The Windsor Framework Explained: Is this Brexit Done?

Yesterday, Rishi Sunak and the EU announced their new Windsor Framework. This replacement for the Northern Ireland Protocol hopes to appeal to Europe, the Northern Irish and the Tory base. It's a risky move for Sunak but if successful Brexit could FINALLY be done

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Oh! Meant to say. Sorry about the lower than normal audio quality. I came into the studio early this morning to try and get this video out nice and early. Unfortunately I couldn't get any of the tech to work as I wanted, and I ended up recording the whole video 4 times (wasting about 90 minutes). Anyway, this was the best version I had, and I didn't really have time to run the whole thing again. Fortunately, competent people arrived at about 9am and managed to fix it all for me, so going forward there shouldn't be an issue with any other video - Jack

[morphelan]

So it's basically what the EU suggested two years ago but with a new and improved British sounding name.

[jochenstacker]

Wow, a green lane, where goods can move freely without any unnecessary red tape.
If only there was something like that on a European scale.

[cuginidifrancia]

The British PM calmly commented on the agreement by saying: "Northern Ireland is now in the fantastic and unique situation in the world where it can enjoy the benefits of the single market and the British one".
No one has reminded him that what he says is a lucky situation is also the situation in which the whole of the United Kingdom was before Brexit.

[Nick-kzdg]

The year is 2123, Brexit is still ongoing a new NI protocol has been announced by the UK Government. 58th time’s the charm! 🤞

[stevoc]

''This break would only be used as a last resort'' The DUP ''Hold our beer''.

[varcoliciulalex]

I didn't give Sunak that much credit initially but he played well, especially while involving Charles so he can name it "The Windsor framework"

[Miitanuk]

Let's be honest, the Northern Ireland Protocol has nothing to do with why the DUP aren't going along with power sharing, it's because they don't want to play second fiddle to Sinn Fein

[mrelephant]

The protocol is just an excuse by the DUP, they will never say yes to Stormont because that'd mean they'd be deputy first ministers to Sinn Féin and they will never accept that

[mcollinss]

I’m so happy the EU loosened some of its regulations. I am a professional smuggler, I was worried that my career was going to be at risk. 😮‍💨

[noeldustadt]

I am from the EU, and honestly the idea that a handful of unionists in NI can hold in any shape of form the lawmaking of the whole EU(nearly 400mil. people) to ransom, is quite frankly obscene..

[harrytheprince]

Europeans: "How complicated can British law get?"
The British: "Yes."

[RHolloway]

Why is TLDR pretending that Sunak came up with this deal? The EU proposed this years ago.

[lours]

So, basically, after threatening to immediately break it, the Tories now have agreed to respect the agreement they validated, got elected on and signed off with the EU. Now the EU has to pretend that Sunak has achieved something new, even if the text is mainly written by EU teams based on proposals made by the EU for several years, in order to give him 'a win.' Little Britain.

[sardendibs]

"The UK holds an equivocal veto that is not subject to the ECJ's oversight". Yes, but you are missing an important point: If the UK does veto, then the EU is allowed to "take appropriate remedial measures".

[foxyboiiyt]

If the DUP are happy then Ireland is getting screwed.

[arnoackermann]

I am sure the right in the UK will find a way to make a mess out of this

[popelgruner]

So they basically took the EU proposal and put a UK aka Windsor sticker on it. That's the spirit. Yay BREXIT.

[cobbler]

I just love the way Sunak/Johnson tell the people of NI how lucky they are to be in the single market and customs union and can thus enjoy hassle free trading with the EU. Unlike the rest of the UK. Same as them wanting Ukraine to join the EU.

[imonbanerjee]

Wow, UK is having a lot of trouble creating trade deals with a trade a block THEY ARE LITERALLY SURROUNDED ON ALL SIDES BY.

You know, one would think they'd want to join the trade block and reduce friction further.