Stop the Trade War with Europe

Boris Johnson may be gone, but the impact of his cataclysmic Brexit government will continue. It is clear that our new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, also believes in progressing with the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill and by doing so threaten a trade war with Europe.

We must do everything we can to make him heed the warnings. These warnings include, but are not limited to:

• UK business chiefs have warned the government about the "horrific" economic impact
• Food industry CEOs have warned No 10 that tearing up the Protocol could lead to even more expensive food prices
• The EU has launched legal action against the UK

During a cost-of-living crisis, this government’s pandering to hard-line Brexiteers and the DUP will make life harder for people up and down the country.

We call on Rishi Sunak to admit that the Good Friday Agreement and Brexit are incompatible. We call on him to:

• stop this posturing, that could lead to a trade war with Europe,
• rethink legislation on the Northern Ireland Protocol, and;
• put peace and prosperity before internal party politics.