But would no deal mean the return of direct rule for NI from Westminster? The power-sharing institutions collapsed in January 2017, when Sinn Féin's deputy first minister Martin McGuinness ...

The longer the crisis goes on, the more likely is it the government will have to consider some form of direct rule for Northern Ireland. Because of its history, Northern Ireland has a special type ...

Catalonia's leaders said they would not accept direct rule imposed by the Spanish government. It is the first time since Spain's return to democracy that the central government has used its powers ...

Northern Ireland today entered another era of direct rule from Westminster as the Government moved to save the Good Friday Agreement by suspending devolution. As the province's beleaguered peace ...