Boris Johnson’s Northern Ireland plan - is it just a bluff?
Political Fix
Financial Times
4.2 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 18 June 2022
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
We examine the situation with the Northern Ireland protocol, whether the government’s plans break international law and how the EU might respond. Public policy editor Peter Foster digs into the details with our Ireland correspondent Jude Webber. Plus, the resignation of Lord Christopher Geidt, the prime minister’s independent adviser on ministerial ethics. Why did he quit after a turbulent year? Chief political commentator Robert Shrimsley will chat through with special guest Hannah White from the Institute for Government think-tank.
Produced by Anna Dedhar and Howie Shannon. The sound engineers were Breen Turner and Jan Sigsworth
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| 0:25.8 | Oys Johnson's government unfailed plan this week |
| 0:30.8 | to override the Brexit trade deal |
| 0:32.8 | to address that contentious Northern Ireland protocol. |
| 0:35.8 | What it does is it creates unnecessary barriers |
| 0:38.8 | on trade east-west. |
| 0:40.8 | What we can do is fix that. |
| 0:42.8 | It's not a big deal. |
| 0:44.8 | We can fix it in such a way as to remove those bureaucratic barriers |
| 0:48.8 | but without putting up barriers on trade moving north-south |
| 0:53.8 | in the island of Ireland as well. |
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