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      Scottish Government Decries "Devastating" Effect Post-Brexit Border Policy Will Have on Economy

      Scottish Government Decries "Devastating" Effect Post-Brexit Border Policy Will Have on Economy

      First Minister Nicola Sturgeon issued a call for a Scottish visa, which overseas workers could use to settle in the country and to bypass the Tories' proposed "points" immigration system.

      Julia Conley
      Feb 18, 2020

      Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon condemned the United Kingdom's new post-Brexit border policy after it was released Wednesday, saying new rules barring people designated as "unskilled" and those who don't speak English will devastate a number of Scotland's industries and worsen the country's depopulation crisis.

      The newly-unveiled "points system" dictating who can migrate to the U.K. spurred officials to reiterate their calls for a separate Scottish visa system which immigrants could use just for Scotland, which employs many people from overseas in its tourism, fishing, and healthcare industries.

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      'A Far Worse Deal Than Theresa May's Deal': Labour Vows to Defeat Brexit Plan Agreed to by EU

      'A Far Worse Deal Than Theresa May's Deal': Labour Vows to Defeat Brexit Plan Agreed to by EU

      "This sell-out deal won't bring the country together," said Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn. "The best way to get Brexit sorted is to give the people the final say in a public vote."

      Eoin Higgins
      Oct 17, 2019

      News on Thursday that U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson reached a deal with the European Union to allow Britain to leave the coalition under the Brexit referendum of 2016 was met with criticism and derision by progressives, including Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

      "It won't bring the country together and should be rejected," Corbyn said of the deal on Twitter Thursday.

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      'Shocking Attack' in Northern Ireland That Killed Journalist the Latest Incident of Escalating Violence

      'Shocking Attack' in Northern Ireland That Killed Journalist the Latest Incident of Escalating Violence

      A number of stressors, chief among them the political instability that comes from the U.K.'s ongoing Brexit struggles, may be to blame for the recent uptick in unrest.

      Eoin Higgins
      Apr 19, 2019

      A journalist whose work focused on Northern Ireland's troubled past was killed Thursday night in the latest in a series of militant escalations that are increasing in frequency as the United Kingdom and Ireland reckon with Brexit.

      Clashes broke out Thursday in the Northern Ireland city of Derry as police forces attempted to raid suspected militant homes.

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