The European Union (EU) has announced that it is planning to take legal action against the UK over proposed changes to the Northern Ireland (NI) Protocol.
UK ministers outlined a bill which would change elements of the deal struck with the EU in December 2020.
The vice-president of the European Commission, Maros Sefcovic, said that overriding parts of the Brexit deal which included the NI Protocol arrangement, would break international law.
He added.
“So let’s call a spade a spade, this is illegal.”
“Let there be no doubt, there is no legal nor…
