Since the United Kingdom left the European Union (EU), Northern Ireland has been unable to establish an autonomous government due to opposition to the loss of freedom of distribution between the mainland and the mainland. An autonomous government was established for the first time in two years, as measures were taken to ensure freedom of distribution between the two countries.
Since the UK left the EU in 2020, customs clearance procedures are required for goods to and from the EU.
However, in the United Kingdom's Northern Ireland, where disputes over ownership have continued for many years, while free movement of people and goods is still allowed between Ireland, a land-linked EU member state, there is a new movement between Northern Ireland and mainland Britain. Customs inspections were established.
As a result, the DUP (Democratic Unionist Party), which has a strong sense of belonging to the United Kingdom, rebelled, and a self-governing government was not formed for nearly two years, causing widespread effects such as the stagnation of public services.
Against this backdrop, on the 1st, the British Parliament approved a bill submitted by the Sunak government to guarantee the freedom of logistics between Northern Ireland and the mainland, and in response, the DUP announced that it would return to coalition talks to form a self-governing government. Did.
In the newly inaugurated self-government, the DUP will have a deputy prime minister, but since the prime minister will be the Sinn Féin party, which advocates unification with Ireland, for the first time, the management of the self-government, including its relationship with the Sunak government, will be difficult. is also expected.