Sir, – Mark Francois MP wants Northern Ireland to be treated on the same basis as England, Scotland and Wales (News, February 27th). One of the results would be that Northern Ireland would lose its unique access to both EU and UK markets. In light of this, one understands why Mr Francois felt the need to add a clarification, “We’re not stupid.” – Yours, etc,
PAT O’BRIEN,
Dublin 6.