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Edward Burke
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1. Lord Bew’s assertion that the ‘backstop’ is a only a ruse ‘to protect the economy of the Irish Republic’ is deeply insulting to Irish pols’ concerns about Brexit’s effect on the peace process, the Good Friday Agreement #r4today @nealerichmond /
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He also wants Strand 2 of the #GFA - north-south - to trump Strand 3: the relationship beteeen the British-Irish Governments. Since the UK, not NI, is the Member State that negotiators the WA in Brussels, Stormont is suspended for more than 2 years, that is quite bizarre.
3. Nobody in Dublin wants to use an NI backstop. A UK-wide agreeement with the EU is vital. NI makes up only a very small part of Irish trade - EU and GB are crucial. Moreover, the Backstop gives NI a major advantage over ROI if GB waives tariffs for NI commerce. No cynical ploy.
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Edward Burke
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1. Some years ago I asked the veteran British diplomat Sir Michael Palliser when he decided that the EEC/EU was the best course for Britain. He replied, ‘On a tank in the Netherlands during the war’. /
2. Visiting Coventry Cathedral reminded me what Palliser and other British diplomats built in Europe after the war - key components of the structures, rules of EU institutions and the rights of European citizens. I hope the EU will remember them - regardless of Brexit.
3. A memorial to the first, damaged in the second. Never a third. #CoventryCathedral
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The problem at the heart of the #Brexit impasse is still whether the UK remain in a Customs Union with the EU.

Solve this and you largely solve Brexit. 1/Thread
Both the problem, and the failure to address it, is writ large in May's deal.

Officially UK is NOT joining a customs union....but in the absence of unicorns we clearly are.

Either via the Backstop or when its clear 'other arrangements' dont exist to fix the Irish border /2
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To clarify, I am remain, but I feel a 2nd ref is monumentally risky & perhaps dangerous:-

1. Polls haven't changed much, result could easily be the same
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Olly Robbins is in Brussels today for more #Brexit talks.

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EU needs 'backstop' that works in all eventualities, including a breakdown in future relationship talks at the end of transition.

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