BREAKING: Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has spoken to Ireland's Foreign Minister Simon Coveney about the new NI protocol legislation, with Coveney calling it a 'particular low point' in the UK's approach to Brexit. 📺 Sky 501 and Youtube
Former top mandarin at Brexit department warns new bill carries risk of 'full blown trade war' with EU
But Sir Philip Rycroft, the former permanent secretary at the Department for Exiting the EU, has told Sky News it could be a possibility if the government continues with its current approach. Ireland's foreign ministry has now also confirmed Ms Truss has spoken to the country's foreign minister, Simon Coveney."During the call, Secretary Truss outlined her intention to publish legislation today.
"The UK’s unilateral approach is not in the best interest of Northern Ireland and does not have the consent or support of the majority of people or business in Northern Ireland. Far from fixing problems, this legislation will create a whole new set of uncertainties and damage relationships.
The business group's latest economic forecast warns of the impact of battles with the EU over the post-Brexit trading deal.He said that firms generally recognise the need to change the Protocol - rejecting the claims of those who say that it is working and suggesting that was only because the deal had still not been implemented in full.
“We have a plan to turbocharge productivity through investment in capital, people and ideas, so everyone across the country can benefit from a strong, healthy economy.” "The irony is, if you look at the the cost of energy crisis that we're facing, if you look at the cost of food crisis, we facing, actually, those could be addressed by real investment, which is why Labour says our plan for £28 billion of investment every year for the next decade to really turbo charge that green recovery.
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