Secretary of State must oppose Dublin’s efforts to push NI into an all-Ireland customs union

BREXIT is being used as a bludgeon to force Northern Ireland into an EU customs union with the Irish Republic, outside the United Kingdom. This is the embryo deal circulating without unionism’s knowledge or consent.

It is critical Secretary of State Karen Bradley intervenes by challenging such chicanery. Northern Ireland cannot be traded into a customs union controlled from Dublin, effectively annexing Northern Ireland from the UK.

Mrs Bradley must knock back the scaremongering over the peace process fabricated by an anti-Brexit alliance in the House of Commons.

A hard border does not threaten the peace process. A hard border is part and parcel of Irish baloney whipping up fears over their trade prospects with the UK once Brexit takes place. Tough!

The Irish will manufacture an EU border with an all-Ireland customs union to suit their own selfish needs.

Unionism stands little chance on its own against the formidable Irish Government’s worldwide network using every trick in the book.

The Secretary of State has a duty to assure unionism that Downing Street acts for and represents coherently and consistently only Northern Ireland’s interests in the Brussels negotiations and not the bidding of the Irish Republic.

Speak out now, Mrs Bradley, because it looks to unionism that Dublin has snared David Davis into contemplating an all-Ireland customs union. Simply confirm that it will not happen.

DAVID McNARRY (Former MLA)