The Stormont Brake will give unionists in Northern Ireland an effective veto on EU laws changing in the region without consent - but Brussels will be able to retaliate
A unionist “veto” over EU laws in Northern Ireland was at the centre of Rishi Sunak’s attempts to sell his Brexit deal to resolve trade issues in the region.has strings attached – including tough conditions for its use and the possibility of the EU retaliating by suspending single market access.
It can only then be applied if the UK and EU agree jointly, giving Westminster a veto over new EU laws applying in Northern Ireland. and will instead go to international arbitration. The ECJ will however rule in dispute on EU law that already apply in the region. Medicines will be available on the same basis in Northern Ireland as across the UK, meaning pharmacists and supermarkets in the region will be able to stock exactly the same products.In a long-expected move, customs procedures have been eased so that products from Great Britain that will only be sold in Northern Ireland do not have to undergo physical checks when crossing the Irish Sea, allowing Mr Sunak to argue that the “Irish Sea Border” is gone.
Mr Sunak confirmed the move and told MPs that his new deal “puts beyond all doubt that we’ve now taken back control”, echoing Mr Johnson’s slogan.
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