Extract from Lords debate on the Queen's Speech - May 19

Thursday, 20 May 2021 07:47

Baroness Ludford (LD) [V]:...Perhaps that explains why the Government’s European policy is in such a poor state, with hostility being generated and no strategy for easement and improvement. We have unilateral moves on the Northern Ireland protocol predictably attracting legal proceedings from Brussels, and government mendacity over the protocol contributing to the difficulties in Northern Ireland. We have a huge burden of red tape on British traders and consumers, such that imports and...Request free trial