The UK government should active Section 16 of the Northern Ireland protocol

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Given that the EU was quite willing to do so recently, until challenged on the matter, we might reasonably conclude that the reason the EU insisted on such a protocol, the apparently sacrosanct open border on the island of Ireland, was an invention and should be given no further consideration.

Section 16 of the protocol can be activated in the event of "economic, societal or environmental difficulties".

Since it came into force, we have seen many examples of the movement of products and produce to NI from GB being obstructed, threatening the NI food chain.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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Trigger Article 16. We want unfettered GB-NI Trade.
Trigger Article 16. We want unfettered GB-NI Trade.

Timeline

30 Jan 2021	Petition opened for signatures
19 Feb 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Feb 2021

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