October 04, 2019

Boris Johnson's Proposed EU Deal

Personally, I don't see what's wrong with the latest Brexit plan. Check it out here:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49914326

Under Mr Johnson's proposals, which he calls a "broad landing zone" for a new deal with the EU:
  • Northern Ireland would leave the EU's customs union alongside the rest of the UK, at the start of 2021
  • But Northern Ireland would, with the consent of politicians in the Northern Ireland Assembly, continue to apply EU legislation relating to agricultural and other products - what he calls an "all-island regulatory zone"
  • This arrangement could, in theory, continue indefinitely, but the consent of Northern Ireland's politicians would have to be sought every four years
  • Customs checks on goods traded between the UK and EU would be "decentralised", with paperwork submitted electronically and only a "very small number" of physical checks
  • These checks should take place away from the border itself, at business premises or at "other points in the supply chain"
The government is also promising a "New Deal for Northern Ireland", with financial commitments to help manage the changes.


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