Brexit: Westminster committee to examine how backstop would work in North
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee will also consider North’s ‘preparedness’ for no deal
The consensus among the North’s business and farming leaders is that Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement is a better option than a no-deal Brexit. Photograph: iStock
An influential cross-party committee of Westminster MPs has launched a new inquiry to focus on how the implementation of a backstop agreement would “work in practice” in the North.
The House of Commons Northern Ireland Affairs Committee said on Wednesday that the inquiry would examine in detail the implications of the UK government’s EU withdrawal agreement on Northern Ireland and also look at the North’s “preparedness” for a no-deal Brexit.