Today’s agreement is about preserving that delicate balance and charting a new way forward for the people of Northern Ireland. He went on: “I believe the Windsor Framework marks a turning point for the people of Northern Ireland. “The new Windsor Framework is here to benefit people in Northern Ireland and support all communities celebrating peace on the island of Ireland." “It is now one year since we withdrew our first minister from the then Northern Ireland executive to send the clearest possible signal that we did not support the Northern Ireland Protocol and that we were not prepared to implement that which was disastrous for Northern Ireland. “The bottom line is, provided it’s a material impediment to trade in Northern Ireland, the Assembly will be able to say no…“If the Assembly says no, then we will be able to veto the application of that new rule in Northern Ireland.

Source: The Herald February 28, 2023 03:43 UTC