NI protocol bill ‘a new low point’ for Britain, says Taoiseach

“For a country like the United Kingdom to renege on an international treaty does represent a new low point,” Taoiseach Micheál Martin said. Picture: AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

The UK has reached "a new low point" in publishing a bill which allows it to ignore major parts of the Northern Ireland protocol, the Taoiseach has said.

Micheál Martin joined a chorus of international condemnation of the publication of the bill by UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss which allows the UK to unilaterally ignore much of the protocol, that it initially agreed to. This includes the ability to bypass the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in disputed matters, sparking fears of a trade war as the EU is forced to retaliate.