My right hon. Friend kindly referred to me earlier and, far more importantly, to Lord Trimble. Does he agree that, although there are often risks in doing something, in this situation there are also risks in not doing something? If we do not address the serious discontent in one community in Northern Ireland, there is a real risk, as he hinted, that people with a dark past will seek to exploit this for their own ends and use violence rather than democratic debate to advance their objectives, which are not in the interests of the Good Friday agreement.
Northern Ireland Protocol
Proceeding contribution from
Mark Francois
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 15 July 2021.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Northern Ireland Protocol.
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