British government publishes legislation to override elements of Northern Ireland Protocol

The British government claim the changes are designed to protect all three strands of the Good Friday Agreement despite widespread opposition to the unilateral decision to override the protocol by the majority of Northern Ireland’s MLAs and business groups.

The British government has published new legislation which would override key elements of the Northern Ireland Protocol, including bypassing the European Court of Justice.

The new legislation, tabled by British foreign secretary Liz Truss, enables the government to bring forward four key factors overriding the international treaty. They are: