Wednesday 11 May 2022 11:08 PM Boris Johnson warns EU to fix Northern Ireland trade problems or face ... trends now
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The Northern Ireland Protocol is threatening the stability of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson claimed last night.
As Brussels and Washington urged London not to scrap parts of the post-Brexit deal, the Prime Minister said there was no need for 'drama'.
But he could rip up parts of the agreement as early as next week – and ministers have drawn up legislation to unilaterally suspend checks on goods flowing from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
The Northern Ireland Protocol is threatening the stability of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson (pictured in April) claimed last night
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will tell European Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic in a call this morning that the EU must move or the UK will act unilaterally.
And at a press conference in Sweden yesterday, Mr Johnson said the protocol needed to be sorted out when he was asked whether now was the right time to pick a fight with Brussels.
'The most important agreement is the 25-year-old Belfast Good Friday Agreement,' Mr Johnson said.
Pro Europe Brexit protesters in Parliament Square on Wednesday. As Brussels and Washington urged London not to scrap parts of the post-Brexit deal, the Prime Minister said there was no need for 'drama'
