In proposals that went further than anticipated the bloc offered to drastically slash custom controls on goods crossing the Irish Sea. About 80 percent of border checks on plants and animals would be removed under the new plans. It means that chilled meats such as British sausages, which became the center of attention earlier this year, will be allowed to be sold in Northern Ireland without threat. Analysts believe the extent to which the EU compromised in their proposition makes it much harder for the Prime Minister to legally suspend aspects of the deal's implementation to trigger Article 16 of the treaty.
They have gone much further than the UK Government had anticipated, making a massive dilemma for Prime Minister Mojtaba Rahman who will have to decide what to do next, Boris Johnson wrote in Politico. Despite Brussels's significant move, UK ministers believe Johnson would have triggered Article 16 of the protocol, which is likely to be suspended in an emergency at the end of November. After speaking to insiders, he added: Aides around Johnson recognise that a "fork in the road" will be reached and the Prime Minister will have to decide whether to compromise or escalate. Hardline Brexiteers in the Conservative party, and Unionists in Northern Ireland, see the continuing oversight of the international treaty by the European Court of Justice as unacceptable. Lord Frost has threatened Lord Frost with a change in the oversight of the deal, but the EU has refused to move forward. Analysts say it leaves Mr Johnson in a tricky position as both compromise and escalation are riddled with risks. Arlene Foster tears into Brexit vote changes plan in EU.
Mr Rahman said settling with the EU would likely lead to a high risk gamble in which Northern Ireland's DUP would collapse the Province's power-sharing agreement to force new elections. This would give unionists an opportunity to protest a unionist's hatred of the deal. It would also risk infuriating Conservative backbenchers. Warning Mr John Redwood against backing down, Wokingham MP Sir Sir John Redwood said: The EU proposals for the Northern Ireland Protocol do accept they have damaged the UK internal market on trade, breaking the agreement. They still fail to fix the Unionist will's wish to control Northern Ireland and to legislate against the wishes of the Unionists for it. BBC host Andrew & Julia demandes Big debate back with France blockade chaos in HOURS UPDATE. BBC users warn of Brexit uncertainty, breaking News Channel's previous point of view: WATCH Boris claims Cummings KNEW he was selling out fishermen with deal INSIGHT Escalating the row with Brussels would risk undermining Mr Johnson's claim that he got Brexit which would have led to a full trade war with the USA. As Mr Rahman said, such a scenario would give Prime Minister a new headache over supply chain problems that threaten to overshadow Christmas Lord Frost is currently engaged in negotiations with Mr ef ovi over the protocol, with the two politicians meeting in London yesterday. The UK is hoping to squeeze further concessions out of the EU in a bid to avoid Mr Johnson being forced to consider use of the Article 16 nuclear option. A spokesperson of the UK Government said: "We welcome the considerable effort made by Vice President Sefcovic and his team to address the issues that have arisen in the Protocol".