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How a farcical new report on Northern Ireland Protocol poses a real threat

OPINION: It’s worrying that a paper undermining the Good Friday Agreement has been welcomed by influential politicians

How a farcical new report on Northern Ireland Protocol poses a real threat
Unionists have fiercely condemned the Northern Ireland Protocl | Dermot Blackburn / Alamy Stock Photo
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Unionists have proposed an English veto over Irish unity in a new report on the Northern Ireland protocol that poses a significant risk to the future of the Good Friday Agreement.

The paper, which was published by the Centre for the Union, a pro-UK group set up last year, also calls for the removal of all EU law, the introduction of a Constitution Bill, and the introduction of unprecedented powers to effectively prevent the UK government from passing certain legislation without the consent of 20-odd loyalists in Northern Ireland.

The report, penned by loyalist commentator Jamie Bryson and Ethan Thoburn of the eurosceptic Bruges Group, represents a unionist fantasy list. But worryingly, it has been welcomed by powerful figures in both Westminster and Belfast.