SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has hit out at Theresa May and the UK Government’s total belligerent attitude towards the EU. Mr Eastwood said this belligerence is delivering the greatest social, economic and political disaster these islands have ever faced.
The MLA for Foyle commented:
“Today’s press conference made it clear that the Prime Minister is doubling down on her already unworkable ‘take it or leave it’ belligerence as a tactic to deliver Brexit.
“Despite the EU attempting to give the UK encouragement to take steps that will be in the best interests of our citizens the Prime Minister has chosen to continue with her failed strategy.
“In failing to adequately respond to the mess of their own making the UK Government have left the people of Northern Ireland in an extremely vulnerable position.
“With everything that has happened in the last two years the fundamentals have not changed. If the UK insist on having a different trading regime and product standards, it is inevitable that we will end up with a border somewhere.
“The people of Northern Ireland did not vote for this mess.
“What we did vote for was the Good Friday Agreement. Any diminution of that agreement will not be supported in Ireland or by the EU,” added Mr Eastwood.
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