Brexit: Commons decision on customs ‘safeguards’ North’s place in UK
Varadkar, Coveney can ‘foot stamp all they like’ but NI outside single market - DUP MP
The support of the House of Commons for customs proposals tabled by hard Brexiteers has safeguarded Northern Ireland’s position in the United Kingdom, DUP MP Sammy Wilson has said. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images.
The decision of the the House of Commons to support customs proposals tabled by hard Brexiteers on Monday has safeguarded Northern Ireland’s position in the United Kingdom, DUP MP Sammy Wilson has said.
Speaking after amendments to a customs bill, introduced in response to Theresa May’s proposals for a softer Brexit, were approved on Monday, Mr Wilson said Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste Simon Coveney can “foot stamp all they like” but the British parliament has endorsed the North remaining outside the EU single market and customs union.