Northern Ireland Protocol blasted as ‘totally disproportionate by Arlene Foster An sign in Larne, Co Antrim, protesting the Northern Ireland Protocol Rebecca Black, PA 07 April, 2021 15:34
A sign near Larne, Co Antrim, protesting against the Irish Sea border. File picture by Stephen Davison, Pacemaker
First Minister Arlene Foster has called for the current post-Brexit trading arrangements to be replaced with something “realistic and sustainable”.
Arlene Foster said the Northern Ireland Protocol has led to a “completely disproportionate situation” where trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been “severely disrupted”.
EU rules are applied at the north’s ports as part of the deal which was negotiated to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland as the Republic remains within the bloc.
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Northern Ireland’s First Minister has called for the current post-Brexit trading arrangements to be replaced with something “realistic and sustainable”.
Arlene Foster said the Northern Ireland Protocol has led to a “completely disproportionate situation” where trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been “severely disrupted”.
EU rules are applied at the region’s ports as part of the deal which was negotiated to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland as the Republic remains within the bloc.
A number of legal challenges are being launched against the protocol.
First Minister Arlene Foster in conversation with Institute of Economic Affairs Director General Mark Littlewood
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