Brandon Lewis says Northern Ireland Protocol is ‘not working’ 

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Cabinet met on Tuesday to discuss the next steps on dealing with the Northern Ireland Protocol (Henry Nicholls/PA)

Introducing legislation suspending parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol was “never on the cards” for this week, according to a British cabinet minister.

Following Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting, Britain's foreign secretary Liz Truss is set to announce a domestic law that, if passed, would overwrite elements of the Brexit treaty with the European Union.