Brexit: Foster accused of ‘legitimising’ loyalist paramilitaries with Protocol meeting
“Everyone in Northern Ireland should have an equal voice and right to be heard.However, this must not be channelled through illegal paramilitary organisations."
The UK is the first and so far only country to have left the EU and Brexit was and is the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom). The official withdrawal was at 23:00 31 January 2020 GMT (00:00 CET).
“Everyone in Northern Ireland should have an equal voice and right to be heard.However, this must not be channelled through illegal paramilitary organisations."
“The Protocol is a consequence of Brexit. The DUP championed Brexit & must own the consequences. Business and society need certainty, not stunts.”
It helped create an "emotional disconnect" from expert advice which took advantage of the "willingness of true believers".
"No amount of top spin from the prime minister" would make the problems facing the industry go away, Labour said in response.
"Boris Johnson’s temptation will be to hide the bill for Brexit under the Covid carpet, valued at more than £200bn for 2020, almost as much as the United Kingdom’s total contribution to the European Union since its accession in 1973, which was £215bn.”
His comments come after reports suggest Brussels has been ordering major banks to explain why they are not shifting euro derivatives trading out of London.
"I don’t think the Government has any intention to give us pound for pound what we had,” Council leader Graeme Miller said.
A survey carried out by the Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association found that just one-third of businesses that attempted exports to Europe in 2021 had been successful.
It seems the sunlit uplands have not been felt.
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