Open AccessTHE REGIONAL POLICY OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ON THE BACKGROUND OF BREXIT
Author(s) -
Oleg Okhoshin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
vestnik udmurtskogo universiteta. sociologiâ. politologiâ. meždunarodnye otnošeniâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9030
pISSN - 2587-6163
DOI - 10.35634/2587-9030-2019-3-3-352-359
Subject(s) - brexit , northern ireland , negotiation , parliament , government (linguistics) , politics , political science , political economy , public administration , european union , international trade , sociology , law , ethnology , economics , linguistics , philosophy
The article is devoted to the analysis of the interaction of the UK government with the leading regional parties of Northern Ireland to address issues of border regulation and prevention of the negative consequences of Brexit. The aim of the article is to comprehend the official line of T. May’s conservative cabinets to maintain a transparent border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland established by the Belfast Agreement of 1998, as well as to overcome the political crisis within the Northern Ireland Assembly, which has continued since January 2017. During the negotiation process between London and Brussels interests of Euroskeptics and Eurooptimists clashed in the UK Parliament and Government, which directly influenced the political processes in the regions of the United Kingdom. Disagreements between the DUP and Sinn Fein created additional socio-economic tensions in Northern Ireland, which made the Brexit negotiation process difficult.