Northern Ireland Protocol

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:51 pm on 17 May 2022.

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Photo of Colum Eastwood Colum Eastwood Social Democratic and Labour Party, Foyle 12:51, 17 May 2022

What we have heard from the Government today is absolutely astonishing. This morning, they announced that they will ride roughshod over the wishes of victims in Northern Ireland by ripping up an international agreement called the Stormont House agreement. The Foreign Secretary has now confirmed that she will go against the majority of citizens in Northern Ireland—who, despite what she might say, support the protocol—by ripping up an international agreement called the withdrawal agreement. It is a very simple question, despite what some who may not want to listen to the majority of people in Northern Ireland might say: how can any international partner or any citizen in the north of Ireland ever trust this Government again?