Northern Ireland Protocol Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Northern Ireland Protocol

John Redwood Excerpts
Monday 27th February 2023

(1 year, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Rishi Sunak Portrait The Prime Minister
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This is about ensuring the free flow of goods within our United Kingdom; that is what the green lane is there to do. It was always going to be the case after we left the European Union that sending things to the European Union from the UK would be different. What this agreement is about is prioritising trade within the United Kingdom’s internal market, and the green lane that we have delivered through this framework does exactly that.

John Redwood Portrait John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con)
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Who will decide which EU laws will apply in Northern Ireland, and on what basis will they make that decision?