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TUV North Antrim MP Jim Allister says his private members' Bill would restore UK law-making sovereignty and replace the Irish Sea customs border with a mutual enforcement arrangement, removing the need for fixed border posts. It would also require cross-community support for any Stormont vote on…
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DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, speaking at the Second Reading of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, says the Bill aims to reset Northern Ireland's ties to the rest of the UK after the Protocol's economic and constitutional effects. He says it is recognition that the Protocol cannot continue as…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Northern Ireland Protocol Bill Second Reading in House of Commons Original release: Bill is now the only route to restoring the constitutional balance in… (opens in a new tab)
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson welcomes the Commons passage of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill by a majority of 72, arguing the Protocol has eroded confidence in local institutions. He says the Lords now face a choice in September and calls for restoring the UK internal market and remedying…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Northern Ireland Protocol Bill Commons passage Original release: Protocol Bill passes welcome milestone (opens in a new tab)
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP welcomes the Government's publication of the NI Protocol Bill as recognition that the Protocol must be replaced. He says the party will test the Bill against its seven tests and rejects claims that it endangers devolution.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: UK Government Protocol Bill unveiled to disapply parts of Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Sir Jeffrey - Publication of the NI Protocol Bill (opens in a new tab)
The DUP publishes a paper setting out the experiences of businesses affected by the Northern Ireland Protocol and calls for the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill to progress rapidly through Commons stages. It argues the Protocol has harmed the economy, stability and constitutional position, and says…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Northern Ireland Protocol Bill progress through Commons Original release: Time to Remove the NI Protocol (opens in a new tab)
DUP peer Lord Dodds of Duncairn, speaking in the Lords 2nd reading debate on the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, says the Protocol removes democratic control over Northern Ireland's laws and undermines the Belfast Agreement, and argues it breaches international law on political participation.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Northern Ireland Protocol Bill second reading in the House of Lords Original release: Northern Ireland's place within the United Kingdom must be restored (opens in a new tab)
The DUP says it has tabled an applicability motion giving the Assembly its first vote on whether EU Regulation 2023/2411, expanding EU intellectual property law, should apply in Northern Ireland. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP says the party will vote against it and urges others to join.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Assembly applicability motion on EU Regulation 2023/2411 intellectual property law Original release: Assembly to debate first applicability motion on new EU law (opens in a new tab)