Tensions rise in North after Johnson threatens to invoke Article 16

Prime minister said his government is considering unilaterally stopping Brexit-related checks between Britain and Northern Ireland

Anger at the Irish Sea Border and the Northern Ireland Protocol is rife in loyalist areas of Northern Ireland. Picture: Alan Lewis

The row over the Northern Ireland protocol has escalated significantly after Boris Johnson said he would invoke Article 16.

The British prime minister said that his government is considering unilaterally stopping Brexit-related checks between Britain and Northern Ireland.