The British House of Commons approved this Wednesday by an overwhelming majority of 515 against 29 votes the legislation that will enable andl “Stormont Brake”the tool that will allow the Northern Irish Assembly object to future Community legislation.
The “brake” clause is part of the Windsor framework, negotiated with the European Union (EU) by the British Prime Minister, the Conservative Rishi Sunak, to replace the problematic Protocol for Northern Ireland agreed in 2019 by Boris Johnson as part of the Brexit treaty.
The result of the vote shows majority support for the ruledespite the fact that Johnson, his successor Liz Truss and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) of Northern Ireland, as well as a small group of disgruntled Conservatives, have voted against it.
