Closest matches to “Prize for Protocol resolution is stable devolution”
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Protocol deal must restore Northern Ireland’s place within UK Internal Market – Beattie
UUP Leader Doug Beattie MLA urges the UK Government and EU not to agree a Northern Ireland Protocol deal merely to conclude talks, and calls for long-lasting solutions that restore and protect Northern Ireland's place within the UK Internal Market. He says he will oppose any deal that makes…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: EU-UK joint statement on Northern Ireland Protocol talks Original release: Protocol deal must restore Northern Ireland’s place within UK Internal Market – Beattie (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole: Businesses clear on Protocol benefits
SDLP Stormont Leader Matthew O'Toole cites an NICCI and Invest NI survey finding 54% of members believe the Protocol is helping their businesses grow, and calls for the EU and UK to address Brexit-related goods issues while retaining its benefits. He also criticises the DUP's boycott of…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: NICCI and Invest NI survey on Protocol benefits for businesses Original release: O’Toole: Businesses clear on Protocol benefits (opens in a new tab)
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Protocol legislation being imposed above heads of majority of people and businesses, says Eastwood
Alliance MLA Sorcha Eastwood calls the UK Government's Protocol Bill an appalling piece of legislation that would undermine Northern Ireland's access to the EU Single Market and deter investment. She urges the Government to negotiate with the EU instead of acting unilaterally.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: UK Government Protocol Bill unveiled to disapply parts of Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Protocol legislation being imposed above heads of majority of people and businesses, says Eastwood (opens in a new tab)
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Solutions advocated in Protocol Bill must form part of negotiating position – Beattie
UUP leader Doug Beattie says the EU and UK are both to blame for the protocol impasse and calls for solutions in the Protocol Bill to form part of the negotiating position, citing a green lane for goods moving within the UK and concerns over EU retaliation.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: UK Government Protocol Bill unveiled to disapply parts of Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Solutions advocated in Protocol Bill must form part of negotiating position – Beattie (opens in a new tab)
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Empey comments on Lord Benyon letter
Lord Empey, UUP peer and member of the Lords Committee on the Northern Ireland Protocol, says Lord Benyon's letter on physical infrastructure at NI ports is not the real reason for the checks, blaming the Government for sidelining the NI Department of Agriculture and calling for talks and a fresh…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Lord Benyon letter on Protocol green and red lanes Original release: Empey comments on Lord Benyon letter (opens in a new tab)
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Lord Empey: We need politics that work instead of polemics
UUP leader Lord Empey argues that collapsing Stormont helps Sinn Féin's claim that Northern Ireland is a failed entity, and calls for Westminster to act on Protocol/Windsor Framework confidence concerns, including barring GB businesses from refusing sales to Northern Ireland and requiring…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: Lord Empey: We need politics that work instead of polemics (opens in a new tab)
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Protocol Bill – Very Bad for Northern Ireland and Entire UK
Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MP says the planned Bill to override parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol would run against Northern Ireland's and the UK's interests, breach international law and risk EU retaliation. He calls for trust and partnership with the EU and a UK-EU veterinary…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: UK Government Protocol Bill unveiled to disapply parts of Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Protocol Bill – Very Bad for Northern Ireland and Entire UK (opens in a new tab)