British MPs have been told the proposed temporary backstop for the Irish border could last indefinitely.
Legal advice on Teresa May’s Brexit plan has been published in full after the government was forced to do so after being found to be in contempt of Parliament.
Here meanwhile, as Brexit looms, Clare County Council is urging businesses to prepare for the worst.
Theresa May was remaining tight lipped as she left Downing Street this morning, as her government’s legal advice on Brexit was published in full.
Initially, they’d refused to publish it, but were forced into an embarrassing climbdown last evening when they lost a vote in the House of Commons.
The advice states that the proposed temporary backstop for the Irish border could last indefinitely.
The publication of this advice is unlikely to help Mrs. May as she looks to get the backing of MPs for her Brexit deal.
Labour’s Shadow Brexit Secretary Kier Starmer has tweeted to say the development reveals “central weaknesses in the Government’s deal”, adding it’s ‘unthinkable the Government tried to keep this information from Parliament’.
Today sees the second day of debates in Westminster on the deal ahead of the crucial vote next Tuesday.
Here meanwhile, Councils have been told to prepare for a no-deal Brexit.
At a Brexit summit in Dublin yesterday, a series of economic experts addressed officials on the challenges facing the country once Britain withdraws from the EU, threats and opportunities.
Their advice to prepare for the worst was clear, even if there is still a chance that won’t happen, but Clare County Council says its Local Enterprise Office will offer one on one mentoring, particularly with small or micro industries in Clare, to help them get Brexit-ready.
Clare County Council’s Director of Services for Economic Development and Planning, Liam Conneally has outlined some of the supports that are available.
