What you need to know about the backstop: We can't leave it unless the EU agree we can. And that's a *good* thing.
You see, the backstop is a safety net, a guarantee that - no matter what the Government of the day wants - the Good Friday Agreement will always be safe.
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You see, the backstop is a safety net, a guarantee that - no matter what the Government of the day wants - the Good Friday Agreement will always be safe.
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Another way of putting it: "Do you trust that every single UK Government, now and forever, will have our collective best interests at heart in its future dealings with the EU?"
If not, don't you think a backstop they can't tear up in a fit of pique sounds like a darn good idea?
If not, don't you think a backstop they can't tear up in a fit of pique sounds like a darn good idea?
Built-in protections prevent the situation from going out of control when stuff goes wrong. That's why plugs have fuses, train tracks have buffer stops, engines have limiters, baths have overflow pipes, skyjumpers have backup parachutes... and Brexit comes with a backstop.
If you're not convinced, or want to dig deeper into the truth behind the backstop, start with the Attorney General's legal advice to Government (the document that caused the Contempt of Parliament scandal over the last few days)
