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1/ The Northern Ireland Protocol MUST GO. It is a broken, unjust and grievous arrangement for Northern Ireland and must be reversed immediately. This thread, with accompanying videos, outlines why the #niprotocolmustgo
1/ The Northern Ireland Protocol MUST GO. It is a broken, unjust and grievous arrangement for Northern Ireland and must be reversed immediately. This thread, with accompanying videos, outlines why the #niprotocolmustgo
2/The Northern Ireland Protocol creates a customs border separating Northern Ireland from Great Britain and its largest economic market.
3/The Northern Ireland Protocol damages Northern Ireland’s constitutional position. The Protocol subverts Article 6 of the Act of Union 1800.
4/ The Northern Ireland Protocol compromises the sovereignty of the United Kingdom. It fails to take back control, instead giving control of Northern Ireland to the European Union.
5/The Northern Ireland Protocol drives a horse & cart right through the Belfast Agreement. The BA affirms NI as a full part of the UK, whereas the Protocol neglects that. Art 18 exit mechanism of the Protocol also provides a vote that is inconsistent with cross-community consent.
6/The Northern Ireland Protocol is a political concession to the threat of violence. This is not only anti-democratic but sets a dangerous precedent to which some will perceive violence to be a successful strategy to achieve political goals.
7/The Northern Ireland Protocol must go. It is an unacceptable arrangement which creates significant economic and societal issues in NI. It leaves the Belfast Agreement in tatters and divides the United Kingdom. No sticking plasters will do. The #niprotocolmustgo
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