Tearing up post-Brexit trade arrangements in Northern Ireland would inflict “economic vandalism”, the Irish prime minister has warned.
Micheal Martin said it would be a “very serious situation” if the UK Government pressed ahead with legislation to ditch key parts the Northern Ireland Protocol.
He insisted the European Union wanted to avoid a trade war and argued issues over the controversial deal could be resolved through negotiation.
His comments came after Brussels launched fresh legal action against the UK in retaliation for the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, which would effectively rip up the bulk of the deal signed by Boris Johnson and the EU in 2019.
Critics have warned it would be an “unacceptable breach” of international law and fuel distrust of Britain.
The treaty agreed by the UK and EU as a way to maintain a free-flowing Irish land border following Brexit has created economic barriers on the movement of goods between Great Britain and Northern…
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