As a subscriber, you are not only a beneficiary of our work but also its enabler.Johnsons claim that the bloc is planning to choke off food supplies post-Brexit is not true: Irish Minister.Boris Johnson holding a virtual press conference at Downing Street on September 9.
A war of words escalated about a new British government Bill that London admits is in violation of its EU divorce treaty. Mr. Johnsons contention that the European Union is plotting to choke off food supplies with destabilising new trade barriers between Britain and Northern Ireland is simply not the case, Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee told Sky News. Any suggestion that this is going to create a new border is simply not true, she said, while Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney dismissed Johnsons claim as spin. McEntee said that a protocol on Northern Ireland in the EU withdrawal treaty was agreed by both sides to ensure fair competition after Brexit, and to comply with a 1998 peace pact that ended three decades of unrest in the province. The treaty also ensures the integrity of Northern Ireland as part of the U.K., she said, and it ensures we do not see any kind of a border re-emerging. Resignation talk Writing in Saturdays Daily Telegraph newspaper, Mr. Johnson had accused the EU of threatening to tear the U.K. Britain and Northern Ireland, which is meant to enjoy a special status with the EU after Brexit. Johnson said the EUs stance justified his governments introduction of the new legislation to regulate the UKs internal market, after a post-Brexit transition period expires at the end of this year. But writing in Le Parisien newspaper, French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune said it was inconceivable that a great democracy like the U.K. Charles Michel, who heads the EU Council of governments, said Britains international credibility was at stake as both sides battle to unwind nearly 50 years of economic integration. Parliament debate The Bill will come up for its first debate in the House of Commons on Monday, and mutinous MPs are demanding its withdrawal along with pressing for Justice Secretary Robert Buckland to resign. If I see the rule of law being broken in a way I find unacceptable then of course I will go, Mr. Buckland told BBC television. The main opposition Labour party demanded thePM get his priorities right, four years after he led the hugely divisive campaign to quit the EU in a hard-fought referendum. That should be the governments mantra, Labour leader Keir Starmer wrote in the Sunday Telegraph. Our Digital Subscription plans do not currently include the e-paper,crossword, iPhone, iPad mobile applications and print. Stage Plot Editor Free Trial PeriodsTo enable wide dissemination of news that is in public interest, we have increased the number of articles that can be read free, and extended free trial periods. However, we have a request for those who can afford to subscribe: please do. As we fight disinformation and misinformation, and keep apace with the happenings, we need to commit greater resources to news gathering operations. We promise to deliver quality journalism that stays away from vested interest and political propaganda. The Hindu has always stood for journalism that is in the public interest. At this difficult time, it becomes even more important that we have access to information that has a bearing on our health and well-being, our lives, and livelihoods.
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