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Boris Johnson says plan to amend Northern Ireland Protocol is 'not a big deal'

Jun 14, 2022 View Original Article
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58% : The plan marked a "particular low point in the UK's approach to Brexit, especially as Ms Truss has not engaged with negotiations with the EU in any meaningful way since February", the spokesman said.
50% : The European Union is keeping its options open on how to respond to any move by the UK Government to rip up parts of the agreement signed by Mr Johnson on Northern Ireland's post-Brexit trading arrangements.
46% : A spokesman for Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs said Mr Coveney told the Foreign Secretary that "publishing legislation that would breach the UK's commitments under international law, the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and Northern Ireland Protocol is deeply damaging to relationships on these islands and between the UK and EU".
41% : Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profileBoris Johnson insisted a plan to effectively override parts of the Brexit deal with Brussels was "not a big deal" as he was warned the move would "deeply damage" relations with the European Union and Ireland.

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