Liz Truss urges MPs to oppose the EU (Image: Getty)
The Foreign Minister is to inform the Commons that it is time for the government to unilaterally “fix” the flaws in the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
She argues that a law is needed to maintain Northern Ireland’s peace process, despite the EU’s refusal to renegotiate the terms of the agreement covering states.
She is to appeal to parliamentarians to support the government’s rewriting of the transaction section, despite complaining that the EU violates international law.
Parliamentarians are expected today to vote to give the Northern Ireland Protocol bill a second reading of the Formal Commons. This is an important step in the progress of the bill through Parliament.
Ms. Truss is designed to sort out the democratic governance issues posed by the bill’s awkward customs processes, inflexible regulations, tax and spending discrepancies, and the EU’s approach to enforcing the Protocol. Tell the Commons that you are.
The Foreign Minister said the law would protect the Good Friday Agreement, avoid harsh borders with the Republic of Ireland, protect the EU Single Market and ensure Britain’s integrity “permanent and sustainable.” Claims to provide a “solution”.
Prior to today’s second reading debate, Ms. Truss said: “Our top priority is to protect the Good Friday Agreement, which is the foundation of Northern Ireland’s peace and stability.
“This law amends the problems created by the Protocol, avoids harsh borders and protects the EU Single Market, while allowing goods to flow freely within the UK.
“The negotiated solution continues to be our preference, but the EU continues to rule out changes to the Protocol itself, even though it is causing apparently serious problems in Northern Ireland. We have a duty to act. “
Mr. Truss says the bill will allow the UK to implement a negotiated solution to the flaws in the Protocol if a compromise with the EU is achieved late.
A foreign ministry source said, “This law has a very simple logic.”
“The Protocol has caused major problems in Northern Ireland and threatened the Good Friday Agreement, but the EU still refuses to change the Protocol itself, so we must act.”
Today’s crunch vote by MPs follows the disapproval of a compromise with Brussels in an 18-month debate.
Authorities argue that the government still prefers the negotiated solution to solve the Protocol’s problems, but can no longer wait for the EU to oppose rewriting the section of the document.
Ministers believe that the serious situation in Northern Ireland, where some unionists are furious at interfering with Brussels checks for commodities across the Irish Sea, means they can’t afford to delay. ..
The EU’s British ambassador, João Vale de Almeida, yesterday suggested that Brock rejected government law as a violation of international law.
“This law amends the problems created by the Protocol, avoids harsh borders and protects the EU Single Market, while allowing goods to flow freely within the UK.”
“The negotiated solution continues to be our preference, but the EU continues to rule out changes to the Protocol itself, even though it is causing apparently serious problems in Northern Ireland. We have a duty to act. “
Mr. Truss says the bill will allow the UK to implement a negotiated solution to the flaws in the Protocol if a compromise with the EU is achieved late.
A foreign ministry source said, “This law has a very simple logic.”
“The Protocol has caused major problems in Northern Ireland and threatened the Good Friday Agreement, but the EU still refuses to change the Protocol itself, so we must act.”
Today’s crunch vote by MPs follows the disapproval of a compromise with Brussels in an 18-month debate.
Authorities argue that the government still prefers the negotiated solution to solve the Protocol’s problems, but can no longer wait for the EU to oppose rewriting the section of the document.
Ministers believe that the serious situation in Northern Ireland, where some unionists are furious at interfering with Brussels checks for commodities across the Irish Sea, means they can’t afford to delay. ..
The EU’s British ambassador, João Vale de Almeida, yesterday suggested that Brock rejected government law as a violation of international law.
He states: “Unfortunately, the government’s path is very likely to be a path that doesn’t go anywhere, so I’d like to avoid it.
“We haven’t dismissed it, but read it very carefully and, frankly, think it’s illegal and unrealistic.”
“It is illegal because it is a violation of international law, EU law, English law and international law.”
“It is the treaty that we have signed, ratified and even passed the general election in this country.
“We also believe it is unrealistic because it does not provide a true alternative to the Protocol.”
Alongside the Commons debate, the government today launches a series of meetings with business leaders to gather views on the detailed implementation of the bill.
The Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office today will hold a roundtable with companies and business groups in Northern Ireland and other parts of the United Kingdom.
The event at the Bureau’s Whitehall headquarters will bring together more than 12 major British companies and representative groups, including the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce, Asda, John Lewis and the Northern Ireland Dairy Council.
Mr. Truss will be working on this event today.
The Tory Brexiteer MP supports a bill that “amends” the Northern Ireland Protocol.
A “star room” panel of parliamentarians and legal experts founded by the European Research Group, a backbencher of the Eurosceptic Tories, approved the measure in a report released over the weekend.
According to the report, the panel “has reached the conclusion that it will approve the Northern Ireland Protocol because it has achieved its constitutional objective of reaffirming Northern Ireland as part of Britain’s constitutional territory and its sovereignty.” Stated.
The report added: “The bill will be justified and readjust the relationship between the UK and the European Union to maintain the foundation of the UK’s constitutional order while protecting the legitimate interests of the European Union.”