The UK should abandon some elements of the post-Brexit deal it previously negotiated with the EU in Northern Ireland.
Liz Truss, Foreign Minister of Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party government, announced that she will soon introduce a bill to remove some elements of the Northern Ireland protocol.
Probably designed to keep the peace in a region prone to ethnic conflicts, the protocol gave the European Union specific powers over taxation, customs and other policies in the region to prevent the establishment of a “hard border” on the island of Ireland. . Critics say leaving the United Kingdom and giving the European Union power over the homeland have not only brought stability to the island of Ireland but also increased unrest.
According to the report concealerThe UK now believes the deal weakens the “East-West relations” between the UK and the region, shared by British trade unionists and pro-Irish nationalists. EU member.
Truss said this not only created economic problems, but also threatened to overthrow the lands of six sectarian-fighting districts once again.
Explaining her plan to unilaterally abandon certain aspects of the protocol, Liz Truss said, “The Northern Ireland Protocol does not have the support it needs on part of the Northern Ireland community.”
“…Practical problems contributed to the sense that relations between East and West were deteriorating,” he continued. “If these and other issues are not addressed, we will not continue the difficult progress made on Belfast’s Good Friday. [peace] agreement. “
Truss later explained that the government had a desire for the UK and EU to come to an agreement that would resolve the issues in the bilateral agreement, but that if that could not be achieved they would use future legislation to address existing issues. their own. terms. .
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Tuesday’s announcement appears to be delivering on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s promise to do something about the controversial protocol, which has sparked anger among some pro-British Unionists living in the region.
But although Truss argued that it was necessary to give up parts of the agreement to keep the peace, many pro-Irish Republicans expressed outrage at any unilateral action.
One politician who openly condemned the move was Mary Lou Macdonald, head of the Irish nationalist party Sinn Féin, which won regional elections in Northern Ireland earlier this month.
“The British government has announced its intention to enact laws to break the law” – MacDonald. Wrote In an online social media post, he referred to accusations that such a unilateral action would violate international law, before declaring that such a move was a “rogue state business.”
Meanwhile, the leader of the pro-British Democratic Unionist Party, Geoffrey Donaldson, praised the move, saying removing the “Irish Sea Boundary” would help protect “the Northern Ireland area in the UK single market”.
However, one side that was absolutely dissatisfied with this announcement was the European Union, where Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic has issued a statement threatening to take an indefinite step if the UK revokes parts of the protocol.
“One-sided acts contrary to an international agreement are unacceptable,” Eurocrat said in a statement published on the commission’s website.
“As announced by the UK government today, if the UK decides to go ahead with a bill that would remove the founding elements of the Protocol, the EU will have to respond to all measures at its disposal,” the statement said. The EU is ready to “find common solutions” to any protocol-related problem.
Source: Breitbart
