No faith in politicians to manage the Brexit conflict, poll in North finds Independent.ie 3 hrs ago John Downing
People in Northern Ireland have utterly no trust in the authorities in London and Belfast to manage the conflicts associated with the Brexit protocol, a new opinion poll shows.
The survey for Queen’s University Belfast also finds that opinion is very evenly divided as to support or opposition for the North’s special EU trade status under the protocol.
But two out of three people in the North think that some kind of special Brexit arrangements are needed for Northern Ireland. And, in keeping with the 2016 Brexit referendum result in the North, almost six out of 10 people still do not support the principle of the UK leaving the EU.
Katy Hayward and David Phinnemore are politics professors at Queen’s University Belfast
‘Johnson’s actions are the very opposite of the consensus and solutions approach that is needed.’ A sign protesting against the Northern Ireland protocol on Belfast’s Shankill Road. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA
‘Johnson’s actions are the very opposite of the consensus and solutions approach that is needed.’ A sign protesting against the Northern Ireland protocol on Belfast’s Shankill Road. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA
Wed 21 Apr 2021 06.00 EDT
Last modified on Wed 21 Apr 2021 06.07 EDT
The list of bizarre things Boris Johnson is proposing to do to an international treaty he negotiated is growing. The target of these notions is the Northern Ireland protocol, which parliament ratified as part of the UK-EU withdrawal agreement more than a year ago.