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Craig Meighan

Former diplomat pins blame on Liz Truss over ‘turnips’ Brexit remarks

Former diplomat pins blame on Liz Truss over ‘turnips’ Brexit remarks

A FORMER British diplomat has claimed that Foreign Secretary Liz Truss was behind comments in 2019 suggesting that the impact of a no-deal Brexit in Ireland would only “affect a few farmers with turnips in the back of their trucks”.

The claim, which has unearthed the comments from 2019, comes as Ms Truss continues to defend UK Government plans to legislate to override parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol as necessary to protect the Good Friday Agreement.

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