The Northern Ireland Protocol ‘override’ bill, which is likely to create a new EU-UK rift, has been published on the same day that new Government figures reveal a record boom… The post UK’s exports to the EU break a new record just as NI Protocol bill jeopardises relations appeared first on London Business News |…
Following an urgent question on whether the government have taken the appropriate steps to ensure their position on the Northern Ireland protocol, foreign minister James Cleverly insisted that government “actions are lawful”. This follows media reports that a government advisor was told “not to give an opinion on whether the plan would breach international law”.…
While there has been some appreciation of the difficulties caused by the Protocol that the EU has seen fit to impose upon Northern Ireland as part of Brexit, the extent of the difficulties has been, and continues to be, massively under-estimated. One clear example of this tendency is provided by the Sub Committee on the…
Ireland’s European Affairs minister has today warned that the situation in Northern Ireland “is clearly very fragile”, as the UK-EU talks over the deal governing the British region post-Brexit rumble on with little sign of breakthrough. His comments come ahead of another scheduled meeting between Lord Frost and the EU Commission’s vice president Maroš Šefčovič…
The Dail committee has been told by peers at the House of Lords that if the UK does trigger Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol, then a no-deal Brexit… The post If Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol is triggered then a no-deal Brexit will back on the table appeared first on London…
The UK and EU could be approaching an impasse on the Northern Ireland Protocol, as both parties are set to lay out their approach to the intensive talks scheduled to commence later this month. The Protocol was implemented to prevent a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the wake of…