The Northern Ireland Protocol Bill is causing a bit of a stir in Westminster and beyond. The EU are accusing the UK of breaking international law, the majority of the Northern Ireland Assembly are against is – so what’s going on?
On the 23rd June 2022, the Government introduced the The Northern Ireland Protocol Bill into the House of Commons.nnIn the Governments own words “It aims to fix parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol, restore stability and protect the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement”{{GOV.UK: The Northern Ireland Protocol Bill}}.nnI try to be objective in these articles but I’d just like to point something out: What is there to fix? As we’ll see, the Northern Ireland protocol was agreed by, and signed off by…
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