How do we resolve the Brexit mess?

[MillionMilesAway]

Unless it involves Sinn Fein not holding the first minister seat, they won’t go into assembly.

Make no mistake, that’s all this is about.

That sentence made my head hurt.
They'll only go into assembly if SF won't be first minister - is that it?

 

[TinFoilHat]

They always do this before the run up to a GE, put right some of the things they did wrong.

I await the next budget where I half expect we'll all of a sudden have a load of money to bribe voters with. Naturally you won't get it until after the next GE and only if they win.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

That sentence made my head hurt.
They'll only go into assembly if SF won't be first minister - is that it?

Wait and see.
It’s all it has been about up until now, no matter what spin they put on it.

 

[BobKowalski]

It will, but if such an agreement is made it will be a far better brexit than the rest of us in the UK have. Not sure how one part of the UK having a different and better brexit than the rest is right or fair.

I don‘t mind NI getting the best of both worlds. Good luck to them. Importantly, this establishes the protocol in NI, keeps the GFA in place and hopefully means Stormont will be back and the elected members can do their job.

Just shows what can be done when you have a PM more interested in pragmatic results than fanatical anti-European ideology. Next step is to move the rest of the UK towards alignment with the EU Single Market. After all, if it’s good for NI, it must be good for the rest of us :)

 

[Saddleworth2]

The only thing that pisses me off about this is because 99% of Brexit supporters don’t understand even 1% of what Brexit actually is, a “development” like this will be harrumphed as some sort of triumph rather than just another humiliating backtrack. Watch those tabloid headlines tomorrow.

is it not a positive improvement on what is in place at present?

 

[blueparrot]

Boris isn’t allowed a vote May isn’t either
Sky stirring up problems about the King during the Johnson era I wished they would get involved.
Peace in N.I. is more important than the EU

To be fair being in the EU was the easiest way to peace in N.I. It was leaving that jeopardised it.Even with this better deal still may.

 

[Saddleworth2]

I don‘t mind NI getting the best of both worlds. Good luck to them. Importantly, this establishes the protocol in NI, keeps the GFA in place and hopefully means Stormont will be back and the elected members can do their job.

Just shows what can be done when you have a PM more interested in pragmatic results than fanatical anti-European ideology. Next step is to move the rest of the UK towards alignment with the EU Single Market. After all, if it’s good for NI, it must be good for the rest of us :)

just a tip mate. Don't hold your breath.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

is it not a positive improvement on what is in place at present?

Of course it is. But it is not some kind of ringing endorsement for Brexit. It’s the opposite.

 

[Saddleworth2]

Of course it is. But it is not some kind of ringing endorsement for Brexit. It’s the opposite.

I didn't think anyone was using it as such.

 

[BobKowalski]

is it not a positive improvement on what is in place at present?

Not substantially no. At least as far as I can tell (I may be wrong). There is still a border in the Irish Sea, we have agreed to provide real time customs data, NI is in the EU Single Market and subject to EU rules and ECJ jurisdiction. All of this was deemed ‘unacceptable’ and needed to go. It hasn’t.

Stormont will have the power to decide on EU new rules, but they vote against them and you end up with a land border which no one wants. The trusted trader scheme will be important as that will remove a lot of checks which suits everyone and as long as the EU get to see trade flows in real time so they can monitor how it is working it shouldn’t be a problem.

The principles laid out in the NI protocol haven’t changed, but there are pragmatic steps to make life easier which is in everyone’s interests.