Member

The will of this House and the other place is irrelevant. No one voted for this lamentable state of affairs. The Explanatory Notes to the Bill are completely silent on the impact of the Windsor Framework on Clause 42 and its operation in Northern Ireland. No court has yet opined definitively on this specific sui generis issue. The Windsor Framework is a constitutional abomination, a stain on the record of the Sunak Government and an insult to the people of Northern Ireland. It was a completely unnecessary, supine capitulation to the European Union. It gives rise, in this case, to a dangerous development that affects the safety and security of the people of the six counties of Northern Ireland. My amendment seeks simply to address that matter unequivocally and straightforwardly.