Former Prime Minister of Ireland and one of the creators of the 1998 Peace Agreement Northern Ireland He was urged to apologize after claiming that the loyalists in the “slums” knew nothing about the Brexit deal.
Bertie Ahern stated that people in “East Belfast and the Ghetto and possible troubled areas” mistakenly described the special arrangements in the Brexit agreement as a gateway to Ways to unify Ireland.
His remarks were described by Gavin Robinson, a member of the East Belfast Democratic Unionist Party as “degrading and degrading,” and he urged him to clarify his remarks and apologize.
Robinson said: “Associating East Belfast with the ghetto and implying that loyalists cannot understand the agreement is degrading and degrading.
“People in my constituency who cannot receive Amazon parcels from other parts of the UK are very aware of the impact of the agreement. Rather than belittle those who oppose the agreement, Bertie Ahern should also try to understand why no one in the North has been elected. Union member Ireland Support the agreement,” Robinson said.
At the time of the dispute, the fifth week of negotiations on the Northern Ireland Agreement ended. Negotiations on inspection and control of goods transiting through the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland are expected to last until December.
Thursday by Brexit The former director of the Dublin Institute said that the protests held by some loyal communities were more about identity politics than Brexit trade arrangements.
“The reality is that in eastern Belfast and the slums and areas that may be in trouble, people don’t know anything about the agreement, or even have any clues.
“They see it as identity. They see it as the path to the Dublin government taking over again, and this is the path to this goal. That’s how they see it, even those you might think are smarter and better at People who express. This is where the difficulty lies,” Ahern said.
Robinson said: “As the central figure of the Belfast agreement being negotiated, Bertie should honestly recognize that the agreement has indeed changed Northern Ireland’s position in the UK single market without having to live here, drive a carriage and Any consent of the people of the horses. Through the Belfast Agreement.”
Robinson’s DUP colleague Diane Dodds described Ahern’s remarks as “sarcasm” and “despicable.”
