Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:-
“Whereas the musings of the wholly discredited Steve Baker – discredited by his transition from avid Brexiteer to cheerleader for imposing EU law and the Irish Sea Border on Northern Ireland – probably don’t count for much, it is worth reminding him and others that constitutional change has already happened in NI with zero consent, never mind enhanced consent.
“The constitutional position, supposedly guaranteed by the Belfast Agreement, has been radically altered by his Protocol, because, as the Supreme Court confirmed, Art 6 of the very foundation of the Union, the Acts of Union, has been suspended with no one in NI even being asked to consent.
“The Union is a political union, established by Art 3 of the Acts of Union, and an economic union of unfettered trade, established by Art 6. The economic union has been trashed with trade fettered through a customs, regulatory and partitioning border, imposed to give effect to foreign EU law. This salami slicing of the Union without consent, which Baker supports, is a living illustration of not just his cant and hypocrisy but also of how meaningless the constitutional guarantee has become.”