EU’s Maros Sefcovic says renegotiating Northern Eire Protocol invoice is ‘unrealistic’
Boris Johnson is being grilled within the Commons for the primary time since his authorities revealed draft plans to override components of the Brexit deal agreed with the EU.
The prime minister is taking questions from Labour chief Keir Stamer and different MPs after the EU Fee confirmed it’s taking authorized motion towards London over proposals to take unilateral motion on the Northern Eire protocol.
Macros Sefcovic, the Fee vice chairman, confirmed the authorized motion in a Brussels press convention earlier. He mentioned that the UK authorities had got down to “unilaterally break worldwide regulation”.
Mr Sefcovic added: “Let there be little doubt: there isn’t a authorized nor political justification in any respect for unilaterally altering a global settlement.
“Opening the door to unilaterally altering a global settlement is a breach of worldwide regulation as properly. So let’s name a spade a spade: that is unlawful.”
The federal government insists the transfer is authorized.
Starmer: I don’t need RMT strikes to go forward
Starmer factors out that Johnson is in goverment and due to this fact ready to do one thing concerning the strikes.
However he hasn’t “lifted a finger”, Starmer says, earlier than including: “I don’t need the strikes to go forward”.
Labour chief then claims PM needs the strikes to go forward so he can “feed of the division”.
Matt Mathers15 June 2022 12:14
‘RMT strikes gained’t assist the economic system’
PM claims that he has already answered and takes a pop at Starmer’s authorized background.
He says Starmer did not liste to his response.
Johnson says RMT strikes is not going to helo the economic system and urges Starmer to finish his “silence” on the problem.
Matt Mathers15 June 2022 12:12
Starmer presses on economic system
Starmer follows up with one other query on the economic system.
He accuses Johnson of blaming “world forces” for the UK’s financial woes.
He factors out that the UK is topic to the identical world circumstances as each different nation.
Why then, is the UK set for decrease progress than each different economic system, he asks.
Matt Mathers15 June 2022 12:09
Starmer – why is UK progress so gradual?
Labour chief Keir Starmer begins with a query concerning the economic system.
He asks why the UK’s progress is so poor in contrast with different international locations.
Johnson replies saying that the UK may have the “second-fastest” rising economic system this 12 months, citing G7 figures.
He claims the UK is behind as a result of it got here out of the pandemic sooner than different international locations.
Matt Mathers15 June 2022 12:05
Johnson faces Commons grilling
Boris Johnson is going through his first PMQs because the authorities revealed draft plans to override components of the Brexit deal agreed with the EU.
Matt Mathers15 June 2022 11:46
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Matt Mathers15 June 2022 11:45
Your questions on the protocol invoice and ‘bonfire’ of EU guidelines – answered reside
The endless Brexit row between the UK and EU is getting into a brand new part as Brussels launches authorized motion towards London in response to its plan to override components of the Northern Eire protocol.
Bought a query about how we obtained right here, or what would possibly occur subsequent? Our politics correspondent Adam Forrest will probably be readily available from 3pm to reply as lots of your queries as potential.
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Matt Mathers15 June 2022 11:30
Sefcovic – EU doesn’t wish to ‘intervene’ in getting DUP again into power-sharing
The EU is just not in search of to “intervene” within the strategy of getting the Democratic Unionist Social gathering again into authorities in Northern Eire.
The celebration is refusing to enter power-sharing with Sinn Fein in protest on the Brexit protocol and wouldn’t give any ensures after London revealed draft plans to override components of the deal.
Talking at a press convention in Brussels, Maros Sefcovic, the EU Fee president, mentioned the EU had “no intention to intervene on this course of” and pressured the bloc was not aiming for a “political victory”, when requested how the DUP may very well be satisfied to return to power-sharing.
European Fee Vice President Maros Sefcovic
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Maros Sefcovic instructed a press convention in Brussels: “We respect at first the the Good Friday/Belfast settlement in all its dimensions”.
He added: “We don’t search a political victory, what we would like is to discover a workable, long-term resolution … giving the authorized certainty to the operators in Northern Eire how the protocol could be applied…
“What we want is the political will from London to have interaction with us, to work on smoothing operations and implementation of the protocol and to do it in a manner that brings lasting advantages for the individuals of Northern Eire”.
Matt Mathers15 June 2022 11:15
Labour shadow minister ‘hopes’ UK will re-join EU single market
A member of Sir Keir Starmer’s shadow cupboard instructed celebration was recorded telling supporters that she hopes the UK can “ultimately” re-join the EU single market and customs union.
Our politics correspondent Adam Forrest stories:
Matt Mathers15 June 2022 11:00
Sefcovic: ‘Door stays open for dialogue’
The EU’s “door stays open for dialogue” regardless of it taking authorized motion towards the UK, Maros Sefcovic has mentioned.
He instructed a press convention in Brussels: “We wish to focus on these options with the UK authorities.
“Provided that the UK hasn’t sat down on the desk with us since February, I feel it’s excessive time to point out some political will to seek out joint options.
“The UK has acknowledged that for us to speak, the EU have to be prepared to vary the protocol.
“Quite the opposite, we now have all the time mentioned that our bundle of proposals has by no means been a take-it-or-leave-it provide – it will possibly evolve.”
He emphasised the necessity for safeguards to guard the one market and mentioned these circumstances weren’t for the UK to vary.
“It’s merely and legally and politically inconceivable that the UK Authorities decides unilaterally what sort of items can enter our single market.”
Matt Mathers15 June 2022 10:46
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