Simon Hoare (Conservative Chair of Northern Ireland Select Committee) is asked by Ed Stourton On TWTW “whether your colleagues quite appreciate how significant the impact of the NI protocol could be for Northern Ireland’s place within the Union?”
Hoare: “No, I don’t.”
Hoare: “No, I don’t.”
Simon Hoare: “I think there’s always a tendency when it comes to Northern Ireland...if it’s quiet, we can effectively turn a blind eye and ignore it...but there are fundamental questions about the long term viability of the political union of the UK with the protocol in place...”
“...doing as it does...creating effectively a trading border within the UK single market. I think it’s time Westminster as a whole woke up to this issue and thought a little bit more about Northern Ireland.”
That’s the border Theresa May said no British PM could sign up to...
That’s the border Theresa May said no British PM could sign up to...
