Economist highlights ‘substantial drop’ in GB-NI trade under Irish Sea border as new figures released

Data confirms Protocol damage to GB to NI Trade

Commenting on the latest data from the Office for National Statistics TUV leader Jim Allister KC MP said: “The statistics published by the Office for National Statistics today are damning. They confirm that the Protocol, rebranded as the Windsor Framework, is driving down trade from Great Britain into Northern Ireland. “The figures speak for themselves. In 2020, before the imposition of the Protocol, 20.1% of GB manufacturing firms sold to North…

Economist highlights ‘substantial drop’ in GB-NI trade under Irish Sea border as new figures released

​There has been a “substantial drop” in the number of businesses in Great Britain selling goods into Northern Ireland since the Irish Sea border arrangements were put in place, a leading economist has said.