Brexit rules for Northern Ireland: British Parliament to vote
The House of Commons wants to put the Northern Ireland Agreement to the vote next week.
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London After the agreement between London and Brussels on new Brexit rules for Northern Ireland, the British Parliament is due to vote on them next week. Specifically, a central part of the agreement – a clause known as the “Stormont Brake” – is to be put up for election on Wednesday, as Conservative MP Penny Mordaunt announced as the responsible cabinet member on Thursday in the London House of Commons. This is an agreement that allows Members of the Northern Ireland Parliament to object to the application of new EU laws in Northern Ireland on a case-by-case basis.
A few weeks ago, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented an agreement intended to end a year-long dispute and simplify trade between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom.
But much depends on whether the agreement will appeal to the DUP Protestant party in the British provinces. Union supporters Great Britain are blocking the formation of a government in protest against the previous regulations. They also expressed doubts about the agreement.
Even after Brexit, Northern Ireland will follow the rules of the EU internal market and the customs union. This regulation is intended to avoid a hard EU external border between the EU state of Ireland and British Northern Ireland, as otherwise tensions in the old civil war region would be expected to flare up again.
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