Boris Johnson downplayed a law that would repeal parts of the Brexit deal for Northern Ireland as a “trivial adjustment”, but Dublin warned that it marked a new downturn in relations with the EU.
Liz Truss, the foreign minister, will publish legislation this afternoon that will allow the government to ignore key elements of the Northern Ireland Protocol – a move critics say would violate international law.
This morning, the prime minister denied this, saying Britain had a “higher and previous legal commitment” under the Good Friday agreement to guarantee peace in Northern Ireland.
Liz Trass, the foreign minister, will deny that the UK government is violating international law
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“What we need to respect – and this is the most important thing – is the balance and symmetry of the Belfast Good Friday agreement. And we need to understand that there are some
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