The Guardian – ‘EU braces for PM’s response on NI’
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The Guardian – EU braces for PM’s response on NI’
The Guardian reports that the EU was last night “preparing for the worst” amid fears and signs that Boris Johnson could reject their offer. The chances of a compromise appear low, the paper says, because of the disagreement over whether the European Court of Justice should be the arbiter of EU law in Northern Ireland. A three-week deadline for talks on the new proposals has been set.
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Safeguarding agencies ‘ignoring children abused by family members’ in England
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Violence on social media making teenagers afraid to go out, study finds
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One in seven A&E patients are repeat visitors with unmet needs, study finds
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