Centre ground and realistic unionist hoping the union remains because the people of Northern Ireland want to retain it. Abhors the behaviour of the other Sammy!
Brace for mega thread on "ALL THEM RULES INNIT"
There is a type of of brexiter who is motivated not by xenophobia, or Empire nostalgia, or buccaneering trade fantasies, but instead by "all them EU rules". Sadly they can never name a single one. So I have done some research...
👇When Johnson was appointed PM, The Irish Times didn’t hold back in expressing their view. Most mainstream U.K. publications disgracefully didn’t speak truth to power. The Irish Times were 100% correct.
#Boristheliar
Lance delights that we will bring in 4 bottles of wine duty free on the ferry from Calais from January. Lance old chap, at present you can bring as much wine as you like on the same ferry, duty free.
Further comment would be superfluous.
@Haggis_UK
What is astonishing, staggering, is that a International Trade Minister thinks we can do ‘deals’ with individual EU countries on customs or that the EU itself is going to suddenly ease customs issues for the U.K. cloud cuckoo land or blatant lies…probably a bit of both!
@DavidGHFrost
@guyverhofstadt
Problem for you is….he’s right.
And on the general point, it’s wasn’t too long ago you were lecturing the EU on your ideas about ‘light touch’ customs enforcement for goods entering the EU, that was before you gave up renegotiating the NIP you negotiated!
@DominicRaab
@JoeBiden
@KamalaHarris
Clearly Dom’s heart is not in that message. Probably still smarting from this Tweet Biden issued while Dom was in D.C. trying to reassure Democrats re the Belfast Agmt. It was a big slap down, in diplomatic terms of course.
👇👇Every unionist in NI should read this excellent piece from
@AlexKane221b
You won’t like what it says, and it’s a dose of reality that some find difficult to comprehend. Only a fool would dismiss what’s outlined.
#NorthernIreland
👇In the light of evidence given today at the Covid Inquiry, a reminder of what Boris fawning hacks at the Daily Telegraph wrote back in the day when chaos was the norm at No 10!
#BorisTheLiar
@mac_puck
@vivamjm
It’s is also possible that Starmer is sticking to the theory ‘when your enemy is making a complete dogs dinner of something, don’t interrupt them’
@DavidGHFrost
One could be forgiven for thinking that a former unelected junior Govt Minister, who by his own admission failed to secure the UK’s interests in the WA & NIP he negotiated, might now remain silent on issues he failed miserably to deal with!
#frost
@nicktolhurst
Nick, as someone who does business in the ROI on a regular basis, I can tell you there is a greater chance of Irl voting to become an Islamic state than leave the EU. And if any U.K. fans of Irexit think the ROI might want some connection with the U.K., they are utterly deluded.
👇Tonight’s events will bring a range of reactions from hilarity to embarrassment. But when the dust settles the DUP will rue the day they shared a platform with the unelected Bryson. Other politicians will remind the DUP of their folly for many years to come.
#NorthernIreland
More Brexit news….bad news
Ireland, was the UKs 5th largest Export Market, dramatically cut its imports from GB. Irish exports to GB now only 6%, rearranging their supply chains to mainland Europe.
Trade with NI dramatically up (Protocol).
#BrexitReality
@johnredwood
That’s the Northern Ireland Protocol you’re referring to John. You voted to enshrine it into U.K. law.
Did you vote for it voluntarily or was Barnier in the ‘aye’ lobby inside the House of Commons dragging you by the ear to the tellers?
@Angieeclectic
@sophielouisecc
And the reason she wouldn’t take France out of the EU is because the French don’t want to leave the EU. On migrants, the first thing she will do is collapse the Le Touquet Treaty & actively encourage migrants in Calais to ‘move on’ to the U.K. Nothing good for U.K. if she wins.
👇Classic Telegraph essay on EU.
Wild unsupported allegations on EU public services, no supporting evidence/comparisons. Unnamed sources quoted. No comment on U.K. mp’s corruption. A broad brush essay of diatribe from a heavily partial writer who should examine home more closely
@DialectSuspect
@News_Letter
Now let’s come down to earth here. The DUP, ignoring the wish of the majority here, aligned themselves with the loons of the Tory right (ERG). They sought the hardest Brexit possible. Three motivations: (1) that old hard unionist disease of seeking to appear more British
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@benhabib6
@BorisJohnson
But Ben, what are you going to say when one of the Judges asks you did you vote for Boris’s deal in the European Parliament and highlight the benefits of the NIP?
@johnredwood
But Boris told us in October 2019 that his agreement with the EU, which you voted to enshrine into U.K. law, was ‘fully compatible with the Good Friday Agreement’. Surely Boris wouldn’t have told a lie?
#NorthernIrelandProtocol
@Ap_Rhys_Cymraeg
If in Dublin sometime, take a walk down by the Financial Services Centre. Keep going east and see the mass construction taking place at either side of the river, office blocks & apartments. Some of those working there call it ‘Brexitland’. A lot of recruiting going on.
@DavidGHFrost
@UKHouseofLords
Very interesting. The WF is of course designed to ease the original Northern Ireland Protocol enshrined in U.K. law by the Johnson Government.
By any chance could you tell us who negotiated the original Protocol?
@dup_online
They have never shown the slightest remorse for the ‘dogs dinner’ they made of Brexit. They had no mandate from NI to pursue the hardest Brexit possible, and they didn’t care one bit about ‘cross community consent’ while doing so.
No, France do not have to lift a finger to help us. They are obliged to cooperate with other EU States under the Dublin & other EU agreements. We’re now a third country.
👇Penny Mordaunt, on her recent trip to the US, told the US Government to choose between the EU or U.K.
The US Government now replies to Ms Mordaunt.
#GlobalBritain
#BrexitReality
#ToryBrexit
.
@SecBlinken
on the EU and the United States: Together our economies represent about 45 percent of world GDP. When we’re acting in concert we can move others, motivate others, and actually deal effectively with the challenges that are before our people & people around the world.
👇This is not unionism. This is Ulster Nationalism. A minority in NI defying the will of the U.K. Government & Parliament (to whom they claim loyalty) & attempting to dictate the terms of the union in a part of the U.K. where the union is conditional on majority approval. Lunacy.
@steveparks
Astonished by this account. If this were to be tolerated we would be well on the way to becoming a tin pot dictatorship. 3 points (1) lodge complaint (2) A U.K. citizen is entitled to enter the U.K. at any point. (3) even in the U.K. we can vote as we please
@DavidGHFrost
@Keir_Starmer
An embarrassing poor excuse for your own failure.
The legislation incorporating the protocol into U.K. law was voted in parliament AFTER the General Election of 2019 when the tories had an 80 seat majority. What happened in previous parliaments was then irrelevant.
"We could get Windsor Park up to scratch."
@CatharineHoey
tells
@MarkCarruthers7
that the legacy of the European Championships coming to Northern Ireland should benefit football not GAA.
@KilclooneyJohn
If you are trying to make a point about ‘benefits’ between the two jurisdictions, wild inaccuracies do nothing to promote NI or the union. ROI residents are receiving €600 credit on their electric bills, €200 already paid. Certain welfare recipients are receiving…..
Over/
@TegoArcanaDei
@Facts4euOrg
My dear man, as an Ulster Protestant let me educate you: there is a greater chance Ireland will vote to become an Islamic State than leave the EU & they certainly won’t have any political connection with the U.K. , ever. ps they can afford the Eu contributions.
@DCBMEP
Triggering Article 16 does not deliver what you claim, your ignorance on this is staggering. And the tweet you endorse fails to point out the EU can give notice to collapse the whole TCA Agreement, which is exactly what they have said they will do.
@BrugesGroup
Exploit NI?, your hero,Boris, agreed the protocol and whipped his 80 seat majority to enshrine the NiP into U.K. law. Barnier wasn’t in the Division Lobbies to force Tory mps to vote ‘aye’ for the NIP but Tory Whips were. Who exploited Northern Ireland?
@PennyMordaunt
Sorry to bore you Penny but I thought NATO had a number of EU countries as members, in fact the majority.
So what point are you making in asserting NATO (designed for Defence) is superior to EU (designed for trade)?.
I’d hate to be misinformed, like turkey joining the EU.
@johnredwood
Well said John…..apart from the small issue that it was the Transport Secretary who originally directed the London Mayor to expand ULEZ…..perhaps the government should order itself to back down?
@KilclooneyJohn
The present UUP leader is a man of honour and a fine representative of NI. He lacks the insular dour & begrudging attitude of some who went before him. We never hear him fostering division or insulting other NI communities or neighbours. Long may we have him.
@johnredwood
Hi John, are you referring to the Northern Ireland Protocol that YOU voted to enshrine into U.K. law, including the bit about the European Court having jurisdiction in NI?
@KilclooneyJohn
considerably more in fuel allowances. Today, a FURTHER €50 on each domestic ROI electric account has has been announced. Meanwhile, we are still awaiting our £600 energy payment. In general welfare payments are considerably higher south of the border. Stop misleading people!
@benhabib6
Hi Ben, are you the same Ben Habib who having voted for the NI Protocol, then wrote a piece (below) pointing out that the protocol was ‘Northern Ireland’s unique opportunity to become a tiger economy’?.
👇Sammy Wilson has just told HOC that the DUP will NOT support Rwanda Bill. Once again. DUP sheepishly follows the ERG!. Most members of the ERG threw the DUP ‘under the bus’ twice by voting for the NIP & WF!. Quelle Surprise!.
#RwandaBill
@spectator
Yep, keep spewing out this nonsense in order to validate Brexit. Since the inception of the European project in 1953 we have been predicting the demise of the European project. Wrong then & wrong now.
#Brexit
@IanDunt
Now Ian, it’s time for a bit of reality here. There is considerable evidence that Johnson agreed the NIP but had no intention of abiding by it. That’s called duplicity, and that’s exactly what Biden is referring to. Problem for Johnson is he didn’t get away with it!
ICYMI: "Boris Johnson did tell me personally... after agreeing to the protocol, he would sign up to changing that protocol and indeed tearing it up"
DUP MP Ian Paisley Jr tells
#Newsnight
the PM wanted to change the NI protocol before the 2019 election
@nicholaswatt
reports 👇
British so-called "journalists" didn't select this clip for the nightly news showing Boris Johnson's incompetence... but it was shown around the World via a top US satirical show.
@BrugesGroup
Oh dear!. Total rubbish. Try volume. Even a primary school child knows he/she gets less sweets with the same money if the price rises. A country fooling itself is in serious trouble!
#Trade
Monthly
@ONS
trade data for November shows weak trade performance, among the weakest relative to comparators, but notably continuing the surprise trend of weaker trade with non-EU partners and relative services strengths. A short thread to follow...
👇👇Excellent piece from
@SJAMcBride
Forget the fog thrown up by all unionist parties, some hard facts outlined here. Compulsory reading for all.
#NIElections
I’ve solved it, as the marching season approached I’ve arranged for the production of self isolation marching machines. But I’m insisting we get out to get pissed on the 11th night.
@johnredwood
Hi John, and as you are so concerned about who governs NI, why did you vote for the Northern Ireland Protocol to be enshrined into U.K. law?
Was Barnier & Varadkar in the ‘aye’ Division Lobby physically forcing you to vote!
@DialectSuspect
@News_Letter
Overall, they have grossly overestimated the esteem held for NI in GB, and particularly England. NI was always going to be disposable where the greater interests of England were in play. In short, they have learned that their ‘loyalty’ has confirmed is unrequited love!
Rant over!
@johnredwood
But John, your hero Boris assured parliament on the 19/10/19 that the Northern Ireland Protocol was fully compatible with the GFA and you then voted to enshrine the NIP into U.K. law.
Surely Boris would not have lied to parliament?
@TheUKMovement1
@Frances_Coppola
@pcadogan
There’s is not the slightest chance that Ireland will enter any kind of political or market relationship with the U.K. Not a chance. They wouldn’t touch us with a 40ft pole, and they will not be excluded from the SM to facilitate any aspect of Brexit. Period!.
@benhabib6
@Telegraph
@CatharineHoey
Great article Ben, and very informative on the number of lawyers & economists whose names you quote as supporting what you claim!
Amazing that we can sign a binding treaty, renege on it and it’s the other side that is acting illegally!. Fantastic!
@johnredwood
Absolutely John, how right you are. The underpaid guy on £1M a year badly needs an extra £1k a week to pay his energy bills and spend on his family.
#Budget2023
@benhabib6
@Telegraph
@CatharineHoey
Hi Ben, some guy called Ben Habib wrote a piece (attached) extolling the virtues of the Northern Irish Protocol. Is he related to you?
@vivamjm
Grace period, up to jan 2023, is entirely about the DUP’s fortunes in the NI Assembly Elections in May, 2022.. An opinion poll in the Belfast Telegraph last Monday indicates they will be hammered (blamed for Sea Border). Thus all the DUP inspired hysteria & outrage this week.
👇Excellent piece from
@SJAMcBride
The U.K. Govt will not be asking the EU to further ease the Irish Sea Border. Labour will probably ease it by greater EU alignment. Neither will be aiming to please hard unionism, good EU/U.K. relations are a far higher policy objective.
@rtenews
There is a wider point, similar reports are coming from Spain, Portugal, Cyprus etc. ROI exports to U.K. had a big food quota, it appears ROI has made new markets in EU availing of direct routes. ROI exports to U.K. down to 8% in 2020, it will decrease further. Who loses: U.K.
“There’s going to be a major food shortage. We can’t get lorry drivers post Brexit, it’s causing chaos”
Laura Salt, operations manager of a major haulage company warns of empty shelves coming very soon.
@toryboypierce
Oh dear Andrew, like your tweet about the Labour motion earlier this week, you are 100% wrong. No concession whatsoever has been made - see Simon Calder’s piece in the Independent!
@JuliaHB1
Really?, Below are the proposals of the EU made on the 13th of October, 2021…..yes, 2021. Take a look at them, not unlike what was agreed today!. These were dismissed out of hand by Johnson and Frost. Who delayed what?
@DialectSuspect
@News_Letter
of reimposing a hard land border, very much desired by the worst elements of loyalism who seek same while preaching on top of bins - we saw how that worked out. Meanwhile back in London the Liar Johnson, despite promising the nation that ‘we hold all the cards’ shafted
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@vivamjm
As you predicted. Another EU country reducing its U.K. ( in this case specifically GB) trade & rearranging its supply lines. In this case, NIP working.
Who loses: GB jobs, profits & taxes.
@chrisgreybrexit
@rjbarfield1
There was a time, not long ago, when the U.K. was regarded as a country that had integrity, decency and honour. The U.K. was respected, seen as model of good government, fairness and whose word could always be relied upon. Now we are laughed at & not trusted. What’s happened?
@PastorJimberoo3
@AllisonMorris1
@irish_news
So representatives of a bunch of loyalist drug dealers & criminals, write to the government they claim to be loyal to, withdrawing support for a treaty which guarantees no constitutional change in NI without a majority vote, notwithstanding unionism is declining. I see. Clever!
@DialectSuspect
@News_Letter
than those who actually live in GB - this does not impress anybody down in The Dog & Duck on Holloway Rd. (2) The irresistible urge to ‘have a go’ at the southern Govt whom they assumed would be sidelined in any EU/U.K. talks - bad miscalculation there! (3) the prospect
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@toryboypierce
@Keir_Starmer
It was a private prosecution, not initiated by the PPS. More to the point why didn’t so called fearless hacks like yourself highlight this grave injustice?…..afraid to cause problems for your Tory masters?
@john4brexit
Great, thankfully we don’t have high debt& inflation, higher interest rates, corruption, PM’s found to be liars, flat growth, uncontrolled boats in the channel, deep political divisions, cost ofliving crisis, no av wage increases since 2005, mass food banks. Collapsing NHS. Phew
@DavidHenigUK
You bet we know all about Boris’s bluster in Belfast. He came here, promised no PM would never put a border down the Irish Sea. He then conceded it in the WA. He continued to then deny it was a border, blustered on the IMB, and conceded again. Lies upon lies, & now same again.
@mrjamesob
But Hannan promised us a land of milk and honey if we voted for Brexit. He now tells us we’re broke!
Surely Mr Hannan wouldn’t have told us porkies?
#BrexitReality
@DarranMarshall
incredible that a so called serious newspaper would print this. Speaking as a NI Unionist, but with considerable business connections in ROI, I would say there is a greater chance of the ROI voting to be an Islamic State than voting to leave the EU, or ever rejoining the UK.
@BrandonLewis
@AmandaFBelfast
Hi Brandon,
Let me be helpful on the issue of Legal Advice - see your powers outlined below.
For the record Brandon, most people like to live in a country where the rule of law applies, not a rogue wild west banana autocracy!
#Article
16
#NorthernIreland