Former PM's intervention comes as government considers unilaterally suspended parts of the framework.
Tues 10 May, 2022.
The DUP fought the recent NI Elections directly on their policy against the NI Protocol the electorate has spoken and 56% endorsed the protocol with 40% against it and 4% were undecided.
Theresa May has warned Boris Johnson that tearing up parts of the NI Protocol could harm Britain's reputation for not abiding by international law, as the UK and EU remain at loggerheads in negotiations.
The former prime minister made her intervention as Johnson and Liz Truss, his foreign secretary, were considering whether to unilaterally suspend parts of the NI protocol - the controversial Post-Brexit framework that aligns the North of Ireland more closely with the EU than the rest of the UK.
Theresa May reminded Jeffrey Donaldson that the DUP voted against her Bill that would have prevented any need for the NI protocol
Speaking in the Commons, May told them they needed to consider the "wider sense of what such a move would say about the United Kingdom and its willingness to abide by treaties which it has signed".
One of the main reasons why the North of Ireland has the protocol to protect us from this Brexit madness.
But Johnson warned Micheál Martin, the Irish prime minister, on Tuesday that the situation was "now very serious", suggesting that the UK may take its own steps to ignore parts of the protocol that have created trade barriers between *orthern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom.
"The prime minister reiterated that the UK government would take action to protect peace and stability in the North of Ireland if solutions could not be found," Martin said.
A Tweet sent from Business Eye *orthern Ireland regarding the NI Protocol
A No 10 spokesperson insisted "no decisions have been taken", and added: "We want to fix some of the underlying challenges, and think the situation is extremely serious."
NI Secretary of State: Brandon Lewis who negotiated the NI Protocol during the Brexit deal with the European Union.
Brandon Lewis, the *orthern Ireland Secretary of State, has been in talks with the major parties in the North of Ireland since Sinn Féin became the biggest party in the assembly for the first time. The unDemocratic Unionist Party (DUP) were pushed into second place and are refusing to resume power sharing without changes to the protocol.
The majority of the electorate have spoken Jeffrey and you cannot hold *orthern Ireland to ransom.
Jeffrey Donaldson, the DUP leader, lied in the House of Commons on Tuesday stating that there was "no consensus" in *orthern Ireland for the protocol. and also lying that it was harming the economy.
He added (Tweet above) on Twitter: "Spoke to the prime minister this morning and reiterated our position that we cannot nominate to an executive until decisive action is taken on the protocol." In other words what they are saying is that we the DUP will hold *orthern Ireland to ransom until we get our own way over the NI Protocol.
However, at the same time, the European Union executive ruled out any renegotiation of the protocol, responding to reports that Truss was planning to ditch the agreement.
STATEMENT: released by the European Union on the UK government’s intention to suspend parts of the NI protocol in full.
In a statement (posted above) after the Queen's Speech, Maroš Šefćovič, the European Commission vice-president responsible for post-Brexit relations, said: "From the very beginning, the EU has worked tirelessly to propose creative and durable solutions, showing flexibility on how the protocol should be implemented.
"The protocol, as a cornerstone of the withdrawal agreement, is an international agreement. Its renegotiation is not an option. The European Union is united in this position."
More reasons why the people in the North of Ireland support the NI Protocol.
One EU official said it was expected that Johnson’s government would keep tapping into Brexit outrage, adding: "There might be a respect with what both sides are doing in Ukraine, but trust is irredeemable broken with this government."
Michelle O’Neill, the Sinn Féin vice-president and future First Minister, also insisted that the protocol was "here to stay".
"I did speak to Boris Johnson and I made it very clear to him that his pandering to the DUP and the dialling up of rhetoric serves no purpose to provide the certainty and stability that people here want to see. This action of the British government today in cahoots with the DUP punishes the people here," she said.
Donaldson told reporters in London that he was ( more lies from the DUP) committed to leading the DUP into political institutions at Stormont. But he added: "I'm also very clear we need to resolve the issues here in terms of the protocol and I will be making my position clear on that before the end of this week."
As far as Donaldson is concerned it's "ALL ABOUT THE MONEY".
Follow this link: Theresa May on DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson MP
Asked if he would stay on as an MP or take up his mandate to be a member of the legislative assembly, Donaldson said: "In the short term a choice has to be made on that. I will come to a decision with my colleagues." Within 30 minutes of making this statement he stood up in the House of Commons and stated he would be remaining as an MP in Westminster.
With many thanks to: The Guardian and Rowena Mason and Jennifer Rankin for the original publication.
Follow these links to find out more on this story: Unionism must accept the Protocol is here to stay it is the consequence of Brexit
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