Framework imposes ‘stringent new tests’, Sunak tells Commons
The Windsor Framework addresses the so-called “reach-back” of European Union state-aid law by imposing “stringent new tests”, Rishi Sunak has said.
“It does this by imposing stringent new tests. For the EU to argue we are in breach of their rules, they now have to demonstrate that there is a real, genuine and material impact on Northern Ireland’s trade with the EU.”King Charles’s “constitutionally unwise” meeting with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has angered unionists as UK prime minister Rishi Sunak sought their support over the new post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland.
Buckingham Palace said the king was acting on “the government’s advice”. Downing Street said it was “fundamentally” a decision for the king. Topics covered included climate change and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but it is not known if Northern Ireland was on the agenda. “It is also constitutionally unwise to involve the king in a matter of immediate political controversy.”
He compared the Von der Leyen meeting to the king talking to Poland’s Andrzej Duda or Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky. Royal commentator Peter Hunt, tweeted about the king: “He’s abandoned his unifying role and entered the political fray, in a foolish bid to be seen as statesmanlike.European Commission deputy chief spokeswoman Dana Spinant insisted the meeting was “not part of this process” to secure a deal.Downing Street said it “stands ready” to speak to the DUP and answer any questions about the new protocol deal.
“When others said there would be no renegotiation and no change our determination has proved what can be achieved.” He thanked UK prime minister Rishi Sunak and his predecessors “for their work and significant engagement to date” and welcomed “the publication of the outcome of the government’s negotiations with the EU which ends a period of speculation and spin, often from those who know little about Northern Ireland.
Mr Donaldson said his party would now “study the detail” of the Windsor Framework, “as well as examining the detail of any and all underpinning legal texts”.
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