SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has challenged Jeremy Corbyn’s comments about the Withdrawal Agreement creating a ‘border in the Irish Sea’ as false.
Mr Eastwood added that Mr Corbyn’s positioning on this issue is both extremely bizarre and strategically poor.
The Foyle MLA said: “Jeremy Corbyn’s continued opposition to the draft Withdrawal Agreement, based on the myth that it would create a border down the Irish Sea, is not only wrong, it is disingenuous.
“To be clear, this deal does not involve a customs border in the Irish Sea.
“There will be additional regulatory checks for some goods coming to Northern Ireland from Britain.
“There will be none going from Northern Ireland to Britain. This hardly constitutes a ‘border in the Irish Sea’.
“The business community in Northern Ireland agree that this deal protects them.
“Jeremy’s position on this doesn’t add up. He says he wants to protect Ireland from a hard border but refuses to support the backstop that will prevent it from being necessary.
“The SDLP has been clear, this deal is not perfect but it does offer us an insurance policy.
“The backstop protects us from a hard border and offers us a ‘best of both worlds’ position in terms of trade,” added the SDLP leader.
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