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As the Northern Irish Assembly gets ready to vote on consent to the government’s withdrawal bill (and has put forward a motion denying consent), a quick glance at consent motions to the bill in the devolved assemblies (thread)
The Scottish Parliament denied consent on Jan 8 92 votes to 29. Here’s the motion (link: parliament.scot/parliamentaryb…)
The Northern Irish assembly has the item on its schedule today with a motion to deny consent
In Wales the item is back on the agenda on the 21. They provide a helpful overview here. senedd.assembly.wales/mgIssueHistory…
The legislative consent memorandum of Wales also points towards denying consent.
Link senedd.assembly.wales/mgIssueHistory…
Northern Ireland Assembly. I am terribly sorry and humbly ask my readers to forgive me. H/t @martynpatrick
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The Government’s answer to the denial of consent by the devolved assemblies: The government should not normally go ahead without consent. But this is exceptional.
Letter to the Scottish government assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
Letter to the national assembly of Wales assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
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Quick note on why I am emphasising the December date so much. It is NOT to counter the story that Brexit will be done by Jan 31st. I do not particularly care about this spin. I DO care about real effects of the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement (short thread)
1) Citizens relying on EHIC will see their treatment denied in February. The WA transition period means it should be accepted until the end of the year. But the people who accept it are doctors and hospitals. Do they know? Doesn’t Brexit happen Jan 31st?
2) And this is my point: The transition period will only be implemented properly if the people who have to apply it are aware. The correct information needs to get to the people who need to know. And if they’re bombarded with “it’s all done on Jan 31st” - well...
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I have seen a lot of similar discussions recently. Let me propose a different answer: none. The ‘importance’ of these countries across the board is unanswerable. Let me give you just two examples 1/3
A) Trade.The US, EU27 and China form the three most powerful entities. The EU has exclusive competences in the area - it is one block. B) military. Here the EU has almost no power, the UK is one of the most important countries - as is also Russia, of far less significance f trade
But even that lacks nuance. Because if you are wondering how to resolve a trade problem in Kazakhstan, you will have to think about Russia, too. The reality is complex.
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