The Minister will know that the Good Friday agreement provides for a referendum for the people of Northern and southern Ireland on reunification if they so want. He will also know that 58% of the people in Northern Ireland voted to remain. Given that we have this problem with an open border with open migration, and with a closed border in breach of the Good Friday agreement, would it not be best for the Prime Minister to come forward with his agreement, which I assume will be the backstop within Ireland itself, and put it to the people in a public vote so that we can get Brexit done by finding once and for all whether we want this Brexit mess or not—as opposed to his divided kingdom?
Irish Border: Customs Arrangements
Proceeding contribution from
Geraint Davies
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 1 October 2019.
It occurred during Urgent question on Irish Border: Customs Arrangements.
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