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Liz Truss to drop protocol for Northern Ireland after giving up talks with EU | News

Boris Johnson warned the Irish prime minister today that he was ready to “take action” to unilaterally reject the Brexit agreement for Northern Ireland, describing the situation as “very serious”.

The prime minister told Michel Martin that the protocol was “not stable in its current form” following threats by unionists to boycott power-sharing in the province until the deal is reformed.

His comments came after that The times revealed that Johnson will move next week to repeal large parts of the protocol in British law.

Officials working for Liz Truss, the foreign minister, have drafted legislation that will unilaterally eliminate the need for all checks on goods sent from the UK for use in Northern Ireland.

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