Brexit Brief 164

Issue 164 of the Brexit Brief examines the ‘State of Play’ in Northern Ireland, and highlights Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill’s Sinn Féin Ard Fheis speeches, as well as recent commentary on Northern Ireland’s place in the UK agenda. It also notes the Irish government’s comments on helping to restore power sharing in Northern Ireland, and the lack of new funding to Northern Ireland due to the absence of an Executive and Assembly. The Brief also notes the Scottish National Party’s stance on Scotland rejoining the EU as an independent country. The Brief concludes by examining a number of recent contributions to ‘The Evolving Debate’, including online articles; Michelle Barnier’s comments on UK/EU Developments; the role of financial rule-making after Brexit; Suella Braverman’s reference to Northern Ireland in her controversial remarks in the Times; and ‘Brexit on the Bookshelves’.