Northern Ireland Protocol: EU Negotiations Debate
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Wera Hobhouse
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Northern Ireland Protocol: EU Negotiations
Wera Hobhouse Excerpts(2 years, 6 months ago)
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Michael Ellis
I am pleased to be able to confirm that, as I have already mentioned, Lord Frost has already engaged with the interested parties and even on Tuesday and Wednesday this week did so in Northern Ireland. All parties are being duly kept informed, including this honourable House and the other place.
Wera Hobhouse (Bath) (LD)
A consequence of Brexit was always that we needed to erect a trade border between Britain and the EU, and there are only two places where that could go—either in the Irish sea, or a land border on the island of Ireland. As the Government are now trying to reverse the agreement that puts the trade border in the Irish sea, what other option are they actively pursuing—a land border, or rejoining the single market for the whole of the UK, not just Northern Ireland?
Michael Ellis
We are pursuing a negotiation and the hon. Lady will have to wait and see.