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David Frost receives dressing down in Northern Ireland as ministers say ‘we don’t trust you’

According to recent polling only six per cent of people in Northern Ireland trust the British government.

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2021-07-10 08:02
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David Frost received a grilling over the Northern Ireland Protocol as he addressed the Stormont Executive committee yesterday.

Appearing in front of the Northern Ireland Assembly he said the UK government does not regard the protocol as ‘definitive’ – despite it forming part of an international treaty signed by the UK.

He argued that the protocol was difficult to operate because it enjoyed only 50/50 support among the Northern Irish public.

In 2016, just 44.2 per cent of people in the country voted to leave the European Union.

This is quite some video.

David Frost told to his face that the people of Northern Ireland voted against Brexit, support the Protocol, want it implemented in full – and do not trust him. ???pic.twitter.com/LwWDzKcdr0

— Dr Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) July 9, 2021

“Asleep at the wheel”

Taking Frost to task over the NI protocol, Sinn Féin former MEP Martina Anderson delivered a brutal take-down.

“You were Britain’s chief negotiator for Brexit,” she said.

“Your eyes were open and your fingerprints are on every page of the protocol… You weren’t asleep at the wheel. You knew that there were going to be trade adjustments – even the DUP knew there were going to be trade adjustments.”

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Frost responded: “You’re absolutely right, I was the trade negotiator in 2019 and 2020”, but maintained “we knew the protocol was unusual in its construct” and insisted it was always planned “as a balance”.

“You have to read all of the provisions together. You can’t take one in isolation. It’s not reasonable to read it as a document which simply requires an EU external border to be established and that’s what’s happening.”

Ms Anderson disagreed.

“The reason it’s not working out is because you have not honoured it. We believe that the next agreement you honour will be your first.”

Trust in the government

She drew his attention to recent data showing “only six per cent of people polled in the north trust in the British government. Only six per cent believe the British government”.

“People do not trust you, they do not believe you, they want to see the protocol implemented in full.”

The baron conceded that poll “is a salutary one”, but insisted others show “a 50/50” split and “the protocol depended on a broader level of consent if it’s to work”.

Related: Watch: Vegetables discarded in field due to Brexit and Covid as divorce bill £5bn higher than expected

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