ireland, north and south, in the context of austerity, right-wing populism and an organic crisis of politics.