Motion or amendment: UK-EU Customs Union
Motion or amendment by Mr David Honeyford on .
- MLA
- Mr David Honeyford
- Party at the time
- Alliance Party
- Date
- 28 January 2026
- Type
- Motion or amendment
- Business
- Motion · Private Members' Motion
- Heading
- UK-EU Customs Union
- Assembly identifier
- Document 468361
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UK-EU Customs Union
That this Assembly recognises that both north–south and east–west trade are essential to the Northern Ireland economy; notes that the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union has recklessly and predictably resulted in new and unnecessary trade friction; reaffirms the importance of Northern Ireland’s dual market access and the Windsor Framework, which provides practical and necessary protections to mitigate some of the worst consequences of Brexit; acknowledges that despite these protections, substantial Brexit-related bureaucracy continues to place burdens on businesses; further recognises that growing geopolitical uncertainty underlines the need for stable, secure and rules-based trading relationships with our nearest neighbours; further notes that the fastest and clearest way to reduce trade friction is through closer alignment between the United Kingdom and its European neighbours; and calls on the UK Government to commence negotiations with the European Union on establishing a UK–EU customs union, or equivalent comprehensive customs arrangement, in order to address remaining Brexit-related trade bureaucracy and build on the foundations provided by the Windsor Framework.
169 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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- 9 February 2026: UK-EU Customs Union – The Motion Was Carried
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