👀 Visiting U.S. @RepRichardNeal says political concerns about the NI Protocol have been “manufactured” - claiming only 7% of voters in #ae22 cast their ballot based on that issue.
@simoncoveney adds that Johnson’s government *proposed* this arrangement… @VirginMediaNews
@simoncoveney adds that Johnson’s government *proposed* this arrangement… @VirginMediaNews
@RepRichardNeal @simoncoveney @VirginMediaNews Coveney also adds that the idea of cross-community consent (as cited by the UK and the DUP) under the GFA applies to devolved matters, not to issues controlled by Westminster. Points out that a majority of MLAs are pro-protocol, and there was no cross-community support for Brexit
VIDEO: Richie Neal says concerns about the Northern Ireland Protocol seem "manufactured"…
💬 "I think now it's up to London to help us all find a solution."
@VirginMediaNews (1/3)
💬 "I think now it's up to London to help us all find a solution."
@VirginMediaNews (1/3)
More from Neal:
💬 "The Protocol was signed by the Prime Minister… 7% of the people in the North cast a vote two weeks ago based upon the Protocol."
@virginmedianews (2/3)
💬 "The Protocol was signed by the Prime Minister… 7% of the people in the North cast a vote two weeks ago based upon the Protocol."
@virginmedianews (2/3)
…and from Simon Coveney, who says some in NI are trying to blur the lines between the principles of consent, and of cross-community support - and most in NI didn't support Brexit anyway.
He says EU willing to work to remove GB-NI checks but "we need a partner to do that." (3/3)
He says EU willing to work to remove GB-NI checks but "we need a partner to do that." (3/3)
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