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stable agreement which works for all parts of the uk and i wish the uk government well in that but with the crisis in ukraine the last thing we need to be doing a thrashing around here pointlessly. domestic legislation even if passed will not wash away the need to comply with an international commitment already made and neither is it going to change the fact that if the uk is neither in or aligned with the single market in the customs union it is still going to create a trade border that needs to go some way. to restore devolved government in northern ireland and to resolve the self inflicted wounds of brexit it going to need goodwill, trust and a negotiated settlement. i m sorry to say that the threats of unilateral legislative action by this government override its own deal very unlikely to be taken seriously in belfast, they won t be taken seriously in brussels and there is no reason why they should be taken seriously in this place either. i have been very clear that ....
Progress on the bill in order to deal with these matters in days and weeks not months and as the legislation progresses we will take a graduated and cautious approach. we want to see the irish sea border removed and the government honouring its commitment in the new decade new approach agreement to protect northern ireland s place in the uk internal market. the statement today indicates this will be covered in the legislation to bring about new revised arrangements. under the belfast good friday agreement power sharing can only be stable if consensus exists on a cross community basis. it does not exist at the moment on the part of the unionist community. we want to see the political institutions properly functioning as soon as possible but to restore unionist confidence decisive action is now needed in the ....
Over the coming days and weeks, not months, in this house? months, in this house? we are committed months, in this house? we are committed to months, in this house? we are committed to introducing i months, in this house? we are committed to introducing a i months, in this house? we are committed to introducing a bill| months, in this house? we are i committed to introducing a bill to resolve the very real issues on the ground in northern ireland. in parallel, we are open to negotiations with the eu. but in order to proceed in those negotiations, the eu have to be willing to change the protocol itself to fix those very real issues. ., ,, . ., , ,, ., , issues. the foreign secretary knows there were only issues. the foreign secretary knows there were only three issues. the foreign secretary knows there were only three ways - issues. the foreign secretary knows there were only three ways of- there were only three ways of protecting northern ireland s special position after brexi ....