Louth Councillor Hits out over Proposals to Introduce ‘Brit’ cards in the North of Ireland, Expressing Concerns for Cross-Border Workers - 02/10/2025

Sinn Féin Councillor Antóin Watters has hit out over proposals by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to introduce so called ‘Brit’ cards in the North of Ireland, expressing concerns for cross-border workers.Councillor Watters said “it’s bad enough that this proposal flies in the face of the Good Friday Agreement around national identity, but when questioned, Hilary Benn, British Secretary of State for the North, was vague at best about how it would affect cross-border workers.”The proposed scheme is a new ID system and would be introduced by 2029 and be mandatory for people working in the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.