See, It Can Be Done......

[ToraToraTora]

https://news.sky.com/story/uk-and-eu-agree-new-deal-on-northern-ireland-post-brexit-trade-rules-senior-government-source-12820788
...finally some common sense from both sides, well done.

[ichkeria]

“ The ECJ is still calling the shots in that part of the UK”

Lol
That’s just ridiculous.

[gness]

Do me a favour please, Gulliver. This matters to a lot of us. Give Boris a rest for a day or two....please. :-)

[Old_Geezer]

One would have thought Sunak knew it was ridiculous but he went ahead and signed up to it anyway. The sooner he's replaced, the better.

[THECORBYLOON]

'Mr Sunak told reporters some rules would remain, adding: "The only EU law that applies in Northern Ireland under the framework is the minimum necessary to avoid a hard border with Ireland and allow Northern Irish businesses to continue accessing the EU market".'

That shows that Ulster will not be treated in the same way as Great Britain.

[douglas9401]

I heard on both BBC and Channel4 news that Northern Ireland will, among other things, have sovereignty restored.

Maybe one day it will be referred to as the 'S' word to avoid giving offence to normal people.

[ichkeria]

The Stormont break gives the NI assembly a veto over any changes to EU rules and the ECJ in practice is highly unlikely to get involved.
Hard-pressed businesses in NI don’t give a stuff about the ECJ.
I think it’s plain that Parliament will vote the Windsor framework through overwhelmingly: the big question will be whether the DUP can bring themselves to restart the government with a Sinn Fein First Minister.
Also good to hear that Sunak will bin the Johnson wrecking Bill

[ichkeria]

“ That shows that Ulster will not be treated in the same way as Great Britain.”

N Ireland has NEVER been treated the same as the rest of GB: it Wouk’s be off if it was given it’s a different place.
And Unionists (capital U) like to emphasise that when it suits them.

[ichkeria]

“It would be odd if it was”

[gulliver1]

If this deal is approved without consulting Boris. He will do a Donald.

[ichkeria]

He’ll get a vote on it as the member for Uxbridge.
Thus has been rather a humiliation fir him to be truthful

[New Judge]

A little footnote after the virtues of the "Stormont Brake" have been extolled:

'The EU has its own safeguard - if Northern Ireland starts to diverge significantly from the bloc's rules, the EU has its own power to take "appropriate remedial measures" '

There is no reason why NI should not diverge significantly from the bloc's rules. It is not part of the EU and should not be subject to any of its rules. I don't know whether or not "hard-pressed businesses" in NI give a stuff about the ECJ. What I do know is that they will give a stuff if the EU takes "remedial measures" (whatever they might be). Hopefully they will include taking their own steps to protect the integrity of their precious single market instead of expecting others to do so for them.

[Canary42]

Remind me just how many years ago this was all oven-ready. Still baking obviously.

[THECORBYLOON]

ICHKERIA, the point is that with regards to the EU, Ulster is currently being treated differently from Great Britain and the new proposals will also treat it differently from Great Britain.

[ichkeria]

Well it’s a sore point in Scotland, which hates that NI has access to the single market.
The rest is just nit picking

Yeah Stormont “brake” not “break”
;-)

[mushroom25]

Stormont is dormant.....

[gulliver1]

I must say, seeing a clean cut, well presented Sunak on TV news must give the EU and the rest of the world a better impression of the UK than Worzel Gummidge.

[sandyRoe]

If the DUP say, 'No', what then?

[New Judge]

//I must say, seeing a clean cut, well presented Sunak on TV news must give the EU and the rest of the world a better impression of the UK than Worzel Gummidge.//

Definitely - if you're looking to buy a new carpet.

[gness]

That's my concern, Sandy.

[New Judge]

//If the DUP say, 'No', what then?//

I think if the DUP say "No" then the government has three choices:

1. To return to the EU to get the "Windsor" arrangements rearranged.

2. To abandon the ridiculous devolution arrangements entirely.

3. To reorganise the Stormont arrangements so that the Assembly can function without the permission of the DUP.

Marks out of ten for the likelihood of these events:

(1) 0/10; (2) 0/10; (3) 5/10

Marks out of ten for my preference:

(1) 1/10; (2) 9/10 (3) Too low to care.