Posted on 03/02/2023 12:06:35 PM PST by Cronos
While Rishi Sunak is by no means out of the woods yet, his landmark deal with the EU to settle outstanding trade disputes in Northern Ireland has been met, almost incredibly, with a warm reception in almost every quarter.
“The mood has completely changed in government and with backbenchers,” a senior government official said. “Belief for 2024 is back.” ... former Tory adviser and founding partner at Public First, Rachel Wolf, who wrote the party’s successful 2019 election manifesto, said the deal “demonstrates strength and competence.”
She observed this was “the first time [Sunak] has done something demonstrably his own as prime minister which can be regarded as impressive” — and that “builds internal momentum.”
... One MP in a marginal seat in the north of England said: “Voters don’t care that much about Northern Ireland, but they do care about competence, delivery and prefer united parties — Rishi has delivered on all three.”
Another Tory MP based in a leafy heartland seat added: “It is definitely good for Remainer seats like mine, where people have been getting angry at the continuing issues over Brexit, which has kept it in the headlines.”
...“Westminster moves on faster than the public,” said one former party strategist. “Deep, deep concerns over the cost of living and the NHS are still what’s worrying normal people.”
He may have been the leader to “get Brexit done” at last — but Sunak knows he still has much more to do
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.eu ...
Sunak has delivered
But what kind of deal did he make?
The Windsor Framework is a proposed post-Brexit legal agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom which was announced on 27 February 2023. It is designed to address the problem of the movement of goods between the European Single Market and the United Kingdom in the current Northern Ireland Protocol.
The proposed agreement relates to goods crossing the Irish Sea from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. It would introduce green and red lanes to reduce checks and paperwork on goods that are destined for Northern Ireland, and separate them from goods at risk of moving into the EU Common Market. It also includes a number of agreements on medicine control, VAT and alcohol duty.
Clear and decisive...
Just like our own ruler, Josef Bidenski...
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