Lisa O’Carroll
@lisaocarroll
Guardian correspondent covering international trade from European perspective, also post Brexit affairs and Ireland Former Brussels corr, Brexit corr + former media corr. Find me at lisa.ocarroll@theguardian.com
Taking a break after MacGill summer school in Donegal. What is not to like
Maros Sefcovic reports "good first call" with new Europe minister Hamish Falconer
Chris Bryant, currently in department of business and trade, is new Northern Ireland secretary
Pedro Serrano, EU ambassador to the U.K. retires in emotional event in Smith Sq. europe Miniater Nick Thomas says he has been “a true friend to this country” . “You leave behind a deep legacy of cooperation”
Should @andyburnham appoint a diaspora minister? Since Brexit British citizens abroad but also globally find it difficult to deal with Home Office - as per the hundreds of stories I have done in past years .
EU has stopped 44,000 non EU people entering Schengen since Entry Exit fingerprinting/facial recognition brought in
Ian Paisley claims he saw Jeffrey Donaldson get so drunk in China on a trade trip he projectile vomited in mayor of Beijing BBC NI Spotlight last night now available on iplayer in rest of U.K. investigator Mandy McAuley
Four wheel e-bike on Pall Mall on way to Brexit conference. Lord Frost and Michael Barnier speaking - no connection!
Xi: China and the Us should bear in mind the interests of the whole world and inject more certainty and positive energy into the turbulent world. China in the United States should be partners rather than rivals help each other succeed rather than hurt each other.
Three more seats for Greens in Hackney Central ward- Cazenove ward
Huge cheer for 20 year old Dylan Law from Homerton, just elected Green Party councillor in Hackney . He is also the deputy mayor nominee putting youth at the centre of council leadership
Not surprising but still interesting, Reform polling very badly in Hackney, a Labour stronghold
Tears of joy as Green Party candidate Rachel Nkiessu-Guifo declared victory for Dalston ward in Hackney. Final count not expected until 6pm. 17 wards to go, Tories looking good in north of constituency and hoping for six or seven seats.
Green Party get first four seats in Hackney council - two in de Beauvoir and two in Dalston unseating three Labour councillors
Zoe Garbett, the new mayor of Hackney with 20 year old Dylan Law from Homerton whom she hopes to make her deputy.
Here at the count centre in Hackney. Expected to call the mayoral result in next half hour. Result looks close judging by ballot piles for greens v labour
Morgan McSweeney: I don't regard Mandelson as a hero. I thought his skills as EU commissioner would help us get the trade deal that the country needed because we were very very exposed after Brexit
Jacob Alon - heard them two years ago on Cerys Mathews - sensational performance in Dublin tonight.
