DUP voices concerns about Windsor Framework as it seeks changes to Sunak's Brexit deal
But on a visit to Washington DC, Sir Jeffrey said the promises need to be backed by by law.
“We need to see the legislation, we need to ensure that what the Prime Minister is saying is translated into law and that the protection is robust and workable,” he said.“It does not meet all of our requirements, it does not go as far as we need, in terms of our tests and in terms of restoring fully Northern Ireland’s place within the internal market of the United Kingdom.
“We have said we will let MPs have a say and we are committed to a vote on it in Parliament. But, ultimately, the Prime Minister thinks this is the best deal that is available to Northern Ireland. “This is something that the Government has been working on for a long time. It fixes the problems that we know existed in the protocol and the impact it was having on people’s everyday lives in Northern Ireland.It came as the cross-party Commons European Scrutiny Committee urged Mr Sunak to give MPs the opportunity for “meaningful input” over the deal or risk it being seen as a “fait accompli”.
Sir Bill Cash, the veteran Tory arch-Eurosceptic who chairs the committee, said: “Parliament should not be railroaded into a deal that it has not had sufficient time to come to an educated choice over whether to proceed or renegotiate”.
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