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Exclusion of Secretary of State from Brexit Committee ‘deeply worrying’ – McConalogue

written by Stephen Maguire October 19, 2016
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Fianna Fáil TD for Donegal Charlie McConalogue says British Prime Minister Teresa May’s decision not to include the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in the Government’s special Brexit Committee is a deeply worrying development.

Deputy McConalogue commented, “Brexit poses one of the biggest political and economic threats to this country, and the Border region will be disproportionately impacted.  The fact that Teresa May has failed to appoint Secretary of State James Brokenshire to the 12 person Brexit Cabinet Committee is very worrying and raises questions about the Conservative government’s grasp of the seriousness of the impact of Brexit on Northern Ireland.

“We’ve already seen the collapse of Sterling and people are beginning to travel North again.  Unless this is addressed, it will have a devastating effect on Border businesses.  The mushroom industry has already seen a number of job losses.  Farmers and people in the agri and food sector are highly reliant on UK exports, with almost half of all goods leaving the country being UK bound.

“The impact of Brexit cannot be underestimated, and this latest development in the UK raises serious concerns.  So many important issues remain up in the air – no decision on border controls has been taken and the increasing uncertainty is creating a genuine atmosphere of fear in Border counties.

“The idea that the British Minister with responsibility for Northern Ireland would not hold a permanent seat on the Cabinet Committee examining these issues is baffling.   Fianna Fáil’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Darragh O’Brien will be raising these concerns with the British Ambassador and seeking clarity on these issues”.

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Stephen Maguire

Stephen Maguire is the co-founder of Donegal Daily. He has worked as a reporter for almost 30 years starting locally with the Donegal Peoples Press before moving to the Mirror Group. He continues to contribute daily to national media outlets including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Independent, Irish Sun, Irish Mirror, Irish Star, the Daily Mail and the Examiner.

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