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Originally Posted by Kushan
Why does holding your country to a standard mean you're supporting the EU?
Is it not possible to support your own country while demanding better of your own government? Is it not possible to expect your Prime Minister to not break the law?
It's almost as if it's useful for someone, somewhere that we fight amongst ourselves deciding who to blame rather than paying closer attention to what's going on right under our noses.
Blame the EU all you want, but the EU didn't force us to make that agreement, BoJo did. Blame him for signing a bad deal and having to live with the consequences.
Otherwise, stop rabbiting on to remainers to get over it and respect the vote. You get to pick one, but not both - either what was agreed was agreed, or it wasn't.
I have accepted the vote, why can't people accept the WA?
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What were the alternatives to accepting the WA? Remember the NI protocol was meant to be a "backstop" in the event of nothing further being agreed, not something that definitely was going to happen. Introduction of this proposed law WON'T break any law "unless and until" a specific action is taken with it.
The NI protocol also places commitments on the EU, NONE OF WHICH have been adhered to. Eg Have the Joint committee agreed to anything that allows goods to move from GB to NI? It is the EU. NOT the UK threatening a hard border.
This is from just a month ago and has several things that require a decision by the Joint Committee which hasn't agreed any of that. Even sending a letter from GB to NI would be blocked.
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4.6 Non-freight
Any requirements for goods in luggage, Royal Mail and parcels are still under consideration. Further guidance will be set out in due course.
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And cigarettes.
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12.6 Tobacco and e-cigarette products
These products will have to comply with the EU Tobacco Products Directive and packaging will need to feature the EU picture library.
To be sold in Northern Ireland, a notification will need to be made. Discussions with the EU are still on going on how this process will take place and further guidance will follow
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From Political Declaration.
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73. Within the context of the overall economic partnership the Parties should establish a new
fisheries agreement on, inter alia, access to waters and quota shares.
74. The Parties will use their best endeavours to conclude and ratify their new fisheries
agreement by 1 July 2020 in order for it to be in place in time to be used for determining
fishing opportunities for the first year after the transition period.
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So fishing rights are NOT meant to be central to any deal, but a SEPARATE agreement.