It’s ‘Necessary’ UK Acts on Northern Ireland Protocol: Attorney General
Posted: Fri May 13, 2022 4:28 pm
The UK government’s top legal adviser has said “it’s only right” that the government takes action over the Northern Ireland Protocol, suggesting the UK is likely to suspend parts of the post-Brexit trade deal. Suella Braverman, attorney general for England and Wales and advocate general for Northern Ireland, on May 12 blamed the European Union over its “interpretation and application” of the agreement, which she said created a de facto sea border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK. The Northern Ireland Protocol is part of the UK’s Brexit deal that leaves Northern Ireland in the E.U.’s single market and customs union. It was created to avoid a border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland as a visible border may risk resurrecting sectarian violence between Irish nationalists and unionists. ...
Source: https://www.theepochtimes.com/its-neces ... 64477.html
Source: https://www.theepochtimes.com/its-neces ... 64477.html