explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster has branded the Commission's reaction to the UK move to delay full implementation of new Irish trading arrangements as "hysterical". "And that then may not manifest itself in the multiple stand-offs and disagreements that we've seen, not just on Covid but on everything else.". And the North Antrim MLA confidently confirmed he will be seeking re-election come May next year. Mr Allister remains its sole MLA - prompting questions over the unionist party’s future should its biggest name ever retire. "So across the piece, there are a number of steps doing a variety of things to try and produce a better standard of government, more accountability in government, more transparency in government, and to try and plug some of the holes that were so spectacularly exposed by RHI,” he said. A notoriously outspoken politician, he said with TUV you get the "unvarnished truth" and "principle before politics". In the statement, they urged all Unionists and Loyalists "to remain vigilant to the dangers of fake and anonymous social media accounts, and we urge our people not to get drawn into violent confrontations". Westminster has always been clear that any projects signed until we leave the EU will be funded by the Treasury. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. "We believe that we need to see the protocol replaced because it's the architecture of the protocol which is causing all of these difficulties.". Brexit Britain secures whopping £200m deal, “We now need to face up to the fact that the protocol would be, if fully operational as it is set to be next year, quite literally bad for your health.”. A unionist has called for co-operation with the Republic of Ireland to be frozen and work implementing the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol to be abandoned. It comes as the Government last week unilaterally extended grace periods limiting bureaucracy linked to the Northern Ireland Protocol until October. He added: “The success of the UK vaccination programme is a telling reminder of just what the benefits of Brexit are to a liberated United Kingdom. February 21, 2021 / Ben Habib / 1 Comment. But although the party he founded has gained some council seats over the years, it has failed to make a breakthrough at Stormont. Baroness Kate Hoey. The bill, proposed in the wake of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scandal, is set to be debated for a final time next month. I’m thinking here about Jim Allister and Sammy Wilson or even Ed Poots who told us not to worry about the potential downsides of Brexit and are now railing against a reality they helped bring to pass (and now can do very little to change). “A long-term approach was also sought to ensure no barriers to the movement of medicines into Northern Ireland.”. He said the Protocol "should never have existed" and if there was to be a border, "it should have been at the frontier, and the frontier is on the island of Ireland". NI Brexit; SDLP (Social Democratic and Labour Party) Arlene Foster; Jim Allister; UUP (Ulster Unionist Party) DUP (Democratic Unionist Party) Brexit If Jim Allister didn’t exist, would we have to invent him so we’d know what a really right-wing politician looked and sounded like? "That is not the fault of Brexit. You can unsubscribe at any time. Mr. Ben Habib, Chairman Brexit-Watch and Unlocked, former member of the European Parliament. "Any one of us, young or old, could find ourselves in a very different position tomorrow from what we're in today, so I'm not going to presume any of that. He said his function at times "is maybe to act as their conscience". "I see a lot of megaphone diplomacy actually. LATEST ARTICLES / Should we commemorate, coruscate … Jim Allister has said that unionists must focus on opposition to the protocol and not be distracted by "fancy talk" about a tunnel to Britain. It has been almost a decade since Mr Allister was first elected to the Assembly, and in that time the former barrister has been a constant thorn in the side of Stormont's power-sharing parties. The protocol is a post-Brexit arrangement designed to keep the Irish border open by ensuring Northern Ireland continues to follow the EU's trading rules. "It would be really good if there were some listening ears for a change, in relation to the damage that is happening here in Northern Ireland, from the European Union, and there was a real and tangible engagement in relation to the problems that we have.". To blame Brexit for any postponement of the project therefore is utter nonsense. "It's not the be all and end all, but it's a start.". The UK also temporarily lifted the protocol's ban on plants potted in soil in Great Britain from entering Northern Ireland. Mr Allister is a firm supporter of Brexit and highly critical of the NI Protocol, which is aimed at avoiding a hard land border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Age is no barrier for many politicians. "My goodness just think back, when the very idea of an extra camera on the land border made some people apoplectic," he said. Then on January 28 Allister in a News Letter column under the headline, ‘Where’s the fighting spirit’, outlined his plans for seeing Article 16 invoked. The TUV leader branded it "absolutely scandalous" that there is no official opposition on the Assembly benches to scrutinise Executive decision-making. "One does the best one can as being a voice to check and balance and to oppose that which needs to be opposed, but it really shouldn't be like that.". Our. Wiki Commons. They are joining the legal challenge by peer Baroness Kate Hoey, Traditional Unionist Voice leader Jim Allister and former Brexit Party MEP Ben Habib. When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Jim Allister, Vorsitzender der Traditionalist Unionist Voice (TUV), sagte, der Vorschlag sei ein fundamentaler Angriff auf die Stellung des Landes. Mrs Foster said she did not detect a willingness from the Commission to engage with the Government to resolve issues related to the protocol. "I was saying at that time about the number of votes," he said. He has long been scathing of Stormont's form of devolved government, in which nationalists and unionists share power in a mandatory coalition. TUV leader Jim Allister has called for co-operation with the Republic of Ireland to be frozen and work implementing the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol to … "Well, we're all mortal. Fury as French farmers shafted under EU rules, EU to ban British scientists from space project in infuriating move, Danish eurosceptics plotting to use Brexit as blueprint to quit bloc, EU plan to revamp bloc after Brexit under fire as 13 states won't help, EU poised to sue Britain in Brexit row – Eurocrats could move TODAY. "Nordirland als Opferlamm" ', Brexit news: Boris Johnson urged to scrap Brexit protocol, Brexit news: Jim Allister says protocol is 'dangerous' for the UK, Brexit: The Commission is threatening the UK with legal action, Frexit NOW! It achieves that by keeping Northern Ireland aligned to various EU rules, requiring checks on goods arriving into the region from Great Britain. Simply sign up here and we'll do the rest. Mr Allister believes a voluntary coalition system would have dealt more effectively with the Covid-19 pandemic. Among these ideas were blocking the operation of the North/South element of the Good Friday Agreement, refusing to implement any EU related legislation in the Assembly and he called on the DUPs Edwin Poots as minister with responsibility for the port … EU: Rutte demanded 'there must be a way to leave eurozone', Norway's brutal EU snub: 'We will not give them a single crab! Ben Habib. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. With Mr Allister being 69 by the time of the next election, how much longer does he intend to continue on at Stormont? Mr Swann said: “The UK Government and the EU Commission agreed a 12-month period to allow industry time to prepare for the regulatory and supply chain changes that will be required to comply with the protocol by January 1, 2022. She said: "As I understand it from the Secretary of State (Brandon Lewis) last week, the Attorney General has indicated that the small moves that were made by the United Kingdom Government are legal and therefore any legal action that will be taken I'm sure will be fought. TUV leader Jim Allister has described the Northern Ireland Protocol as a "perilous" threat to the Union and called on the DUP and UUP to take immediate action to disrupt it. The leader of the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV), Jim Allister, warned Northern Ireland risks being shackled to EU policy on medicines and vaccines from 2022. "And if the EU felt the necessity to build a border, then the EU could build a border - that's a matter for them," he said. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, “This answer from minister Swann is a stark warning that the dangers of the sea border to Northern Ireland are not just constitutional. Busting the myth that Brexit breaches the Belfast Agreement in the Assembly yesterday. Something went wrong, please try again later. order back issues and use the historic Daily Express “There is now a fundamental challenge faced by Unionists Ministers. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. Photo: Boris Johnson signs the Withdrawal Agreement that established the Northern Ireland protocol. "If I had my way you wouldn't have mandatory coalition, you would have coalition of the willing, whereby you were only in government if before you went into government you'd agree what you were going to do with key issues - rather than this idea where you can be in government without being in agreement about anything. He blamed the Protocol on lobbying from "pan-nationalism" - which he described as nationalist parties Sinn Fein and the SDLP and the cross-community Alliance Party - and "useful idiots in the business world". He too claimed the Protocol ignores the principle of consent. 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It has been a busy time at Stormont for Mr Allister, who has brought forward a private member’s bill aimed at tightening governance around ministerial special advisers. He was holding forth yesterday on his position regarding Britain doing a BREXIT – leaving the EU- and he was passionate in his insistence that this would be a Good Thing. Mr Allister is a firm supporter of Brexit and highly critical of the NI Protocol, which is aimed at avoiding a hard land border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. His party has had a "very encouraging upsurge in membership applications” in recent months, he said, which will “sustain us and aid us in making those preparations”. He rejected suggestions that Brexit has been a historic misstep for unionism, given that goods moving from Britain to Northern Ireland now face checks and regulations. TUV leader Jim Allister has written to the Prime Minister in the following terms: ... Minister is clearly playing politics when he seeks to blame any delay in upgrade the York Street interchange on Brexit. Jim Allister: Blame pan-nationalism and business “idiots” for Brexit border January 25, 2021 Lokesh Jaral Northern Ireland 0 It may be more than a year away, but TUV leader Jim Allister is already preparing for the 2022 Assembly election. "What would I do differently? It would give “us” – i.e., Britain – control over”our” own trade deals, so “we” could trade with China, Brazil … READ MORE: Liz Truss does it again! BREXIT "celebrations have been blighted by the betrayal of Northern Ireland," North Antrim Assemblyman and Traditional Unionist Voice leader Jim Allister said today. Related Videos. "That's just such a preposterous proposition, and yet sadly, it's what has been allowed to happen. Urging Boris Johnson's Government to ensure no countries in the UK will have to endure the EU's vaccination strategy proven to be a fiasco, in the future, Mr Allister called for the controversial Brexit protocol to be ripped apart. Other parties have brought various amendments, but Mr Allister is hopeful MLAs will ultimately back the bill. "I hope that doesn't end up being the case. “Freedom from bureaucracy and Brussels red tape meant the UK was able to lead the world in protecting its citizens. They are joining the legal challenge by peer Baroness Kate Hoey, Traditional Unionist Voice leader Jim Allister and former Brexit Party MEP Ben Habib. Writing in the Irish Times this weekend, former UUP leader Lord Trimble argued for the Protocol to be torn up to save the GFA. He said the Executive's biggest problem has been its public messaging after the "self-inflicted damage" caused by the Bobby Storey funeral controversy, and its "flip-flopping on regulations". The DUP has vowed to overthrow it over fears it damages the integrity of the UK internal market and Northern Ireland's place in it. None of us can predict our health or our capacity,” Mr Allister said in an interview with Belfast Live. Mr Allister said his proposals include making special advisers (Spads) subject to the same disciplinary code as civil servants and improving transparency over note-taking and lobbying. Mrs Foster expressed confidence the Government would defend any legal action brought by the commission. "But to say that instead you push the border and you partition the United Kingdom and you cut us off from our main market to which we do most of our trade. "That's what pushed the border to the Irish Sea.". Mr Allister is bringing forward the legislation as one of only six backbench MLAs who are outside of the five main parties which make up the Stormont executive. It may be more than a year away, but TUV leader Jim Allister is already preparing for the 2022 Assembly election. “Is this Government, which built its Brexit policy on ‘taking back control’, going to make a mockery of its own mantra by defending in court a Protocol which hands control of … Well of course, if I had my way we wouldn't have this system of government," he said. DON'T MISS: Bitter EU plumbs new depths as sensational attack exposed [INSIGHT] Brexit LIVE: UK and EU at 'major crossroads' as row erupts [LIVE BLOG] Frexit NOW! Brexit Betrayal Confirmed. "I trust they'll make the right choice, and I trust that as a consequence of this bill we do tidy things up,” he said. Fury as French farmers shafted under EU rules [ANALYSIS]. Mr McKane said it was not an "anti Jim Allister" issue rather "this could be anybody". "I have spoken to Peter Johnston several times. Baroness Catharine Hoey, House of Lords. But Mr Allister hit back arguing that for the grace period, Northern Ireland "would be tied to the failed and failing EU policy on vaccination”. You can unsubscribe at any time. newspaper archive. Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “The Infrastructure Minister is clearly playing politics when he seeks to blame any delay in upgrade the York Street interchange on Brexit. The leader of the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV), Jim Allister, warned Northern Ireland risks being shackled to EU policy on medicines and vaccines from 2022. The TUV leader was told by Health Minister Robin Swann in the Northern Ireland Assembly that the country was only part of the UK's vaccine rollout because of the protocol. That's the fault of the betrayal of Brexit.". “Gone are the days when people used to argue that the protocol would result in us having the best of both worlds. "That's not what I voted for, nor ever would vote for.". A former DUP MEP, Mr Allister quit the party in protest over its decision to share power with Sinn Féin, and later formed TUV. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. "A lot of the problems I have talked about are the consequence of it being a five-party mandatory coalition. Jim Allister speaks to Belfast Live about Brexit, election planning, his Spad bill and Stormont's response to Covid-19, Want the biggest politics stories sent to you every week? "There should be an official, proper, funded opposition in Northern Ireland as there would be anywhere else so as the people would have a choice at successive elections about changing their government," he said. "But I feel able, and willing, and therefore I will.". Jim Allister became his DUP successor in 2004. A unionist has called for co-operation with the Republic of Ireland to be frozen and work implementing the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol to be abandoned. Allister said: “Whereas the protocol is doing immense damage to commerce and thus our economy, it is its pernicious constitutional damage which concerns us above all. After he left the party in 2009 and formed his Traditional Unionist Voice party (TUV), he sought but failed to get re-elected to Brussels. Crucially, TUV leader Jim Allister said that “without Ben Habib and Baroness Hoey we would not be at this point”. When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. She said: "I don't see any evidence of any negotiations ongoing at this present moment in time. They had been due to expire at the end of March. Express. Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “As I have repeatedly warned, Government assurances about there not being a border in the Irish Sea have proven to be false. Westminster has always been clear that any projects signed until we leave the EU will be funded by the Treasury. 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"I think there has been a bit of a hysterical reaction actually to some very small moves. The European Commission is preparing to take legal action against the Government, accusing it of breaching the terms of the protocol, which governs trade to Northern Ireland post-Brexit.
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