UK Government to introduce controversial legislation to amend NI Protocol

The Northern Ireland Protocol has led to checks on some goods entering NI from the rest of the UK (Niall Carson/PA)

A Bill to unilaterally amend the Northern Ireland Protocol will be introduced in the UK's Parliament amid controversy over whether the legislation will break international law.

Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis has insisted the new Bill is “lawful” and “correct” but Labour has accused the Government of “law-breaking”.