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Rishi Sunak has been in Northern Ireland
Rishi
Sunak
has
been
in
Northern
Ireland
today to sell his new Brexit deal.
today
to
sell
his
new
Brexit
deal
He said he thinks he's done enough
He
said
he
thinks
he's
done
enough
to address the concerns of unionists.
to
address
the
concerns
of
unionists
I'm confident that the Windsor framework
I'm
confident
that
the
Windsor
framework
that we announced yesterday resolves the
that
we
announced
yesterday
resolves
the
issues that people have with the
issues
that
people
have
with
the
protocol. It restores balance to the
protocol
It
restores
balance
to
the
Belfast Good Friday agreement and that's
Belfast
Good
Friday
agreement
and
that's
what was needed. It does three things: it
what
was
needed
It
does
three
things:
it
makes sure the flow of goods around our
makes
sure
the
flow
of
goods
around
our
UK internal market is really smooth with
UK
internal
market
is
really
smooth
with
our Green Lane; it makes sure that
our
Green
Lane;
it
makes
sure
that
Northern Ireland's place in the union is
Northern
Ireland's
place
in
the
union
is
protected, so that for people living in
protected
so
that
for
people
living
in
Northern Ireland they get all the same
Northern
Ireland
they
get
all
the
same
benefits, the same products as they would
benefits
the
same
products
as
they
would
anywhere else in the UK, and crucially it safeguards
anywhere
else
in
the
UK
and
crucially
it
safeguards
sovereignty for the
sovereignty
for
the
people and institutions of Northern
people
and
institutions
of
Northern
Ireland with a new "Stormont brake"
Ireland
with
a
new
Stormont
brake
allowing them to stop rules that they
allowing
them
to
stop
rules
that
they
don't think are right for them from
don't
think
are
right
for
them
from
coming in.
coming
in
Well, here's a reminder of what's been
Well
here's
a
reminder
of
what's
been
agreed: first, there will be a twin lane
agreed:
first
there
will
be
a
twin
lane
system for customs; the green lane will
system
for
customs;
the
green
lane
will
allow trusted traders to send their
allow
trusted
traders
to
send
their
goods from Britain into Northern Ireland
goods
from
Britain
into
Northern
Ireland
without checks. Meanwhile, goods destined
without
checks
Meanwhile
goods
destined
for Ireland and the EU single market
for
Ireland
and
the
EU
single
market
will go through a red lane. VAT rates
will
go
through
a
red
lane
VAT
rates
and state aid policy will now be set by
and
state
aid
policy
will
now
be
set
by
Westminster rather than Brussels. There
Westminster
rather
than
Brussels
There
will also be a "Stormont brake" allowing
will
also
be
a
Stormont
brake
allowing
Northern Ireland's assembly to prevent
Northern
Ireland's
assembly
to
prevent
EU laws applying, but only if Stormont
EU
laws
applying
but
only
if
Stormont
is sitting. But the European Court of Justice
is
sitting
But
the
European
Court
of
Justice
will keep the final say on single
will
keep
the
final
say
on
single
market issues in Northern Ireland, which
market
issues
in
Northern
Ireland
which
is a significant sticking point for Tory
is
a
significant
sticking
point
for
Tory
eurosceptics and the DUP.
eurosceptics
and
the
DUP
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