‘Fundamental breach of trust’: Irish PM condemns UK draft Brexit deal
On Monday, the British government presented a bill intended to unilaterally change the provisions of the Northern Ireland Protocol agreed in the Brexit Treaty. Ireland’s Prime Minister is shocked: This is a “fundamental breach of trust”. It is high time for “substantial negotiations”.
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Dublin.Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin has described Britain’s bill to unilaterally amend Northern Ireland’s Brexit arrangements as a “fundamental breach of trust”.
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The head of government of the EU member called on London on Tuesday on the Sky NewsTV channel for serious talks. “So far, the British government has lacked the will to really solve this through negotiations. And it is now high time that substantive negotiations began in earnest.”
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government presented a bill on Monday that would unilaterally change the provisions of the Northern Ireland Protocol agreed in the Brexit Treaty. London wants to force Brussels to reopen the agreement that was only agreed in 2019. The EU Commission strictly rules this out.
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Fierce criticism also came from Berlin. Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) spoke of a very regrettable decision. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock accused the British government of unilaterally breaking agreements and thus destroying trust. “And for transparent, own motives,” wrote the Green politician on Twitter. “Peace and prosperity in the island of Ireland is not a pawn.”
/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/madsack/NVUN4PWRFVATTBHN6UJRREWR3I.jpeg?fit=%2C&ssl=1 "London wants to change Northern Ireland rules unilaterally – “fundamental breach of trust”")
