EU to consider all of its tools if Article 16 is triggered

Narrow Water Point and Warrenpoint Port seen from from Flagstaff Viewpoint. Picture:  Liam McBurney/PA

The EU will consider all of the tools at its disposal if the UK Government triggers Article 16, Maros Sefcovic has warned.

The European Commission vice-president said if the British Government suspends the Northern Ireland Protocol, it will have “serious consequences” for the region and Brussels’ relationship with the UK.