Stormont brake request on EU goods regulations

4 releases from 3 parties, 5 November 2026 to 6 November 2026.

Statements in order of publication

1. TUV Welcomes The Triggering of the Stormont Brake After a Month of Drawing Attention to Dangerous New EU Regulation

   • TUV
   • 5 November 2026
   • Response to an event
   • Criticises someone else

   Traditional Unionist Voice welcomes the triggering of the Stormont Brake on EU Regulation 2026/2108 after a month of drawing attention to the legislation, saying the new customs code will harm everyday life in Northern Ireland and deepen the UK‑EU division.

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2. Joint statement by leaders of the UUP and TUV and the Chair of the Inter-Trade UK Business Association on Stormont Brake

   • TUV
   • 6 November 2026
   • Call for action
   • Criticises the uk government or a uk minister
   • Contains a proposal

   TUV leader Jim Allister, joined by UUP leader Jon Burrows and ITUKBA chair Peter Summerton, calls for the Secretary of State to apply the Stormont Brake against the EU Union Customs Code, which they say deepens the customs border between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

   Original releaseArchived copy

3. Unionist Leaders and Inter-Trade UK Business Association urge the Secretary of State to stop EU Regulation 2026/2108 deepening the Irish Sea customs border

   • UUP
   • 6 November 2026
   • Call for action
   • Criticises the uk government or a uk minister
   • Contains a proposal

   UUP leader Jon Burrows MLA, TUV leader Jim Allister KC MP and ITUKBA chair Peter Summerton call on the Secretary of State to apply the Stormont Brake and halt EU Regulation 2026/2108, saying it deepens the Irish Sea customs border, adds bureaucracy and harms GB‑NI trade.

   Original releaseArchived copy

4. Pulling Stormont Brake is another DUP stunt, says Tennyson

   • Alliance
   • 6 November 2026
   • Criticism
   • Criticises another northern ireland political party or its representatives
   • Contains a proposal

   Alliance leader Naomi Long's party colleague Tennyson, identified in the release as Alliance's representative, calls the DUP's push to pull the Stormont brake a cynical, self-defeating stunt ahead of a UK-EU summit. He says it undermines progress on an SPS agreement and business confidence.

   Original releaseArchived copy

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