Northern Ireland: Deal Done? Job done? Is there a Trojan Horse?

Northern Ireland: Deal Done? Job done?

Listening to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, it became all too clear that the European Union will still pass legislation that will become law in Northern Ireland as long as the elected representatives of Northern Ireland do not explicitly reject it. 

This is quite unusual. It is like saying that French legislation will be implemented in the United Kingdom until the authorities in the United Kingdom explicitly and openly declare that such legislation is not valid in the United Kingdom.

From now on, authorities in Northern Ireland will have to be on their toes - and pretty busy - tryng to prevent European Legislation that they don't like from becoming Law in the United Kingdom. Reasonable or simply irrational? The only legislation that should be implemented is legislation passed in the United Kingdom and legislation passed in Northern Ireland following the rules of Devolution. But, no. This is not the case. A foreign authority will continue to pass legislation that will be Law unless it is explicitly rejected by the authorities in Northern Ireland.

Behind the set of presumed achievements, there is a Trojan Horse and this was not made clear in the House of Commons during the official statement made by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Time will tell what will happen to the said Deal in comming months.