Liz Truss

The foreign secretary produced the bizarre pronunciation of Taoiseach as she called on the EU to renegotiate the Northern Ireland protocol.

“Any renegotiations would simply bring further legal uncertainty for the people and businesses in Northern Ireland. For these reasons the European Union will not renegotiate the protocol.” The foreign secretary delivered the bizarre pronunciation of “Taoiseach” as the government unveiled its plans to unilaterally over-ride the Northern Ireland protocol. Irish premier Michael Martin said: “It represents a new low point because the natural expectation of democratic countries like ourselves, the UK and all across Europe is that we honour international agreements that we enter into.”

The Irish premier described measures outlined to rip up parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol as a "new low" for the British government.

The protocol is “an international deal ratified by British Parliament and approved by the PM”, the Taoiseach said, and breaching it “goes to the heart of the issue of trust”. Taoiseach – pronounced ‘tee-shuhk’ – Micheál Martin said “it’s very regrettable for a country like the UK to renege on an international treaty”, adding: “It represents a new low point because the natural expectation of democratic countries like ourselves, the UK and all across Europe is that we honour international agreements that we enter into.” The Irish government said the measures marked a “new low point” and accused Boris Johnson’s administration of “breaking the law”.

Irish PM Michael Martin said of the plans: “It represents a new low point because the natural expectation of democratic countries like ourselves, the UK and all ...

“Any renegotiations would simply bring further legal uncertainty for the people and businesses in Northern Ireland. For these reasons the European Union will not renegotiate the protocol.”Have your say in our news democracy. On Monday, the Government said the legal position on the Northern Ireland protocol is justified under international law because of the “genuinely exceptional circumstances”. Liz Truss has been mercilessly mocked on Twitter after pronouncing the Irish word “Taoiseach” as “tea sock”.

'The really important thing is that we establish the principle and we start to break the business model of these appalling people traffickers', the Foreign ...

She added: “There will be people on the flight and if they are not on this flight they will be on the next flight because we are determined to break the model of the appalling people traffickers and sort this issue out which has caused untold misery, including people dying in the English Channel.” “But the really important thing is that we establish the principle and we start to break the business model of these appalling people traffickers who are trading in misery.” ‘The really important thing is that we establish the principle and we start to break the business model of these appalling people traffickers’, the Foreign Secretary said

Foreign secretary defends government's policy to send asylum seekers to Africa after criticism from bishops.

The important point is the principle.” “That is why we’re doing this policy and that’s why it’s important we get the flight out today.” The people who are immoral in this case are the people traffickers trading in human misery.

The Foreign Secretary insisted the flight due to take off today was 'value for money' but was unable to say how many asylum seekers would be onboard or how ...

And we start to break the model, the business model of these appalling people, traffickers who are trading in misery. “What I’m saying is our policy is completely legal. I can’t say exactly how many people will be on the flight.

FOREIGN SECRETARY Liz Truss has confirmed the first deportation flight to Rwanda will take off from Britain today.

Ms Truss has announced that the first flight carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda will go ahead, defying fears that there was a "slim chance" the flight would go ahead as planned. A Government source has told the BBC that they would "do everything possible to keep people on the flight". The Foreign Secretary couldn't give exact figures on the number of people expected on the flight and defended the plan as "completely moral" amid criticism from refugee charities and the church.

UK News: LONDON: Britain expects the first flight of asylum seekers to depart for Rwanda on Tuesday and any person who avoids that flight due to legal ...

. "I can't say exactly how many people will be on the flight. "There will be people on this flight and if they're not on this flight, they will be on the next flight because we are determined to break the model of the appalling people traffickers." "We are expecting to send the flight later today," she told Sky News

A clip of an interview where the UK's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss mispronounced the word Taoiseach as “tea sock” has gone viral.

"I want to talk to the tea sock. The tea sock. “I'm the future Prime Minister of the United Kingdom!"

British Foreign Minister Liz Truss has presented the Northern Ireland Protocol bill to the UK parliament and said "we are acting within international law".

"As of yet, the EU has been unwilling to change the terms of the Protocol." She encouraged the Taoiseach to discuss this with the EU. "We have to understand there are two traditions in Northern Ireland, broadly two ways of looking at the border issues. UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says the Northern Ireland Protocol is an issue that the UK Government needs to fix. "We have just got to fix that. Many Tories believe that it is a more of a bargaining position than something that definitely will become law. The current assessment is that this situation and its causes will persist into the medium to long term." It is also reported that when Liz Truss took her proposals to cabinet it provoked a row. That did not make it into the legislation. Please review their details and accept them to load the content. It could also be weakened by amendments. It is arguing that it is allowed to change the protocol because of "necessity". That is only allowed where the situation is "exceptional" and where the action taken does not "seriously impair the essential interests of the other states". To the ERG the protocol means that the EU is left with a presence in a part of the UK and it is feared that they will keep coming back until every last vestige of the EU is removed.

EU, legal experts and some Conservative MPs warn that Northern Ireland protocol bill is illegal under international law.

We urge the government to carefully consider the impact that playing politics with the protocol could have on the British economy.” He repeated that the Irish government was “tone deaf” to unionist concerns. In Scotland, Scottish National party MP and its Northern Ireland spokesperson Richard Thomson said: “The UK government has form when it comes to breaching international law. We stand ready to play our part in supporting lasting solutions that work for NI businesses and households. No, not Theresa May. This time, it’s Boris Johnson. After the government revealed on Monday evening the bill it plans to use to unilaterally rewrite parts of the Northern Ireland protocol, it’s the current Tory leader who is being squeezed two ways. As time has gone on, the problems with the trade barriers have become more apparent – with some mainland businesses simply giving up on sending goods to Northern Ireland because of the onerous bureaucracy. The prime minister’s insistence that there would be no checks on goods going from Great Britain to Northern Ireland or vice versa quickly proved to be wide of the mark. The apparent shifting of risk onto NI businesses is a cause for particular concern. “If the Conservatives enact these proposals, they risk starting a trade war with our closest neighbours which will push prices up even further. However beforehand its leader in Northern Ireland, Michelle O’Neill said it was “in clear breach of international law” (see 17:44). Problems with the Northern Ireland protocol are nothing new. However politicians and legal commentators have said this is not the case.

Liz Truss has rejected the Church of England's condemnation of the plan to put asylum seekers on a one-way flight to Rwanda – insisting the policy is ...

She would not predict what the numbers will be, but told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “They will be significant.” “We are expecting to send the flight later today – I can’t say exactly how many will be on the flight,” Ms Truss told Sky News. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Ms Truss did not deny estimates that the charter flight could cost around £250,000. Since then a flurry of legal challenges have seen the passenger list dwindle. The foreign secretary also insisted that “significant” numbers of people will be on one-way flights to Rwanda for asylum seekers by the end of 2022.