What is the Northern Ireland Protocol and why is it needed?

May 17, 2022 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    10% Center

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  • Policy Leaning

    26% Moderately Conservative

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Bias Score Analysis

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"This is hotly contested by supporters of the agreement who see it as mitigation against the consequences of Brexit."
Positive
14% Conservative
"Article 16 is a safeguard clause in the protocol, which the UK or EU can trigger if they believe the Brexit rules in the province have caused serious economic, societal or environmental difficulties or a diversion of trade."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"Moving checks on non-EU British goods to the Irish Sea means the border controls do not have to be carried out at the invisible frontier between Northern Ireland and Ireland."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"It means that Northern Ireland continues to follow about 300 EU rules after Brexit but it also grants the country a unique dual access to both the EU and UK markets."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"Here we tell you everything you need to know about the Protocol, how Boris Johnson wants to change it and whether or not the UK and EU are headed for a trade war."
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-24% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : This is hotly contested by supporters of the agreement who see it as mitigation against the consequences of Brexit.
47% : Article 16 is a safeguard clause in the protocol, which the UK or EU can trigger if they believe the Brexit rules in the province have caused "serious economic, societal or environmental difficulties" or a "diversion of trade".
45% : Moving checks on non-EU British goods to the Irish Sea means the border controls do not have to be carried out at the invisible frontier between Northern Ireland and Ireland.
40% : It means that Northern Ireland continues to follow about 300 EU rules after Brexit but it also grants the country a unique dual access to both the EU and UK markets.
38% : Here we tell you everything you need to know about the Protocol, how Boris Johnson wants to change it and whether or not the UK and EU are headed for a trade war.

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