‘Action calls for reaction’ EU ambassador warns Britain over Brexit protocol row

‘Action calls for reaction’ EU ambassador warns Britain over Brexit protocol row

British foreign secretary Liz Truss has set out plans for legislation to amend the protocol to address concerns about the implementation of the deal.

Boris Johnson’s threats to rewrite part of the Brexit deal he signed would result in retaliation from Brussels, the European Union’s ambassador in Britain said.

Joao Vale de Almeida said there was no scope for reopening negotiations on the Northern Ireland Protocol and warned that “action calls for reaction” if Britain did go down the route of unilaterally tearing up parts of the deal.

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