The project allied ahead by 295 votes in favor of the changes, compared to 221 against
British MPs on Monday approved legislation to unilaterally amend the Protocol for Northern Ireland that forms part of the Brexit agreements signed by Boris Johnson with the European Union. The project went ahead with 295 votes in favor of the changes, compared to 221 against. Opening the lengthy debate in the House of Commons, the Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss, presented the amendment as “necessary and legal”, after “we have sought a negotiated solution for 18 months & rdquor ;, but “the European Union has refused to change the text of the Protocol & rdquor ;. Therefore, he argued, “There is a strong legal justification for taking this measure & rdquor ;.
The legality was instead more than questioned even from the conservative ranks. Former Minister of International Development, Andrew Mitchellsaid fear that the changes “break an international treaty, tear down our international reputation, threaten a trade war at a time when our economy is stagnant and pit us against our main ally & rdquor ;. The former Prime Minister, Theresa Mayalso spoke against it.
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Truss again invoked the institutional instability in Northern Ireland and the danger to the Peace Agreement to justify the changes. “The approval of the law & rdquor ;, he assured, will mean the return of the unionists of the DUP to the shared government of Northern Ireland that they have been boycotting for months. In Bavaria, where he was participating in the G7 summit, Boris Johnson He indicated that he wants the entry into force of the new rules by the end of the year.
double control system
The British government proposes to establish a “green corridor”, without any border control for goods coming from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) that have Northern Ireland as their exclusive destination. At the same time, a “red corridor” would be established. for products from Great Britain that would go via the non-Irish route to the Republic of Ireland, that is, to the European Union. Only the latter would be subject to EU controls and regulations. The British government would reinforce the delivery to Brussels in advance of the computer data of commercial exchanges. It also states that any changes to Value Added Tax (VAT) apply to VAT in Northern Ireland. The government is seeking to remove the EU Court of Justice as the supervisory body in Northern Ireland and wants it to be replaced by a new arbitration mechanism.