Boris Johnson heads for Northern Ireland today as he reiterates threats to tear up post-Brexit rules unless the EU backs down.
The PM is in Belfast for talks after a Sinn Fein victory in Stormont elections and DUP demands to scrap the protocol fueled political crisis.
With power-sharing stalled and sectarian tensions rising, the UK government is set to unveil proposals tomorrow that would axe swathes of the divorce deal with Brussels – although they are stopping short of publishing legislation.
Mr Johnson has complained that the rules affect the availability of medicine in Northern Ireland, as well as restricting Covid recovery and efforts to tackle cost of living agony.
However, there is little sign that the EU is ready to give ground – with the bloc insisting the protocol cannot be renegotiated. Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney warned this morning that the entire Brexit trade deal would be ‘called into question’ if the UK acts unilaterally.
And the US has made clear that it…
