‘Disingenuous and dangerous’ – Coveney condemns British government threat to scrap parts of protocol

Mr Coveney said we are experiencing a distinct shift away from partnership by the British government in relation to Northern Ireland

Mr Coveney said he finds it deeply disappointing that the British government has said that it intends to table legislation in the coming weeks that would unilaterally dis-apply elements of the Protocol. Picture: Julian Behal

The British government’s threat to scrap parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol is “disingenuous and dangerous”, Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said.

In a speech to the Dáil, Mr Coveney was scathing in his criticism of the British government for claiming that implementing the protocol is incompatible with the Good Friday Agreement.