Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris had a ‘constructive phone call’ with Irish deputy premier Micheal Martin.
Irish premier Simon Harris and deputy premier Micheal Martin have talked about immigration challenges
While Dublin insisted they would not be “assigned to physically police the border with Northern Ireland”, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told the Commons he wanted “urgent clarification” that there would be no disruption or checkpoints near the border. The Prime Minister said he was “not interested” in a returns deal if the European Union did not allow the UK to send back asylum seekers who had crossed the English Channel from France.In a softening of language, the statement from the NIO on Wednesday concluded: “The Secretary of State reiterated that the UK will not accept any readmissions or returns arrangements that are not in our interest.”
The Prime Minister was replying to a question from DUP MP Carla Lockhart, who accused the Irish Government of “hypocrisy” given its stance on the border during Brexit negotiations. “Regularising our laws in relation to the arrangement we have with Britain is only one of a number of things we intend to do to ensure we have a firm, effective migration system.”
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