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On the face of it, the new Stormont brake appears to provide a potentially important new power for Northern Ireland’s politicians to have a say in the rules that govern them.The brake can only be applied through the Assembly, so the DUP could only use it if they allow Northern Ireland’s institutions to get back up and running and get another party to agree with them - an enticement for the DUP to return to Stormont.
It’s being described as giving the UK an “unequivocal veto”, and one not subject to oversight by the European Court of Justice either. But some are already pointing out that it is a limited power, only applying to new rules and with constraints. And there is a safeguard for the EU. If blocking a new regulation means rules in Northern Ireland start to diverge significantly from those across the border in the Republic of Ireland, to the extent there would be an “impact” on that market, the EU has the power to take “appropriate remedial measures".
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