Government claims Northern Ireland has most to gain from PM’s Brexit deal
The Treasury piled pressure on the Ulster Unionists by saying the territory’s economy would be hardest hit from a No Deal
NORTHERN IRELAND is one of the regions with the most to gain from the PM’s Brexit deal – the Government claimed yesterday.
Piling pressure on the Ulster Unionists in the DUP, the Treasury said Northern Ireland’s economy would be hardest hit from a No Deal – along with the North East and North West of England.
Growth in the province would be 8.9 per cent higher in 15 years’ time under the PM’s plans than a No Deal.
The DUP have vowed to oppose Mrs May’s proposals on December 11 in fury at the so-called ‘backstop’ – which threatens to force different regulations on Northern Ireland than the rest of the UK.
In a Commons debate on the economic analysis yesterday, the DUP’s Sammy Wilson stormed: “It is probably a gross understatement to say that economic forecasts have a very poor record.
“Since the referendum all the forecasts have indicated that we should now be in the midst of a deep economic recession.
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“Yet the Government are boasting that we are riding the crest of an economic wave.”
Challenging Treasury Minister Mel Stride, he said: “Can he understand why many of us in the House do not believe that it is worth the paper it is written on?”
The Government added that the chemicals and pharmaceuticals industries would have most to lose from a No Deal – given close ties with the EU.
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