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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Post 2926 refers. Although Brexiters may sometimes get triggered by the prospect of triggering Article 16, it just means the EU and UK have to discuss safeguarding measures for the NI protocol.
https://www.cableforum.uk/board/show...postcount=2926

Is that right? The EU stuck the NI Protocol onto the Withdrawal Agreement (WA) which TM negotiated (bar the 4 year clause). The EU wouldn't discuss trade unless we completed the WA stage. So Boris was lumbered with that.

Sensible Tories always said that NI peace did not need the NI Protocol, which is a stitch-up to eventually detach NI from the UK and in the meantime make it as difficult as possible for NI to function constitutionally within the UK.

"Safeguarding measures" just don't cut it. The UK wants the NI Protocol to be renegotiated to remove the ECJ from marking its own homework. Additionally, the UK wants all customs formalities removed from trade between GB and NI because it just isn't working right now. The EU has offered to halve the customs paperwork which, I simply understand, is from 80 pages to 40 per consignment!

Pierre has the psychology exactly right.