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Originally Posted by nffc
The issue is basically you have two factions in NI, One wants it united with the UK, one with the ROI, this has been an issue kept under wraps for ages, and is the issue here again...
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Yes, the easiest solution is to have the UK and Ireland both in the European Single Market and Customs Zone or both out of it. Complications start when the two countries go in different directions as they are doing now.
It's understandable that some have an issue with ECJ having jurisdiction over some trade aspects in NI but that's a requirement of being part of the European Single Market and one which we signed up to. There is no perfect solution here and I suspect most people would forgo pure sovereignty to keep peace in Northern Ireland.
Frost and pals being triggered by three initials in a deal he negotiated won't change this. Perhaps there can be a way to develop a disputes mechanism so that the ECJ is there in the last resort, but it will take a better relationship with the EU than we have at present to make this a reality.