Northern Ireland Protocol 'like Vichy regime', Belfast High Court told

A judicial review on the protocol, part of the Brexit deal that creates a trade border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, has begun at the High Court in Belfast. File Picture:: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

The operation of the Northern Ireland Protocol has been likened to the Vichy regime during a court challenge to its legality.

A judicial review on the protocol, part of the Brexit deal that creates a trade border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, has begun at the High Court in Belfast.