Note: Gove (and the UK Government) can only get away with this because it is only about Northern Ireland, and v few Tory backbenchers really care about NI.
The EU response should be seen in this context - Gove is losing *no* political capital by announcing this.
The EU response should be seen in this context - Gove is losing *no* political capital by announcing this.
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1356891453004333057
Note: this is no comment on what *should* happen, but a comment on the politics of this, UK side.
This also should not be seen as a template for any sort of grace periods for the rest of the UK - because for that to happen Tory backbenchers *will* scream.
This also should not be seen as a template for any sort of grace periods for the rest of the UK - because for that to happen Tory backbenchers *will* scream.
This is of course a rather inevitable development - the UK was *not* ready for the implications of Brexit on Northern Ireland, as pretty much every expert pointed out. And it is better to acknowledge this than be in a state of permanent denial.
So what should the EU do?
The proposals are sensible. So agree, unconditionally?
Or make it clear to the UK that these changes have to happen, and propose some rolling 3 month system?
The proposals are sensible. So agree, unconditionally?
Or make it clear to the UK that these changes have to happen, and propose some rolling 3 month system?
An outright rejection - although it might be good for the told-you-so brigade - would almost literally be playing with fire, so ought to be avoided
I wonder if there is anything the EU could (should?) ask for in return, to make a min-deal of this?
/ends
I wonder if there is anything the EU could (should?) ask for in return, to make a min-deal of this?
/ends
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