May 11, 2023
Ireland visit was to make sure ‘Brits don’t screw around’ – Biden
US President Joe Biden said at a Democratic Party event in New York on Wednesday that his four-day visit to Ireland last month was designed to make sure that “the Brits didn’t screw around” when it came to London’s commitments towards Northern Ireland and its relations with the leadership in Dublin. “I got to go back to Ireland for the, for the, the Irish accords, to make sure they weren’t, the Brits didn’t screw around and Northern Ireland didn’t walk away from their commitments,” Biden told reporters at the event. His visit to the island, the majority of which was spent in the Republic of Ireland, marked the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement – the 1998 political deal that brought an end to decades of conflict between predominantly Catholic and Protestant factions in Northern Ireland during which thousands of people lost their lives. Ahead of the trip, Biden told the media that the purpose of the visit was to “keep the peace” in Northern Ireland. Following a brief meeting with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Belfast during the initial leg of the trip, the White House released a statement to say that both leaders had “reaffirmed their shared commitment” to the Good Friday Agreement. Speaking on the campus at Ulster University on April 12, Biden called on Northern Irish lawmakers to re-establish the power-sharing accord which was enshrined in the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. The Northern Ireland Executive collapsed last year after the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) withdrew in protest over post-Brexit trade rules. The US president added during his Ulster University speech: “Effective devolved government that reflects the people of Northern Ireland, and is accountable to them, that works to find ways to face hard problems together will grow greater opportunities for the region.” Biden also stated during the visit that he believed Downing Street should work closer with Dublin to support issues in Northern Ireland. A new Brexit trade deal for Northern Ireland – the Windsor Framework – was greenlit by the UK and EU in March. The DUP has not yet dropped its protest, citing concerns about Northern Ireland being subject to EU trade rules in spite of the UK having left the European Union. Following Biden’s remarks, Downing Street released a statement on Thursday to say that “the UK priority was always protecting the Good Friday Agreement. We are pleased [that] between the UK and EU we have reached an agreement that works.”
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Originally appeared on E! Online Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet are bouncing together from coast to coast as their romance heats up. The Kylie Cosmetics founder and the Oscar-nominated actor served some PDA while sitting together in the stands at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City to watch the U.S. Open matches Sept. 10, the final day of the 2023 tennis championships. Jenner, 26, and Chalamet, 27, were photographed watching the tournament with their arms around each other and in a video shared on the U.S. Open’s X (formerly Twitter) account, she also appeared to stroke his hair. The two wore black outfits on their tennis date, which marked their third outing in a week. The “Kardashians” star and the “Wonka” actor had also twinned in black two days prior when they made their joint New York Fashion Week debut at a private, star-studded dinner celebrating French designer Haider Ackermann’s first beauty collab with Augustinus Bader. They Dated? Surprising Star Couples Following multiple reports in April that said the two are dating, Jenner and Chalamet were photographed in public for the first time Sept. 4 at Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour concert in Los Angeles, where they also spent time making out. Also in attendance at the show: Jenner’s ex, Travis Scott, with whom she shares daughter Stormi Webster, 5, and son Aire Webster, 19 months. Jenner and Chalamet have not commented on the nature of their relationship. During their PDA-filled outing at the U.S. Open, the two sat behind Laverne Cox. Many other celebs attended the tournament that day and last week. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
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