represents a good deal for the people in families and businesses of northern ireland never stores the balance of the belfast good friday agreement and ensures northern ireland place in ourunion. let�*s also hear from the northern ireland secretary, chris heaton—harris. the stormont brake is at the heart of the westminster framework. it addresses the democratic deficit, restores the balance of the belfast good friday agreement and ends the prospect of dynamic alignment, it restores practical sovereignty to the united kingdom as a whole and to the people of northern ireland in particular. before the vote took place, we heard from northern ireland minister steve baker, who criticised borisjohnson�*s opposition to the deal. today�*s measures are better, of course, than the protocol that borisjohnson put in place — a protocol which he spoke about and those things he said turned out not bto e accurate. he can be remembered for the great acts of statecraft that he achieved, or he can risk looking like a pound shop nigel farage, and i hope he chooses to be remembered as a statesmen.