Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:
“Maros Sefcovic’s claim that we have had “great news” from the European Parliament because they have voted to permit the continued supply of medicines to Northern Ireland coming from Great Britain.
“In reality, this reminds us of the fact that the Protocol is unreformable. Our EU overloads being so gracious as to permit us lifesaving drugs from the rest of our country is no concession. Northern Ireland has no representation in the European Parliament and yet it is a body making decisions which impact on the most fundamental aspects of ordinary people’s day to day lives.
“It is also worth noting that the EU is still holding out on veterinary medicines, but fundamentally today’s events show our servile state as a colony of the EU. Shame on the Government for tolerating such foreign colonial control!”