Boris Johnson denies failure to consult top legal adviser about Northern Ireland Protocol Bill

His remarks came as Taoiseach Michéal Martin warned that unilateral UK action over the protocol would be 'deeply damaging; and mark a 'historic low point'

The UK is moving without the consent of the EU to change the terms of the protocol. File Picture: Liam McBurney/PA

Boris Johnson has denied the UK Government has failed to consult one of its senior legal advisers over plans to unilaterally scrap elements of Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol.

Mr Johnson rejected the claim that First Treasury Counsel James Eadie, the British Government’s independent barrister on major legal issues, had not been asked to give a view on the contentious Bill due to be tabled at Westminster.