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Plans for Eden Project Foyle

Ambitious Eden Project Foyle plans being reconsidered Daire Ní Chanáin

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street for his first Prime Minister's Questions

Rishi Sunak's new cabinet: Who got the top jobs in reshuffle Patrick Hollis

Boris Johnson MP pictured speaking at the 2018 DUP Annual Conference at the Crown Plaza hotel in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Picture By: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press

Boris Johnson ‘sad’ as British Prime Minister confirms resignation Brendan McDaid

Shailesh Vara with Simon Harris at an event to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Omagh bomb in 2018.

Shailesh Vara appointed Secretary of State for the north Kevin Mullan

Sinn Fein First Minister designate Michelle O'Neill with Derry MLAs Padraig Delargy and Ciara Ferguson and national chairperson Declan Kearney.

Tory ‘infighting and chaos’ harming politics in the north - O’Neill Brendan McDaid

Boris Johnson at Stormont in 2020 NI. Photo Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker Press

Brandon Lewis quits, tells Boris Johnson: ‘We’re past the point of no return’ Brendan McDaid

Paul Whitters (15) - pictured with his baby brother Aidan - died in April 1981 after being hit in the head with a plastic bullet fired by a member of the RUC.

Derry plastic bullet victim’s family says its trauma has been ‘compounded’

Secretary of State Brandon Lewis.

Secretary of State moves on abortion provision in Northern Ireland By The Newsroom

Colum Eastwood addressing the House of Commons on Wednesday.

Lewis denies Eastwood claim DUP to blame for inaccessible Stormont £300m Kevin Mullan

The border at Bridgend.

Traveller ETAs for people crossing from Donegal to Derry could hurt tourism: Cla... Kevin Mullan

Brandon Lewis, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Alderman Graham Warke, on the site of the Acorn Farm project. Also pictured are Colin Kennedy, Natural Environment Regeneration Manager, DCSDC, and Karen Philips, Director of Environment and Regeneration, DCSDC.

Brandon Lewis predicts Derry Acorn Farm ‘geospheres’ will drive tourism and furt... Kevin Mullan

Colum Eastwood

Colum Eastwood asks if British government plans 'abandoning consent principle' o... By The Newsroom

Colum Eastwood at the Constitution Committee this morning.

Colum Eastwood says amnesty would not be tolerated if victims were from Manchest... Kevin Mullan

Magee College

Cross-border university in Derry suggested in Brandon Lewis legacy command paper Kevin Mullan

Colum Eastwood reminds Brandon Lewis of strident ‘there is no Irish sea border’ ... Kevin Mullan

Foyle MP, SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood.

Eastwood: Progress on cultural package welcome but Executive needs to start deli...

Brandon Lewis in the British House of Commons today.

Brandon Lewis backs Simon Byrne and Irish Protocol as Gregory Campbell calls for... By The Newsroom

Gregory Campbell addressing the House of Commons from his home today.

East Derry MP Gregory Campbell calls for 'radical action' in light of unionist '... Kevin Mullan

Colum Eastwood in the House of Commons today.

Colum Eastwood urges Brandon Lewis to help scrap Magee student places and fundin... Kevin Mullan

Foyle MP Colum Eastwood.

City Deal a great start - but more must be done to transform NW economy: Eastwoo... By The Newsroom

BBC Question Time host, Fiona Bruce.

BBC Question Time in NI tonight - here's who will be in the panel Andrew Quinn

The UK reported its highest number of daily deaths since the pandemic began.

UK records highest daily number of Covid deaths since pandemic began Andrew Quinn

The UK officially has the highest coronavirus death rate per capita in the world Sarah Wilson

Colum Eastwood

Brandon Lewis tells Colum Eastwood there is 'no legal requirement' for him to ou... Kevin Mullan

Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis speaking to the media as he arrives at BBC Broadcasting House in central London before his appearance on the BBC1 current affairs programme, The Andrew Marr Show.

NI Secretary of State Brandon Lewis announces he is self-isolating Andrew Quinn

Boris Johnson returns to Downing Street following the weekly Cabinet meeting at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office on September 15, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Here’s what you need to know about Boris Johnson’s controversial Internal Market... Ethan Shone

Trade talks between the UK and EU have hit a stumbling block sparking concerns that Britain could leave the single market and customs union without a trade deal (Getty Images)

These are the chances of a no-deal Brexit - and what it could mean for the UK Finlay Greig

Brandon Lewis

Brandon Lewis condemns Martina Anderson in House of Commons Kevin Mullan

The late John Hume.

John Hume was a 'beacon of light' Keir Starmer tells British House of Commons Kevin Mullan

Colum Eastwood

Colum Eastwood blasts 'total mess' of Brexit and COVID-19 and warns of cross-bor...

The late John Hume with his wife Pat.

Brandon Lewis acknowledges John Hume as one of the most important figures in Iri... Kevin Mullan

The rules on wearing masks in restaurants and cafes Sue Wilkinson

Paul Whitters pictured with his baby brother Aidan.

Colum Eastwood urges release of files related to death of Derry plastic bullet v... Kevin Mullan

Brandon Lewis MP (second from left), Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, visits the gardens of the Brook Hall Estate in Derry, part of the site for the proposed Eden Project Foyle. He was welcomed by (from left) John Gilliland, Landowner of the Brook Hall Estate, Barney Toal and Eamonn Deane of the Foyle River Gardens charity, Karen Phillips, Director of Environment and Regeneration at Derry City and Strabane District Council, and Clare McGee of the Foyle River Gardens charity.

SoS Brandon Lewis ‘very impressed’ with plans for Eden Project Foyle Brendan McDaid

Colum Eastwood.

Derry MP Colum Eastwood demands EU office and Brexit extension and slams 'dismis...

Secretary of State Brandon Lewis in talks with Mayor Michaela Boyle and Council CEO John Kelpie back in February. (PressEye)

Secretary of State struck by united ‘passion and determination’ in NW Brendan McDaid

NI Secretary of State Brandon Lewis with Jim Roddy during his visit to Derry back in February. (Darren kidd/ PresEye)

NI Secretary of State Brandon Lewis ‘keen’ to see Derry Medical School signed of... Brendan McDaid

Michelle O'Neill

Michelle O'Neill says legacy proposals breach Stormont House and will cause hurt... Staff Reporter

Simon Coveney.

Simon Coveney: We'll not support special measures for British soldiers; no devia... Kevin Mullan

Brandon Lewis

Brandon Lewis says British veterans who participated in the North will be treate... Kevin Mullan

Secretary of State Brandon Lewisat O’Neills Irish International Sports with Kieran Kennedy, Managing director O’Neills. (Darren Kidd/ PressEye)

Business opportunities and challenges discussed Brendan McDaid

Video: New Secretary of State Brandon Lewis backs a ‘strong  and vibrant univers... Kevin Mullan