Backstop ditched but how will new Brexit deal solve Northern Ireland wrangle?
The biggest sticking point in the talks between the EU and the UK was how to ensure free-flowing movement across the Irish border.
The biggest sticking point in the talks between the EU and the UK was how to ensure free-flowing movement across the Irish border.
“If the Government is so confident they’ve secured a good Brexit deal then they shouldn't shy away from putting it to the people.”
Arlene Foster and Nigel Dodds have highlighted three major obstacles, dealing a blow to Boris as the EU summit kicks off.
The Government has negotiated a Withdrawal Agreement that appears to breach Section 55 of the Cross-Border Trade Act 2018 - amendments tabled by its own hardline Brexiteer ERG group.
Boris Johnson would be expected to comply with the Benn Act requiring such a move.
Westminster Brexit committee also heard from a senior police officer who warned of a potential upsurge in dissident republican violence after Brexit.
“After all that struggle and all the sacrifice”, the UK is now in danger of losing our community as a United Kingdom, he said.
Andrew Charles, co-chair of the Scottish Seafood Association, said additional paperwork and charges would cost exporters £160 per sale.
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