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02/11/2018
Sinn Fein MP Accuses Brexit Secretary Of 'Running Away'
A Sinn Fein MP has accused Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab of "running away" from people living in a border town during his visit to Northern Ireland.
Raab, a Conservative minister, arrived in Warrenpoint today, Friday 2 November, as the first stop on his one-day visit to the region.
The issue of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland has been a key sticking point in Brexit negotiations.
South Down MP Chris Hazzard said he was not given the opportunity to engage with Mr Raab, and accused him of "coming in like a thief in the night".
"I think this is the perfect illustration of the cynicism and the disrespect that the Tory government is showing towards the electorate here in South Down and Ireland in general when it comes to Brexit," he said.
"The fact we have yet again another Tory minister not providing an opportunity to meet and engage and listen to those concerns is absolutely unacceptable."
Mr Raab is also believed to have met with senior PSNI officers at Newry Station just a few miles from the Irish border, and was scheduled to visit Stormont and meet with local parties later in the day.
(JG/MH)
Raab, a Conservative minister, arrived in Warrenpoint today, Friday 2 November, as the first stop on his one-day visit to the region.
The issue of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland has been a key sticking point in Brexit negotiations.
South Down MP Chris Hazzard said he was not given the opportunity to engage with Mr Raab, and accused him of "coming in like a thief in the night".
"I think this is the perfect illustration of the cynicism and the disrespect that the Tory government is showing towards the electorate here in South Down and Ireland in general when it comes to Brexit," he said.
"The fact we have yet again another Tory minister not providing an opportunity to meet and engage and listen to those concerns is absolutely unacceptable."
Mr Raab is also believed to have met with senior PSNI officers at Newry Station just a few miles from the Irish border, and was scheduled to visit Stormont and meet with local parties later in the day.
(JG/MH)
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