Anglo-Irish relations under pressure as UK set to trigger Article 16 of post-Brexit deal

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has warned that the EU could set aside the entire trade deal in retaliation to the British threats to the Northern Ireland protocol. Picture: RollingNews.ie

The Government is preparing for a worsening in Anglo-Irish relations, warning that the UK is set to trigger Article 16 of the post-Brexit trade deal.

Such a move would heighten fears of a trade war between the EU and UK and have major impacts on imports and exports to and from Ireland as Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney warned that the EU could set aside the entire trade deal in retaliation.