Liz Truss sparked new legal clashes with the EU and closed the UK in a "clear violation" of the Brexit agreement. of the major scientific research programs accusing them of being. Brussels linked this with Britain's threat to annul the Northern Ireland Protocol.
A letter was delivered from his UK Ambassador to the EU to the European Commission. The move could lead to direct legal action if the dispute is not resolved. At the heart of the
line is access to the £80 billion Horizon Europe program as well as the Copernicus Climate Change Initiative and the Euratom nuclear research programme.
Ms Truss said: "The EU is in clear breach of our agreement and has decided not to finalize access to these important programs. It repeatedly seeks to politicize vital scientific cooperation by refusal.We cannot allow this to continue.”
But the Labor Party is the leader of the Tory Party. He accused voters of winning party membership by "starting a quarrel with the EU" in the election. A raging trade war.
"The Conservative Party's reckless and law-breaking approach to the Protocol is preventing the UK from becoming a member of the European Horizon Programme," said Shadow Foreign Minister David Lammy. 32} said.
``Instead of continuing the pattern of quarreling with the EU to appeal to Conservative constituencies, the next prime minister will need to talk to all parties, reduce tensions and find a deal that serves the national interest.
and Layla Moran, spokesperson for foreign affairs for the Liberal Democratic Party, said: Unfortunately the outlook is serious.
"The decision to put Conservative dogma ahead of national interests is a terrible decision at the best of times. It cannot be allowed to do so in the midst of this cost of living crisis." 41}
The 2020 Christmas Trade Cooperation Agreement (TCA) was intended to bail out participation in the scheme even if the UK withdrew from other joint programs.
But the EU has put the brakes on negotiations in protest over what it sees as the UK's intention to violate international law by nullifying Northern Ireland's withdrawal agreement. It launched an infringement lawsuit, rekindling a lawsuit originally filed over the UK's failure to implement a promised Irish Sea border crossing in March 2021.
Desperate scientists and researchers plead with both sides not to let science fall victim to "irrelevant political debates," warning that the project is already shattered.
The UK was poised to launch a homegrown alternative to Horizon, but it pulled out last month after it was seen as inferior to the scientists.
- The Commonwealth and Development Department said the start of "formal consultations" on the TCA mechanism would put pressure on the EU to "comply with its obligations".
