‘Dublin is furious’ at British plans to scrap NI protocol

Those moves are seen in Dublin as the "declaration of a trade war with the EU", one which shows "little or no regard for Northern Ireland"

Those moves are seen in Dublin as the "declaration of a trade war with the EU", one which shows "little or no regard for Northern Ireland".

The Government is "furious" at British plans to scrap parts of the Northern Protocol, despite assurances the moves will be "lawful and correct".

Government sources said while they had yet to see the details of the legislation, due to be published today, they expect Boris Johnson's government to give ministers powers to tear up customs processes between Britain and Northern Ireland, as well as scraping the role of the European Court of Justice.