This Lord Frost, the Brexit minister, resignsIt has sparked speculation about its successor and the political direction of Britain in negotiations with the European Union.
Irish European Commissioner McGuinness warned on Sunday to appease the hardline “Spartan” faction Brexit The rebels are not the answer to the stalemate between Northern Ireland and other issues facing the new minister.
Who will become Frost’s successor?
It is said that two former Brexit Secretary of State Dominic Rab and Stephen Buckley and Ian Duncan Smith are also in the picture.
But some people call for a new approach, believing that one person has too much power in his hands.
“Others must sort out the mess he left behind. This will require more than just replacing Frost,” Lord Ricketts, the former deputy foreign minister and ambassador to France, said on Sunday.
“Johnson should take this opportunity to put an end to the anomaly of the minister responsible for relations with our nearest neighbor as a lone ranger in the Cabinet Office.
“He should put the Office of Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth and Development in charge of EU policy so that it can be appropriately integrated into broader foreign policy under the leadership of senior European ministers.”
What are the priorities of the EU?
McGuinness told RTE on Sunday: “The name will change, but the problem will not.”
She said that the top priority is to stabilize the situation in Northern Ireland. The differences caused by Brexit in Northern Ireland may be serious enough to bring down the decentralized government.
She argued that another hardliner at work was not the answer.
“If there is no compromise, then there is no progress, which is untenable,” she told RTE this week. “If the priority is to appease the hardliners in the Conservative Party, I think we are in a very bad situation,” she warned.
“The priority must be that whoever replaces Lord Frost is ready to negotiate and compromise, because we want to find a solution that suits Northern Ireland.”
Apart from Northern Ireland, what else will be on the tray of the new Brexit minister?
Critics hope that Lord Frost’s departure and Boris Johnson’s weakening will clear the way for new ways to expand relations with the European Union.
Three key groups can benefit from new shop owners.
scientists
After a large-scale dispute with the European Union over the contribution of science and research programs, an agreement was reached in December last year that allowed the United Kingdom to stay in its flagship seven-year fund of £80 billion.
However, a year later Scientists are still turned away. Even the veteran Eurosceptic Bil Obstructed by unfairness He believes this is a legitimate dispute in Northern Ireland.
Musicians and creative industries
After Lord Frost signed the Brexit trade agreement to terminate visa-free travel for short-term work trips, musicians and performers including Sir Elton John accused the government of “destroying” their livelihoods.
The creative industries are expected to seek an emergency meeting with the new Brexit minister.
British citizens residing in Europe
British nationals living in the European Union tried to return home with their European spouses. They begged the government to relax immigration restrictions that apply after Brexit.
They also hope that the deadline for EU or other non-UK spouses to apply for a family permit is March 29, which is a prerequisite for extension of their permanent residence status. They say that the delay in the family office is now very serious, it takes six months or more to process the application, so that the British family is forced to separate, a spouse returns home to find a new job or takes care of elderly parents and the spouse who stays at home European Union .
It is expected that an emergency election campaign will be launched in January.
