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Claim: The current negotiated deal for the UK leaving the EU outlines no forms, checks, or barriers of any kind for goods leaving Northern Ireland to Great Britain. (Prime Minister Johnston, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2024-03-01): The signing of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) in December 2020 after a period of very intense negotiations, put an end to the uncertainty over the EU’s future relationship with the UK. [...] Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland [...] In February 2023, following many attempts by the Commission to address these difficulties, President von der Leyen and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak agreed the Windsor Framework. It includes comprehensive solutions aimed at addressing the practical challenges faced by citizens and businesses in Northern Ireland. The solutions include new arrangements on customs, agri-food, medicines, VAT and excise, as well as specific participatory instruments designed to ensure that the voices of the people of Northern Ireland are better heard on specific issues. These new arrangements are underpinned by robust safeguards to ensure the integrity of the EU's Single Market, to which Northern Ireland has a unique access.
Claim: The current negotiated deal for the UK leaving the EU outlines no forms, checks, or barriers of any kind for goods leaving Northern Ireland to Great Britain. (Prime Minister Johnston, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2024-09-19): A provisional agreement was approved by the U.K. parliament on Jan. 1, 2021. It was approved by the European Parliament on April 28, 2021. While the deal, known as the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), allowed tariff- and quota-free trade in goods, U.K.-EU trade still faces customs checks. This means that commerce is not as smooth as when the U.K. was a member of the EU. [...] The new Withdrawal Agreement replaced the controversial Irish backstop provision with a protocol. According to the revised deal, the entire U.K. left the EU customs union upon Brexit, but Northern Ireland continued following EU regulations and value-added tax (VAT) laws for goods, while the U.K. government collected the VAT on behalf of the EU. [...] Negotiators in the U.K. and EU worried about the consequences of reinstating border controls, as Britain had to do in order to end freedom of movement from the EU. Yet leaving the customs union without imposing customs checks at the Northern Irish border or between Northern Ireland and the rest of Britain left the door wide open for smuggling. This significant and unique challenge was one of the reasons soft Brexit advocates cited in favor of staying in the EU’s customs union and perhaps its single market.
Claim: The current negotiated deal for the UK leaving the EU outlines no forms, checks, or barriers of any kind for goods leaving Northern Ireland to Great Britain. (Prime Minister Johnston, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2023-05-15): It has been almost two and a half years since the United Kingdom signed its post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union (EU), which was expected to have multifaceted impacts on the UK economy. The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) was signed on 30 December 2020 and came into effect provisionally on 1 January 2021. Leaving the EU’s Single Market and the EU Customs Union represented a profound change in the economic relationship. This change was expected to have an impact on trade flows between the EU and the United Kingdom, but also on migration flows, foreign direct investment, regulation, the financial sector, science and education, and other areas of the UK economy. [...] Since January 2021, EU-UK trade has been governed by the EU-UK TCA, which formalised the trade and regulatory relations. The TCA ensures zero tariffs and zero quotas on goods traded between the EU and the United Kingdom. To qualify for tariff-free access, however, UK goods need to meet rule-of-origin requirements, which are set out in detailed annexes to the TCA. Thus, unlike in the Single Market, companies face additional administrative burdens and delays at the border owing to customs and regulatory checks. The United Kingdom and the EU have implemented the agreement at different speeds. While EU countries immediately applied full customs requirements and checks on imports from the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom delayed the introduction of full customs requirements on UK imports from the EU until January 2022, with additional health, safety and security checks delayed until the end of 2023.
Claim: The current negotiated deal for the UK leaving the EU outlines no forms, checks, or barriers of any kind for goods leaving Northern Ireland to Great Britain. (Prime Minister Johnston, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2024-02-16): Like the rest of the UK, Northern Ireland is no longer part of the EU customs union, the basis for common tariffs on all goods entering the bloc. That means customs checks are necessary. However, to avoid a hard border with the Republic of Ireland, those checks instead take place between Northern Ireland and Great Britain; this, in effect, creates a new border in the Irish Sea. Meanwhile, Northern Ireland—but not the rest of the UK—continues to follow many of the EU’s single-market regulations, allowing the land border with Ireland to remain open. Additionally, the protocol is aided by a separate Ireland-UK agreement that allows free movement of people between the two countries. [...] To break the impasse and address unionist concerns, in early 2023 the EU and the UK government under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak struck a new deal known as the Windsor Framework. It created a "two-lane" system in which goods staying in Northern Ireland are exempted from checks while those destined for Ireland are still required to undergo inspection. It also gives Stormont the ability to veto some EU regulations, among other measures. Unionists nonetheless maintained their opposition for nearly a year, arguing the framework did not go far enough. But the DUP relented after the January 2024 update offered several additional compromises, including further reducing border checks, reaffirming Northern Ireland’s constitutional role in the UK, and earmarking nearly $4 billion in new funding for the revived Stormont government.
Claim: The current negotiated deal for the UK leaving the EU outlines no forms, checks, or barriers of any kind for goods leaving Northern Ireland to Great Britain. (Prime Minister Johnston, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2021-09-23): The Ireland/Northern Ireland protocol ensures that there will be no checks on goods crossing the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Northern Ireland will be required to align with the EU in certain areas like product requirements, agriculture rules, and state aid. The EU customs code will apply in respect of Northern Ireland, effectively moving the EU’s external customs border into the Irish Sea. As such, additional checks on goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland are likely to be required. [...] The Northern Ireland protocol covers the movement of goods on the island of Ireland; any agreement of services will be dealt with the UK–EU future relationship negotiations. [...] Unionist parties the Democratic Unionist Party and Ulster Unionist Party had previously supported the UK leaving the EU, but are opposed to the Withdrawal Agreement on the basis that the Northern Ireland protocol creates additional barriers between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
Claim: The current negotiated deal for the UK leaving the EU outlines no forms, checks, or barriers of any kind for goods leaving Northern Ireland to Great Britain. (Prime Minister Johnston, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2024-03-04): As an EU Member State, the United Kingdom was part of the EU’s Customs Union and part of the EU Single Market. The Single Market applies to countries in the European Economic Area (EEA), which includes the EU as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. Leaving the EU entailed a departure from each of these for the United Kingdom, but differentially for Great Britain and for Northern Ireland. Hence, Great Britain left both the Customs Union and the Single Market. In contrast, Northern Ireland remains in the EU’s Single Market for goods, but not for services, and while not part of the Customs Union, remains part of the EU’s common customs territory. The departure from the Customs Union and the Single Market has impacted the degree of market access between the United Kingdom and the EU (and the United Kingdom and third countries) in different ways. The changes in market access and the increase in firms’ costs thus involve a combination of tariff barriers, administrative barriers and regulatory barriers. [...] The United Kingdom comprises Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) plus Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland has remained in the EU’s Single Market for goods.
Claim: The current negotiated deal for the UK leaving the EU outlines no forms, checks, or barriers of any kind for goods leaving Northern Ireland to Great Britain. (Prime Minister Johnston, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2020-12-30): The deal contains new rules for how the UK and EU will live, work and trade together. [...] Northern Ireland will continue to follow many of the EU's rules in order to avoid a hardening of its border with the Republic of Ireland. This will mean however that new checks will be introduced on goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK. Now that it's no longer in the EU, the UK is free to set its own trade policy and can negotiate deals with other countries. Talks are being held with the US, Australia and New Zealand - countries that currently don't have free trade deals with the EU.
Claim: The current negotiated deal for the UK leaving the EU outlines no forms, checks, or barriers of any kind for goods leaving Northern Ireland to Great Britain. (Prime Minister Johnston, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2024-10-09): The United Kingdom formally left the European Union on 31 January 2020. Following the end of the transitional period, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement – and the Protocol on Northern Ireland – was implemented on 1 January 2021. The HPRA continues to engage with all stakeholders to minimise the impact of Brexit and to ensure the supply of health products for the Irish market. [...] The European Commission has put forward proposals to ensure the continued long-term supply of medicines from Great Britain to Northern Ireland and to address outstanding supply concerns in Ireland, Cyprus and Malta. The existing derogations for human and veterinary medicinal products impacted by Brexit will be extended until the end of 2022, or until a legislative proposal is put in place. [...] This notice outlines that due to the historical dependence of Ireland, Malta, Cyprus and Northern Ireland on medicines supplied from Great Britain, in the exceptional cases where additional time is required to transfer certain functions to EU/EEA, and in the exceptional circumstance of a global pandemic, an additional period of up to one year (Jan 2021 to 31 Dec 2021) to comply with aspects of the Union’s acquis, has been agreed.
Claim: The current negotiated deal for the UK leaving the EU outlines no forms, checks, or barriers of any kind for goods leaving Northern Ireland to Great Britain. (Prime Minister Johnston, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2020-12-24): The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement concluded between the EU and the UK sets out preferential arrangements in areas such as trade in goods and in services, digital trade, intellectual property, public procurement, aviation and road transport, energy, fisheries, social security coordination, law enforcement and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, thematic cooperation and participation in Union programmes. It is underpinned by provisions ensuring a level playing field and respect for fundamental rights. [...] - It provides for zero tariffs and zero quotas on all goods that comply with the appropriate rules of origin. [...] Press conference by European Commission President Ursula von der LEYEN and Chief Negotiator Michel BARNIER, on the outcome of the EU-UK negotiations - 24 December 2020 - EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: A new relationship, with big changes - Overview of consequences and benefits - 29 DECEMBER 2020 - Downloadбългарски(128.39 KB - PDF)
Claim: The current negotiated deal for the UK leaving the EU outlines no forms, checks, or barriers of any kind for goods leaving Northern Ireland to Great Britain. (Prime Minister Johnston, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2024-10-04): For a comprehensive description of restrictions in various countries of destination, visit My Trade Assistant. [...] Keep in mind that an export declaration needs to be lodged in advance of the actual moment when the goods will be leaving the EU. Allow enough time for the customs office of export to carry out necessary risk analyses before they grant the release of thegoods. [...] - Your goods may be released for export based on your submitted export declaration, or - Your goods may be selected for a document check and you may be asked to submit further documents before your goods can be cleared, or - Your export might be selected for a document as well as physical check.
Claim: The current negotiated deal for the UK leaving the EU outlines no forms, checks, or barriers of any kind for goods leaving Northern Ireland to Great Britain. (Prime Minister Johnston, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2023-10-18): British goods staying in Northern Ireland will use green lanes reserved for pre-registered ‘trusted traders’, who face minimal paperwork and no routine physical checks. [...] - Goods entering Northern Ireland from Britain that are destined for the EU or at risk of entering the EU are subject to full checks and controls. However, pre-registered ‘trusted traders’ will undergo minimal processes. [...] - Goods moving between Ireland and Northern Ireland will not have any Customs, tariffs, or other restrictions placed on them.
Claim: Social media posts are circulating showing supermarket shelves that have been covered over or taped off to prevent customers purchasing certain items. Reference is made to this happening in Belfast and Northern Ireland. (Viral social media post, 2020-10-24)
Evidence (2020-10-24): At the time of writing, Wales is the only part of the UK that has restricted the sale of non-essential items in supermarkets. There is no indication that this model of restriction will be introduced in Northern Ireland.
Claim: Social media posts are circulating showing supermarket shelves that have been covered over or taped off to prevent customers purchasing certain items. Reference is made to this happening in Belfast and Northern Ireland. (Viral social media post, 2020-10-24)
Evidence (2022-03-02): At the time of writing, Wales is the only part of the UK that has restricted the sale of non-essential items in supermarkets. There is no indication that this model of restriction will be introduced in Northern Ireland. [...] The guidelines specify that "those parts of a store selling electrical goods, telephones, clothes, toys and games, and products for the garden should be closed to the public—and these products should not be sold". Some supermarket shelves have been emptied; others have been covered with tape, notices, or cling film to prevent items being browsed and purchased. [...] The localised restrictions introduced in September to Greater Belfast, parts of Lisburn, Ballymena town, and parts of Armagh before being extended across Northern Ireland, focussed on household transmission and did not restrict sales in supermarket retailers.
Claim: Social media posts are circulating showing supermarket shelves that have been covered over or taped off to prevent customers purchasing certain items. Reference is made to this happening in Belfast and Northern Ireland. (Viral social media post, 2020-10-24)
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Claim: Social media posts are circulating showing supermarket shelves that have been covered over or taped off to prevent customers purchasing certain items. Reference is made to this happening in Belfast and Northern Ireland. (Viral social media post, 2020-10-24)
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Claim: Social media posts are circulating showing supermarket shelves that have been covered over or taped off to prevent customers purchasing certain items. Reference is made to this happening in Belfast and Northern Ireland. (Viral social media post, 2020-10-24)
Evidence (2019-09-20): Social media and relationships [...] Fears about social displacement are longstanding, as old as the telephone and probably older. "This issue of displacement has gone on for more than 100 years," says Jeffrey Hall, PhD, director of the Relationships and Technology Lab at the University of Kansas. "No matter what the technology is," says Hall, there is always a "cultural belief that it's replacing face-to-face time with our close friends and family." [...] According to Hall, both phenomena could be happening in tandem — restrictive parenting could drive social media use and social media use could reduce the time teens spend together in person — but focusing on the latter places the culpability more on teens while ignoring the societal forces that are also at play.
Claim: Social media posts are circulating showing supermarket shelves that have been covered over or taped off to prevent customers purchasing certain items. Reference is made to this happening in Belfast and Northern Ireland. (Viral social media post, 2020-10-24)
Evidence (2022-02-11): Maybe* profiled the UK’s supermarkets’ social media efforts in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, looking at the best performing social media posts over the last two months among Tesco, Waitrose, ASDA, Morrisons, and Sainsbury's to understand what the best of content looks like, and how to replicate this approach for yourself. Which supermarket has the best performing social media post? [...] All of the posts featured recognitions for key and essential workers, some sort of price drop or discount, and a sense of national duty and responsibility with the use of the #feedingthenation hashtag.
Claim: Social media posts are circulating showing supermarket shelves that have been covered over or taped off to prevent customers purchasing certain items. Reference is made to this happening in Belfast and Northern Ireland. (Viral social media post, 2020-10-24)
Evidence (2022-01-12): Social media is rife with images of empty supermarket aisles and signs explaining the lack of available food and other items. Stores such as Aldi have apologized to customers for the shortages. [...] "We're really seeing the perfect storm," Phil Lempert, editor of the website SupermarketGuru.com, told NPR. [...] "As a result of that, a lot of people said, 'Hey, I don't need this,' and they've left their jobs in the supermarket," Lempert said.
Claim: Social media posts are circulating showing supermarket shelves that have been covered over or taped off to prevent customers purchasing certain items. Reference is made to this happening in Belfast and Northern Ireland. (Viral social media post, 2020-10-24)
Evidence (2023-10-04): UK shoppers have once more been asked not to stockpile food, toiletries or other items as the high number of Covid-19 cases and of workers being asked to self-isolate impacts supermarket supply chains. [...] It has been reported that soft drinks, beer and personal care products such as deodorant have been the most likely to be affected by supermarket shortages. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has said that he doesn’t "want people to get the impression that every shelf in every supermarket is bare", but from Edinburgh to Liverpool and from Devon to London, shoppers have posted pictures of empty or sparse shelves on social media. [...] The government is hoping that this daily testing regime will begin to alleviate pressure on supermarket shelves from the start of next week. However, it’s clear that it is struggling to maintain the integrity of the self-isolation system, given that the rising case load is leading to evermore staff shortages and therefore calls for further industries to be exempted from the self-isolation rules.
Claim: Social media posts are circulating showing supermarket shelves that have been covered over or taped off to prevent customers purchasing certain items. Reference is made to this happening in Belfast and Northern Ireland. (Viral social media post, 2020-10-24)
Evidence (2022-01-11): Grocery store shelves across America are wiped clean, and they’re staying empty as stores struggle to quickly restock everyday necessities such as milk, bread, meat, canned soups and cleaning products. Disgruntled shoppers have unleashed their frustration on social media over the last several days, posting photos on Twitter of bare shelves at Trader Joe’s locations, Giant Foods and Publix stores, among many others. [...] At Trader Joe’s stores, shoppers over the weekend saw messages attached to empty shelves blaming weather emergencies for delivery delays.
Claim: Social media posts are circulating showing supermarket shelves that have been covered over or taped off to prevent customers purchasing certain items. Reference is made to this happening in Belfast and Northern Ireland. (Viral social media post, 2020-10-24)
Evidence (2022-01-10): It’s starting to feel like the beginning of the pandemic again, in more ways than one. The insanely infectious omicron variant is renewing old debates about school closures. Lines for tests are stretching for blocks. The Utah Jazz’s Rudy Gobert, the NBA’s first public COVID-19 case in 2020, just tested positive last week. And, yet again, supermarket shelves in a lot of places are looking increasingly barren. [...] Grocers have struggled to get their hands on certain items due to similar staffing shortages up the various food supply chains they rely on, forcing them to seek out different brands or to simply leave the shelves empty. For example, Reuters reports that there’s been a spate of infections among inspectors at meat plants, who according to federal law must approve meat products before they are sold commercially. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been trying to send inspectors to staff shortage hot spots, such as Wisconsin, in response. The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union has further noted an uptick of infections among meatpacking workers, particularly at plants that have not urged their staffs to get booster shots. And slaughterhouses have been operating at lower capacity due to short-handed crews; on Friday, the number of cattle slaughtered was down 6 percent and the number of pigs slaughtered down 5 percent compared with last year, according to the USDA. Altogether, these supply chain hiccups, inflation, and booming demand may lead to further increases in meat prices.
Claim: Social media posts are circulating showing supermarket shelves that have been covered over or taped off to prevent customers purchasing certain items. Reference is made to this happening in Belfast and Northern Ireland. (Viral social media post, 2020-10-24)
Evidence (2022-01-14): Sainsbury’s appeared to be most affected but people said they had also seen empty shelves in Lidl, Morrisons and the Co-op. [...] Comments 1/1Shoppers report empty supermarket shelves around UK Shoppers report empty supermarket shelves around UK