Smarter News Now
  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact Us
  • Email Whitelisting
No Result
View All Result
  • Top News
  • Economy News
  • Forex News
  • Investing News
  • Stock News
  • Politics News
  • Editor’s Pick
  • Top News
  • Economy News
  • Forex News
  • Investing News
  • Stock News
  • Politics News
  • Editor’s Pick
No Result
View All Result
Smarter News Now
No Result
View All Result
Home Politics News

Johnson to unveil plans to scrap parts of NI Protocol agreed with EU

by
June 14, 2022
in Politics News
0
Johnson to unveil plans to scrap parts of NI Protocol agreed with EU
0
SHARES
17
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Boris Johnson will later publish plans to scrap parts of the post-Brexit deal he struck with the EU in 2020.

The PM wants to change the Northern Ireland Protocol to make it easier for some goods to move between Britain and Northern Ireland.

But the EU is against the move, saying it would break international law.

The UK insists its proposals – to be set out in a parliamentary bill – are legal and will secure the future of the United Kingdom.

The two sides agreed the protocol as they strived to maintain peace in Ireland – including the open Irish border – following Brexit.

Fifty two members of the 90 strong Northern Ireland Assembly, including those from Sinn Féin, the Alliance and the SDLP, have written to the prime minister to say they “reject in the strongest possible terms your government’s reckless new protocol legislation”. No unionist assembly members signed the letter.

Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin has called for negotiations between the UK and EU to deal with the impasse.

He described the UK government’s decision to change the protocol as a “low point”, which was “very regrettable”.

The Republic of Ireland is still part of the EU’s single market for goods and services, which the UK has left.

Rather than impose a hard border – involving checks on goods and people moving between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic – the protocol introduces checks on some goods travelling from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) to Northern Ireland.

The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which won the second-most seats in the recent Northern Ireland Assembly elections, argues this creates a divide that could lead to the break-up of the UK.

It is refusing to set up a new ruling Northern Ireland executive with Sinn Féin, which won most seats in the elections and accepts the protocol, until changes are made to the wording.

The UK government, despite signing up to the agreement in January 2020, has also raised concerns, prompting the publication of its bill later on Monday.

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said she wanted to “fix the problems with the Northern Ireland Protocol and restore political stability”, adding that Brussels must be “willing to change”.

But European Commission Vice-President Maros Šefčovič tweeted that the UK’s actions were “damaging to mutual trust and a formula for uncertainty”.


ShareTweetPin

Related Posts

Over 1,000 regional businesses are fending off cyber-attacks with police-led cyber resilience
Politics News

Over 1,000 regional businesses are fending off cyber-attacks with police-led cyber resilience

August 23, 2022
British Airways to cancel further flights up to the end of October
Politics News

British Airways to cancel further flights up to the end of October

August 23, 2022
Microsoft in trademark row with UK children’s reading firm Word Windows
Politics News

Microsoft in trademark row with UK children’s reading firm Word Windows

August 23, 2022
Crypto fraud revenues drop 65% following market meltdown
Politics News

Crypto fraud revenues drop 65% following market meltdown

August 23, 2022
Key UK mortgage rate passes 4% for the first time since 2013
Politics News

Key UK mortgage rate passes 4% for the first time since 2013

August 23, 2022
6m disabled people in UK to get £150 cost of living payment in September
Politics News

6m disabled people in UK to get £150 cost of living payment in September

August 23, 2022
Next Post
Whitby ends second home ownership as holiday cottages send local house prices sky high

Whitby ends second home ownership as holiday cottages send local house prices sky high

Get the daily email that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.
Email Address *
Your information is secure and your privacy is protected. By opting in you agree to receive emails from us. Remember that you can opt-out any time, we hate spam too!
 

Recommended

BSP chief sees 2023 inflation back within target band

BSP chief sees 2023 inflation back within target band

July 29, 2022
Fate of K-12 education program out by next year

Fate of K-12 education program out by next year

July 26, 2022
Engineering firm develops digital enterprise platform

Engineering firm develops digital enterprise platform

August 1, 2022
DA’s Dar urges more investment in irrigation

DA’s Dar urges more investment in irrigation

June 22, 2022
Camariñes Sur, Davao del Sur declared free from bird flu 

Camariñes Sur, Davao del Sur declared free from bird flu 

July 5, 2022
US says Beijing’s South China Sea ‘provocations’ risk major incident

US says Beijing’s South China Sea ‘provocations’ risk major incident

July 27, 2022
  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact Us
  • Email Whitelisting

Copyright © 2022 SmarterNewsNow.
All Rights Reserved.

Disclaimer: SmarterNewsNow.com, its managers, its employees, and assigns (collectively “The Company”) do not make any guarantee or warranty about what is advertised above. Information provided by this website is for research purposes only and should not be considered as personalized financial advice.
The Company is not affiliated with, nor does it receive compensation from, any specific security. The Company is not registered or licensed by any governing body in any jurisdiction to give investing advice or provide investment recommendation. Any investments recommended here should be taken into consideration only after consulting with your investment advisor and after reviewing the prospectus or financial statements of the company.

No Result
View All Result
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Email Whitelisting
  • Home
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Thank You

Copyright © 2020 SmarterNewsNow. All Rights Reserved.