The UK government has published plans to override the agreement with the European Union governing Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading arrangements, but denied the move violates international law.
In a statement issued on Monday, the Foreign Office said the new legislation is intended to “fix parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol—making the changes necessary to restore stability and ensure the delicate balance of the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement is protected.”
Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed the Northern Ireland Protocol with the E.U. in 2019 as part of the Brexit withdrawal agreement, with the measures aimed at preventing a hard border on the island of Ireland….