UK sets out new law to change post-Brexit Northern Ireland trade
Al JazeeraAPR 2022
UK political leaders remain open to negotiating with the EU to reach a solution, but the urgency prompted by the recent elections in NI means Westminster must take back control and sovereignty to protect economic rights.
Liz Truss' plan to rip up the NI protocol risks provoking an economically damaging trade war with the EU. The Conservative government put the stability of NI politics at risk with its original deal and now risks breaking international law to renege on the terms they agreed to just 18 months ago.
The situation in NI isn't the problem, Brexit is. The stubbornness of Tory MPs who are faced with the spiraling issues surrounding Brexit protocol is understandable: accepting the EU's terms would mean admitting that exiting the single market was bad for UK businesses and surrendered Britain's power to influence EU policy.